25^th Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology
Florence, 25 June - 13 July 2012

s is not the final program , inollowing days it can be adjusted by the course DiThanks of your understanding.
• Week 1 general modules
• Week 2 general modules
• Week 3 special modules

Week 1 general modules 25 June - 29 June 2012

Epidemiological methods I : basic principles and introduction to study design Franco Merletti, Neil Pearce, Lorenzo Richiardi, Rodolfo Saracci Measurement in epidemiology Rates and risk in epidemiology. Attributable risk Cohort studies Cross-sectional studies and sampling surveys Introduction to confounding

Statistical methods in epidemiology I : basic principles Michael Hills, Bianca De Stavola Probability models and Bayes rule. Likelihood for the parameter of a binary model Consecutive follow-up intervals, life-tables, Kaplan-Meier survival curves The Gaussian probability model. Approximate likelihoods. The supported range for a risk and a rate Confidence intervals, null hypotheses and p-values. Likelihood ratio tests and score tests. One-sided p-values Likelihood for the rate ratio. The profile likelihood. Estimation and testing for the rate ratio

 

Week 2 general modules 2 July - 6 July 2012

Epidemiological methods II : case control studies Manolis Kogevinas, Jørn Olsen, Rodolfo Saracci Overview of case-control studies Principles for selecting controls Bias of information and selection Use of biomarkers New case-control design

Statistical methods in epidemiology II : analysis of cross-sectional and case-control studies Simon Cousens Odds in case-control studies Stratifying and controlling Logistic regression models Mantel-Haenszel methods Matched case-control studies

Computer analysis of epidemiological data sets : Paco Fernandez, Pietro Ferrari, Manolis Kogevinas, Stefano Mattioli, Jørn Olsen, Jacopo Pasquini, Rodolfo Saracci, Aurelio Tobias

 

Week 3 special modules 9 July - 13 July 2012

Cancer Epidemiology Dimitrios Trichopoulos Overview of cancer biology Viral, chemical and radiation carcinogenesis Diet and cancer Selected cancer sites (breast, lung, liver, colon, prostate) Cancer screening

Fertility and Pregnancy Allen Wilcox This sixteen hours module covers the following topics. Fundamentals Fertility and Pregnancy Loss Mothers and Babies "Brave New World" : Genetics and Beyond

Epidemiology and environment Part I : global climatic change and health Anthony McMichael Global climatic changes : unfamiliar temporal scales Epidemiology and systemic environmental changes Scenario-based health risk assessment Use of integrated modelling techniques Handling and communication of uncertainty

Part II : local and occupational environment and health Josep Antó , Jordi Sunyer Epidemiological design and applications Exposure measurements : ecological and individual Spatial and temporal clusters Effects measurements. Biological markers Risk assessment

Part III : social environment and health Bruna Galobardes Socioeconomic differentials in health National and international comparisons Socioeconomic indicators in epidemiological research Early life and later socioeconomic differences in health The longitudinal, lifecourse approach to investigate health

Statistical methods in epidemiology III : analysis of follow-up studies Per Kragh Andersen, Michela Baccini, Annibale Biggeri, Corrado Lagazio Survival curves Rates and Poisson regression Rates that vary with age and other time scales Cox regression Exposure that change during follow-up

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