LI Course
CE Hours: 6 contact hours

Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview: The purpose of this learning institute is to provide opportunity to understand, define and apply basic epidemiologic concepts, tools and methods for participants who wish to apply them to their professional practice in their community. Examples of relevant local, regional, national and international data will be displayed and discussed for familiarization and application of epidemiologic concepts. Sessions are highly interactive and allow participants to clarify epidemiological concepts and measures. Feedback from 2006 session has been extremely helpful in developing practice sessions for application and interpretation of complex but essential measures. In-class exercises and discussions will provide insight into problems and dilemmas faced by practitioners in addressing community issues of their interest

Session Objectives: By the end of the APHA-LI, participants will be able to Identify and describe the concepts of a) prevention, b) morbidity, c) mortality, d) screening, e) reliability and validity, f) epidemiologic designs and their applications, g) evidence based public health practice, h) community based practice, i) translating epidemiologic findings to public health policy. List and discuss a) prevention, b) morbidity, c) mortality, d) screening, e) reliability and validity, f) epidemiologic designs and their applications, g) evidence based public health practice, h) community based practice, i) translating epidemiologic findings to public health policy. Illustrate, calculate, and compare a) prevention, b) morbidity, c) mortality, d) screening, e) reliability and validity, f) epidemiologic designs and their applications. Design, evaluate, interpret and apply to their practice the concepts of a) prevention, b) morbidity, c) mortality, d) screening, e) reliability and validity, f) person-years, prognosis and survival, f) epidemiologic designs and their applications, g)evidence based public health practice, h)community based practice, i) translating epidemiologic findings to public health policy.

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing