271595 Pretest, Course Overview and Introduction to Epidemiology

Saturday, October 27, 2012 : 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
This session will provide an overview of the Learning Institute, highlight historical epidemiology and how it relates to current epidemiology, and discuss the scope of Epidemiology for non-Epidemiologists. At the beginning of this session, participants will complete a short registration form and a very brief pretest questionnaire.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants willbe able to: 1. Desrcibe historical aspects of epidemiological studies and events and relate them to current status of epidemiology in public health 2. Discuss the scope of epidemiology as an approach to application and interpretation of population events

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have extensive training and teaching experience in the content and have taught this LI in the past
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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