Winter School in Clinical Epidemiology

Clinical epidemiology is the application of epidemiologic principles and methods to problems encountered in public health and clinical medicine. It provides import information for clinicians and health policy decision makers in order to identify risk factors for diseases and to determine optimal preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for individuals and populations. This course combines theoretical concepts with practical applications using real world case examples.

Introduction to Public Health & Epidemiology, Study Designs, Causal Inference, Risk, Prognosis, Treatment Efficacy & Safety, Diagnostic studies, Bayes’ Theorem, Decision Analysis in Public Health & Medicine, Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Clinical Research Institutions & Hospitals, Public Health Agencies, Healthcare & Health Policy Organizations, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Industry, Academia and Research Institutions, Consultancy Organizations, HTA Organizations

No Pre-requisites. Course language is English.