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MPH2002
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Offered | Alfred Hospital First semester 2012 (Day) Alfred Hospital First semester 2012 (Off-campus) |
| Coordinator(s) | Professor M Abramson |
Synopsis
The unit will cover applications of epidemiological techniques to clinical research including discussions of evidence, therapy, causation, variation and agreement, the normal range, diagnostic test selection, validation and interpretation, natural history and prognosis, bias, generalisability, systematic reviews and clinical guidelines.
Outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to critically appraise evidence relating to the causation, diagnosis, natural history, treatment and prognosis of disease.
Assessment
Written / online weekly assessment tasks 50%
Final assignment 50%
Chief examiner(s)
Contact hours
15 contact hours over 2 days
Prerequisites
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