An introductory module in veterinary epidemiology designed to provide a sound foundation in epidemiology that can be applied in practice and upon which further studies in various disciplines can be built. It is presented as a multi-mode learning module, which will enable students to complete it at their own pace and primarily off campus. The module covers epidemiological terms, aspects of population medicine, disease outbreak investigation, clinical epidemiology, disease causation, experimental studies, observational studies, surveys, analytical tools, serological tests and making sense of data

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118704 Master of Animal Sciences, 118706 Graduate Diploma of Animal Sciences, 118711 Graduate Certificate of Animal Sciences, 75204 Master of Tropical Veterinary Science, 75207 Graduate Diploma of Tropical Veterinary Science, 75211 Graduate Certificate of Tropical Veterinary Science

118704 Master of Animal Sciences, 118706 Graduate Diploma of Animal Sciences, 118711 Graduate Certificate of Animal Sciences, 75204 Master of Tropical Veterinary Science, 75207 Graduate Diploma of Tropical Veterinary Science, 75211 Graduate Certificate of Tropical Veterinary Science Offerings: All

Introductory Epidemiology

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TV5040 - Introductory Epidemiology

Define and explain epidemiological terms and classify disease factors into determinants and variables

Define and discuss the concepts of sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of diagnostic tests; and the concepts of association, confounding, effect modification validity, misclassification, reliability and standardisation with respect to population data and diagnostic tests

Design surveys, cross-sectional, case control, cohort and experimental studies and interpret their results using the correct epidemiological tools

Evaluate clinical data using epidemiological tools and be able to hypothesise the causes of disease based on an understanding of the concepts of causality

Apply the concepts of spatial, temporal and population patterns to veterinary practice and disease outbreak investigations