MPH515 Module 7 Discussion Latest 2021 July

MPH515 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application I

Module 7 Discussion

Analyzing Cohort Studies

Purpose

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Apply probabilistic, biostatistical, and epidemiological terminology and core concepts to public health issues.

CO2: Apply biostatistical procedures in the public health environment to identify and solve epidemiological issues.

CO4: Interpret the output from statistical computing packages to draw appropriate inferences and report results effectively.

CO5: Apply basic epidemiological methods (e.g. study designs and measures) and statistical methods (qualitative and quantitative) to real world outbreaks or case studies.

Due Date

This discussion follows the standard discussion participation requirements as outlined in the Syllabus. You are required to post a minimum of three times in each discussion. These three posts must be on a minimum of two separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday of Week 7. To receive credit for a week’s discussion, you may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each module opens.

Requirements

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Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers,?similar to?those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet Chamberlain University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions?are not?asking you to write a scholarly essay.

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Preparing the Assignment

Discussion Prompt

Cohort studies can tell us several things that other studies can’t. They can tell about causality between variables, enable a wide range of exposure-disease association to be studied, and allow researchers to better understand rare disease or conditions. For this discussion, you will need to find a cohort study other than the ones listed on Table 7-6 of your book and review it. Your review should include the following:

A summary of the study

The year it began and ended (if applicable)

Population based or exposure based

Retrospective or prospective

The focus

The study population

The sample

Baseline exposure instruments

Follow-up exposure instruments

Frequency of exposure follow-up

Statistical test used to analysis the data

Advantages of using the cohort design

Limitations of the study