271629 Group exercise and discussions of possible answers on contemporary epidemiologic investigations in communities

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
During this session, participants will form groups and apply appropriate study designs to specific epidemiologic investigations. Participants will also analyze related data 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. Identify appropriate study designs for different Epidemiological investigations 2. Analyze the results from specific epidemiological studies 3. Examine the significance of the results – decision vs. truth 4. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of specific studies

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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