Epidemiology 101: Measures of Disease Frequency & Morbidity
What you'll learn
- Importance of epidemiologic measures such as ratio, proportion, and rates
- How to compute for incidence rates and cumulative incidence
- How to compute for period and point prevalence
- Relationship of incidence rates and prevalence rates
- Importance of gathering and interpreting data accurately for public health action
Requirements
- Basic principles and concepts of epidemiology
Description
Morbidity refers to the presence of a disease in a population. Epidemiologists are keen to study morbidity and how it affects the population by analyzing data and interpreting them accurately to stakeholders across private and public sectors. They compute for disease impact by scrutinizing incidence rates and prevalence rates so that better interventions and health policies can be spurred into action.
In this course, I will be introducing you to these important epidemiologic measures, where data can be collected and gathered, as well as what to look out for when validating the legitimacy of the numbers. We will be looking at some real-world statistics and solve example practice problems so you can have a better grasp of the relationship of the variables that determine the burden of disease in a community.
Upon enrollment to the course all materials such as lecture videos, practice quizzes, and downloadable resources will always be available should you wish to go back to the material to study and review. You will also receive a Certificate of Completion which you can use to boost your resume, curriculum vitae, or LinkedIn profile.
So start learning and increasing your knowledge today!
Who this course is for:
- Medical students
- Health professionals
- Laboratory scientists
- Health science students
Course content
- Preview00:32
- 01:01Topic Outline
- 01:58Scenarios
- 01:38Definition of Terms
- 02:49Numerators
- 02:39Denominators
- 02:34Ratio
- 01:14Proportion
- 01:35Rate
- 3 questionsReinforcement Quiz
Instructor
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Professor Candelario is a Registered Medical Technologist with a Masters Degree in Medical Technology, and a Specialization in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has more than 10 years of experience in both the Clinical Laboratory and Academe. Her interests include Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Immunology and Serology, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, Diagnostic Microbiology, and Health Information Systems. On Udemy, she writes and produces short courses on essential biomedical science topics for fellow laboratory scientists. She is passionate about Public Health and currently focuses her research on pandemic preparedness, capacity building, training, and strengthening of Health Promotion and Education efforts in developing countries.