University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1VANHEMS Philippe Professor (PU-PH)
Contact: Selilah AMOUR e-mail: selilah.amour@chu-lyon.fr
Philippe VANHEMS, Professor (PU-PH)
Phone : +33 4 78 77 70 31 / +33 4 72 11 07 19
e-mail : philippe.vanhems@chu-lyon.fr
Keywords : epidemiology, clinical research, study design
Aims of “Epidemiology” :
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations. Human diseases and especially infectious diseases does not occur at random and then has causal and preventive factors that can be identified through systematic investigation in different populations, in different places or at different times. Vaccine is a key preventive factor in the process of transmission and infection. Then, it is an important determinant involved in the natural history of infectious diseases.
Sharing with the students the basic methodological concepts regarding epidemiology
Discussing the applications of epidemiological concepts in the field of diseases which can be prevented by vaccine.
- Basic concepts: definition, study designs, measures of disease frequency
- Types of epidemiologic studies: Descriptive studies, Case-control studies, Cohort studies, Intervention studies
- Description and analysis of epidemiological data
- Role of chance, Bias and Confounding
- The epidemiology of vaccination
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases, of non-infectious diseases
- Design in the field of vaccination, vaccine effectiveness, impact of vaccination
Speakers:
Teaching Staff Epidemiology from University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Conferences concerning news items will be organized. Speakers will be invited based on their excellence.
Learning outcomes:
To know epidemiology and its main developments in health sciences. How to choose, justify and execute the appropriate study set up.
Updated on April 9, 2019
