Teaching code

4S007231

Credits

7

Coordinator

Simone Accordini

Language

Italian

Location

BOLZANO

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

L’insegnamento si propone di far acquisire competenze di statistica descrittiva e inferenziale, riconoscere le caratteristiche dei disegni di studio più frequentemente utilizzati in epidemiologia e in clinica e di allenarsi nella costruzione dei questionari. MODULO METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE Obiettivi. formativi: Il corso si propone l’approfondimento dei metodi della ricerca sociale, in particolare dei questionari. L'obiettivo è di fornire allo studente le conoscenze teoriche e pratiche connesse con le scelte relative all'adozione, costruzione o gestione di un questionario in campo sanitario. MODULO STATISTICA MEDICA E EPIDEMIOLOGIA Obiettivi formativi: L'obiettivo è fornire agli studenti competenze di base nella statistica inferenziale applicata a variabili quantitative in ambito biomedico; prevede anche una revisione delle principali nozioni di statistica descrittiva. Al termine lo studente sarà in grado di calcolare e interpretare alcune statistiche descrittive ed inferenziali comunemente utilizzate nella letteratura scientifica. MODULO STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE Obiettivi formativi: Si propone di rendere gli studenti in grado di: utilizzare ed interpretare le principali misure di frequenza e di associazione in campo epidemiologico; saper riconoscere e valutare criticamente i principali disegni dello studio.

Program

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MM: STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE
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DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS - The measurement process in medicine: measurement scales, validity, precision and accuracy - Statistical variables and frequency distributions - How to summarize the distribution of one or more variables: measures of location and dispersion, contingency tables PROBABILITY THEORY - Definitions of probability - Rules of probability calculation - Independent and conditional probabilities - Random variables - Gauss and Student's T distributions - How to assess the validity of a diagnostic tool: sensitivity and specificity, ROC curves INFERENTIAL STATISTICS - An outline of sampling theory - Sample distribution of an estimator - Confidence interval - The logic of the statistical test: null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, type I and type II errors, power of a statistical test, p-value, z test and t test PRINCIPLES OF OBSERVATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY: - Definition and objectives of epidemiology - Measures of disease frequency: prevalence, cumulative incidence, incidence rate - Measures of association: attributable risk, relative risk, odds ratio - Design and analysis of an observational epidemiological study: cross-sectional, case-control and cohort designs - Effect modification - Causal interpretation of an empirical association: random variability, systematic variability (selection bias and information bias), confounding
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MM: BASI METODOLOGICHE PER LA RICERCA APPLICATA
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The research process - Selection and definition of the problem, questions research hypotheses, research design - Sample selection - Classification of research studies (experimental and observational studies mixed method ) - Data collection methods
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MM: EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SANITA' PUBBLICA
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EVALUATION TOOLS • indicators of the health status of the population (rates, indices, mortality, morbidity, causes of death, causes of illness, avoidable mortality) • population structure indicators (birth rate, aging index, Lexis curve, family composition, population distribution in the area) • indicators of use of healthcare facilities (number and size of hospital facilities in Italy, hospitalization rates, hospital discharge cards, consumption of drugs, number of services and efficiency of facilities) • performance evaluation indicators (Il Programma Nazionale Esiti (PNE); Sistema di Valutazione delle Performance dei Sistemi Sanitari Regionali) PROGRAMMING TOOLS applied to specific problems: • needs assessment • evaluation of resources • tools for analyzing the effectiveness of resource allocation MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL RISK IN HOSPITAL AND TERRITORIAL CONTEXTS THE POLICY FOR OBJECTIVES AND THE BUDGET MANAGEMENT HISTORY PROCESS

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Examination Methods

The final test consists of 3 exams, one for each unit. To pass the final test, the student must get a score of not less than 18/30 in each exam. The final mark (in thirtieths) is the weighted average over credits of the 3 scores.
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MM: STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE
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The final test is a written exam with short answer questions and multiple choice questions. The aim of the test is to verify the knowledge of all the topics discussed. The final evaluation is expressed in thirtieths.
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MM: BASI METODOLOGICHE PER LA RICERCA APPLICATA
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The final examination will consist of multiple choice and open questions to assess students' understanding of the EBP and research concepts covered in the course and their ability to apply critical appraisal skills to the assessment and interpretation of clinical evidence.
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MM: EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SANITA' PUBBLICA
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The final test is a written exam with short answer questions The aim of the test is to verify the knowledge of all the topics discussed. The final evaluation is expressed in thirtieths.