Health Studies 315: Epidemiology and Clinical Investigation Spring, 1997 Course calendar 1 31-Mar M Evidence-based Medicine 2 2-Apr W Study Design 3 4-Apr F Clin Epi 1: Is an article on therapy valid? 4 7-Apr M Clin Epi 2: Measuring Effects of Treatment 5 9-Apr W Biostat 1: Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals 6 11-Apr F Biostat 2: Assessing effects of treatment 7 14-Apr M Biostat 2A: Assessing effects of treatment 8 16-Apr W Clin Epi 3: Validity of diagnostic studies (Toledano) 9 18-Apr F Clin Epi 4: Interpreting diagnostic tests (Toledano) 10 21-Apr M Biostat 2B: Confidence intervals 11 23-Apr W Antiarrhythmic therapy: the CAST study 12 25-Apr F First Examination 13 28-Apr M Clin Epi 6: Understanding evidence of risk and harm 14 30-Apr W Clin Epi 7: Prognosis and survival analysis 15 2-May F Biostat 3: Regression, prediction, and adjustment (Toledano) 16 5-May M Biostat 4: Statistical tests 17 7-May W (No class) 18 9-May F Odds, Bayes, and multiple logistic regression 19 12-May M Clin Epi 8: Sources of bias in observational studies (Lauderdale) 20 14-May W Clin Epi 9: Infectious disease epi; vital statistics (Lauderdale) 21 16-May F Clin Epi 11: Decision analysis 22 19-May M Clin Epi 12: Meta-Analysis and overviews 21-May W (No class) 23 22-May TH Second Examination & Course Evaluation 2:30-4:30 pm (NOTE!) Course faculty: Ronald Thisted, PhD. Professor, Depts of Health Studies, Statistics, Anesthesia & Critical Care, and Clinical Pharmacology. (Course director) Alicia Toledano, ScD. Assistant Professor, Depts of Health Studies and Anesthesia & Critical Care Diane Lauderdale, PhD. Assistant Professor, Dept of Health Studies