Basics of Epidemiology

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

  • Varjas Tímea

    assistant professor,
    Department of Public Health Medicine

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OPE-BEE-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Pharmacy
  • Elective modul
  • both
Prerequisites:

-

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 20

Available as Campus course for . Campus-karok: ETK GYTK

Topic

During the semester students are acquainted with the basics of epidemiology and epidemiological studies frequently used in scientific literature. With this knowledge one can easily elucidate and interpret scientific publications.

This course was established especially for pharmacist and dentist students.

Lectures

  • 1. The concept of epidemiology - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 2. The historical context - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 3. Epidemiology and public helath - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 4. Achievments in epidemiology - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 5. Measuring health and disease - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 6. Epidemiological studies - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 7. Epidemiological studies - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 8. Epidemiological studies - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 9. Potential errors in epidemiological studies - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 10. The concept of Evidence Based Medicine - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 11. Basic epidemiological calculations - Szabó István (Népeg)
  • 12. Analyzis of selected scientific publications - Szabó István (Népeg)

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

PPT-presentations (Neptun)

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Absences should not exceed 15% of lectures and practicals (2x45 min). Otherwise signature of grade book is denied.

Mid-term exams

Examination: written test

Making up for missed classes

Based on individual consideration

Exam topics/questions

Neptun

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Szabó István (Népeg)