Applied Epidemiology 1 Distribution of Health Objectives The

Applied Epidemiology 1 - Distribution of Health Objectives: The course aims to give advanced knowledge of epidemiological surveillance and its application within different contexts in the public health area.

Associate professor Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance use and Social Environment (EPi. CSS) Alcohol and Drug (cannabis) research anna-karin. danielsson@ki. se

After completion of the course, the student should be able to: • define different methods of epidemiological surveillance and its critical components • list the main fields of use of descriptive epidemiological data • describe the data sources that are used for epidemiological surveillance in different contexts • assess the quality of various epidemiological surveillance systems • carry out and interpret statistical analyses of population based data to describe occurrence and distribution of health and health determinants

Course week 1 Venue Monday 21/1 Marie Tuesday 22/1 Marie Wednesday 23/1 Marie Thursday 24/1 Friday 25/1 Marie 09: 00 – 10. 00 Course introduction + Introduction to assignment and examination* Anna-Karin Danielsson Measures of physical activity, obesity and nutrition in population based research Daniel Berglind Individual assignment Mental health epidemiology Kyriaki Kosidou Mental health epidemiology 10: 00 – 10: 30 10. 30 – 12: 00 Break Stockholm Public Health Reporting Anton Lager Analysis and interpretation Nicola Orsini 12: 00 – 13: 00 Measures of physical activity, obesity and nutrition in population based research Daniel Berglind Andreas Lundin Break 13: 00 – 14: 30 Global Burden of Disease part II Emilie Agardh Rynaz Rabiee Analysis and interpretation Nicola Orsini Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner Individual assignment 14: 30 – 16: 00 Global Burden of Disease part II Emilie Agardh Rynaz Rabiee Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner

Course week 2 Venue Monday 28/1 09: 00 – 10: 00 Surveillance in lowincome settings Carina King Marie Tuesday 29/1 Wednesday 30/1 Marie Thursday 31/1 Marie Friday 1/2 Marie Individual assignment Social determinants in different settings Bo Burström Injury surveillance Marie Hasselberg 10: 00 – 10: 30 10. 30 – 12: 00 Break Surveillance in lowincome settings Carina King 12: 00 – 13: 00 HIV Surveillance Anna Mia Ekström Break 13: 00 – 14: 30 Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner Communicable disease surveillance Denis Coulombier & Frantiska Hruba, ECDC Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner Individual assignment 14: 30 – 16: 00 Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner Communicable disease surveillance Denis Coulombier & Frantiska Hruba, ECDC Computer labs Nicola Orsini & Renee Gardner

Monday 4/2 Course week 3 Venue 09: 00 – 10. 00 Tuesday 5/2 Wednesday 6/2 Thursday 7/2 Marie Health Communication Individual assignment ECDC Tobacco surveillance Rosaria Galanti Alcohol surveillance Andreas Lundin Individual assignment Alcohol surveillance Andreas Lundin Sara Wallhed-Finn 10: 00 – 10: 30 10. 30 – 12: 00 Break Health Communication ECDC 12: 00 – 13: 00 – 14: 30 – 16: 00 Friday 8/2 Tobacco surveillance Rosaria Galanti Break Health Communication ECDC Peer-review workshop* Individual assignment supervision (drop-in) Anna Borgström First draft handed in! Peer-review workshop* Anna Borgström

Course week 4 Venue Monday 11/2 Tuesday 12/2 Marie 09: 00 – 10. 00 Individual assignment Examination* Anna-Karin Danielsson Andreas Lundin 10: 00 – 10: 30 10. 30 – 12: 00 Break Examination* Anna-Karin Danielsson Andreas Lundin 12: 00 – 13: 00 Break 13: 00 – 14: 30 Examination* Anna-Karin Danielsson Andreas Lundin 14: 30 – 16: 00 Individual assignment handed in via Canvas, no later than 11. 59 PM 11 February! Course evaluation* Anna-Karin Danielsson

Professors/Research group leaders Rosaria Galanti Bo Burström Marie Hasselberg Head of Department Anna Mia Ekström

Researchers Anton Lager Emilie Agardh Rynaz Rabiee Daniel Berglind Kyriaki Kosidou Carina King Andreas Lundin Sara Wallhed-Finn Nicola Orsini Renee Gardner

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) + Public Health Capacity and Communication Unit: Caroline Daamen Andrea Würz Susana Barragan Denis Coulombier Frantiska Hruba KI Library: Anna Borgström

The individual assignment consists of the compilation of a short public health report and a short oral presentation. The report scope is optional. Maximum of 6 pages excluding title page and references.

The written assignment includes: • Title page • Abstract/Summary • Introduction (including aim and research question(s)) of the public health issue – in context (literature review) • Methods - Descriptive data analyses OK • Results (text and tables/figures) • Discussion – Conclusion – Interpretation (including relevance for public health policy/practice and limitations)

Oral presentation • “Elevator pitch” – stakeholder, policy maker, funder, journalist (the public) • 2 minutes person • No slides • Content: Main finding – what does it mean? Why is it important? What should be done?

Criteria Fail Pass with distinction Contents All headlines not covered All headlines covered + relevant sub-headlines Extension Not the recommended length Within recommended length, but poor balance between headlines Within recommended length and good balance Quality Poor understanding of subject, methodological flaws, poor discussion Fair understanding of subject, methods, and interpretation of results Good understanding of subject, methods, selection of results, and discussion/interpretation Style Poor English – difficult to read Acceptable English Good English, well-written report Presentation Poor presentation in terms of length, content and “take home message” Fair presentation in terms of length, content and “take home message” Good presentation; correct length, and clear “take home message

Important dates: • 4 February: First draft handed in via email • 6 February: Peer-review workshop- attendance is mandatory! • 11 February: Final report handed in via Canvas • 12 February: Oral presentation - attendance is mandatory! • 15 March: Re-exam I handed in via Canvas • Re-exam II: next semester when the course runs again