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Epidemiology Special Lecture

1. Overview

To learn epidemiology in English, an excellent textbook "Epidemiology: An Introduction" written by Kenneth Rothman will be read. Technical terms are also explained in Japanese, since knowing Japanese terminology is necessary to read epidemiological research papers and reports from MHLW.

Basically each chapter is assinged for one of the participants. The assigned participant must prepare handouts and ditribute them, and explain in English. Other participants also should read the chapter in advance. Additional information is given by Prof. Nakazawa. After that, open discussion will be done among all participants. Questions in the end of each chapter will be solved, if there is enough time.

2. Plan

The lecture is done in the second semester on Thursday, 8:50-10:20 at GSICS 202.

• Orientation and Assignment (with introducing preface and contents) (4 October 2012)
• 1. Introduction to Epidemiologic Thinking (11 October 2012, Shizuki)
• 2. Pioneers in Epidemiology and Public Health (18 October 2012, Shimizu)
• 3. What Is Causation? (25 October 2012, Murakami)
• 4. Measuring Disease Occurrence and Causal Effects (pp.38-56) (1 November 2012, Shimizu)
• 4. Measuring Disease Occurrence and Causal Effects (pp.57-68) (8 November 2012, Shizuki)
• 5. Types of Epidemiologic Studies (pp.69-87) (15 November 2012, Shizuki)
  (no class on 22 November 2012)
• 5. Types of Epidemiologic Studies (pp.87-109) (29 November 2012, Shimizu)
• 6. Infectious Disease Epidemiology (6 December 2012, Murakami)
• 7. Dealing with Biases (13 December 2012, Murakami)
• 8. Random Error and the Role of Statistics (20 December 2012, Murakami)
• 9. Analyzing Simple Epidemiologic Data (10 January 2013, Murakami)
• 10. Controlling Confounding by Stratifying Data (17 January 2013, Shimizu)
• 11. Measuring Interactions (24 January 2013, Shizuki)
• 12. Using Regression Models in Epidemiologic Analysis (24 January 2013, Shimizu)
• 13. Epidemiology in Clinical Settings (24 January 2013, Shizuki)

Note: On the last day, the class will continue beyond 10:30 until the end of the text at the simulation room.

3. Evaluation

Based on handout, presentation and discussion.

4. Textbook

Kenneth J. Rothman (2012) Epidemiology: An Introduction, 2nd. Ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford. (Companion site: Possible answers to chapter questions are submitted by the readers)

5. Office hour

For the students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Tuesday, 18:00-18:30, at Myodani campus E707. For the students of GSICS, Thusday afternoon at Frontier Building Room 717. Taking appointment is recommended.

6. Message to the students

Done in English.

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