Course description
Purpose:
This course focuses on the application of epidemiological methodology to understand and evaluate risk factors for common cardiovascular diseases.
Content:
The course introduces basic epidemiological concepts and common epidemiological study designs such as cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies. Potential sources of bias will be discussed using practical examples. Basic concepts in cardiovascular medicine will also be introduced.
Established cardiovascular risk factors will be briefly reviewed, while great emphasis will be placed on discussion of epidemiological evidence for emerging cardiovascular risk factors. Both primary and secondary prevention perspectives are included.
The course includes lectures, group work and seminars.
Course leaders (joint responsibility):
Karin Leander, Assoc Prof of Epidemiology, and Per Svensson, Assoc Prof of Cardiovascular Medicine and Senior Consultant in Cardiology.
Additional information:
The course is organized as a collaboration between the two doctoral programmes Cardiovascular Research and Epidemiology.
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
Karin Leander
Course syllabus
C6F3132
Department
Institute of Environmental Medicine
Doctoral programme
Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Research (CVR)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
epidemiology, epidemiologi, cardiovascular disease, kardiovaskulär sjukdom