271624 Nuts and bolts of epidemiologic investigations I — Study designs, measures of association, tests of significance

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
During this session, participants will familiarize themselves with study designs utilized by epidemiologists for various investigations of national and international significance. Participants will also learn how to measure and interpret the association between exposures and outcomes using the different study designs

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Compare appropriate epidemiologic study designs to measure population events 2. Analyze results from specific epidemiologic studies 3. Interpret the results

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have extensive training, teaching and research experience in epidemiology and public health and have taught (and administered/facilitated) this LI several times 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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