Basics of Epidemiology for Medical Communicators
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| Level: |
Foundation
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Area: |
Medical Science
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| Code: |
MSF3
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Duration: |
03:00:00
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| Workshop profile: |
| Medical writers with basic knowledge of descriptive statistics who want to gain insight into the usefulness of epidemiological principles for medical writing. |
| Objective: |
| This workshop is designed for medical writers with little to no experience with epidemiology and its applications in the pharmaceutical business and public health. Participants will be provided with a general overview of relevant applications of epidemiology for medical writers. The scope and relevance of contemporary epidemiology for medical writers will be discussed using examples from clinical medicine, public health and pharmacoepidemiology. In addition, commonly used measures of disease occurrence – incidence and prevalence - and their use in research designs will be reviewed. The class format combines lectures with group exercises.
The main objectives are:
• Provide an overview of the applications of epidemiology in the business of medical writing
• Explain the use, significance and pitfalls of commonly used disease frequency indicators: prevalence and incidence |
| Content: |
| Three major topics will be covered:
• Scope of contemporary epidemiology for medical writers
• Relevance of contemporary epidemiology for medical writers
• Basic measures of epidemiology for medical writers: prevalence and incidence |
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