Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

by Raywat Deonandan, PhD

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the study of how diseases are transmitted in a specific population, with the ultimate goal of utilizing the obtained data to plan and execute successful public health interventions. Epidemiologists are skilled at designing and executing the type of study best suited to the research question at hand. To understand the data generated by studies, epidemiology uses the science of biostatistics, which is the branch of statistics that focuses on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data derived from living organisms (human beings in this case).

This course requires the student to be familiar with the basics of arithmetic. Moreover, an open mind and patience are highly encouraged, as some concepts require a certain level of abstraction, whereas others may have to be rewatched to better grasp the topic.

Epidemiology and biostatistics are at the core of evidence-based medicine, allowing physicians, medical researchers, and healthcare professionals to draw almost definitive conclusions on the most effective and least damaging interventions available.

Both sciences could appear challenging to the medical student owing to the constant application of mathematical concepts. However, an introductory understanding of these fields is highly encouraged as they heavily impact various aspects of clinical practice, ranging from the design and implementation of clinical studies to the crafting of practice guidelines and assessment of the most likely diagnosis among differentials based on epidemiological data (e.g., men are more likely to suffer from heart disease and women are more likely to suffer from autoimmune illnesses).

Course Details

  • Videos 108
  • Duration 7:29 h
  • Quiz questions 254
  • Concept Pages 14

Content

Your Educators of course Epidemiology and Biostatistics

 Raywat Deonandan, PhD

Raywat Deonandan, PhD

Dr. Raywat Deonandan is a Global Health Epidemiologist and an Associate Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
He obtained his PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Western Ontario in 2001. He is also the founder and Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Health Sciences, and an award-winning author and journalist.
Dr. Deonandan embraces new media to engage in public education and co-hosts a science education podcast. In 2016, he received the OCUFA Teaching Award, the highest professorial teaching honour in Ontario.
Within Lecturio, he teaches courses on Epidemiology and Biostatistics."


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Learnt a lot!
By Taha A. on 11. April 2023 for Confidence Intervals – Statistics Basics

Nice and brief explanation of what confidence intervals are. Also the different tests are explained well.

 
Very Good Lecture.
By Mike P. on 10. January 2023 for Odds Ratio – Attributable Risk and Odds Ratio (Measures of Association)

Good explanations with examples to help facilitate understanding. The presenter simplified some very complex measures.

 
Very entertaining
By Mohammed S. on 06. January 2023 for Epidemiologic Terminology

It is very easy to understand and keep up with the concepts

 
Precise
By Rajesh S. on 03. October 2022 for Pandemics

It was really informative and precise,i loved the lectures