22 Oct Using Data in Epidemiology

Using Data in Epidemiology

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:

 

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.

 

CO7: Examine epidemiologic, biologic, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases.

 

CO8: Apply knowledge of data sets free from bias in developing studies to improve public health outcomes by identifying potential trends in relation to epidemiology.

 

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 5. 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

 

Data can be found anywhere and everywhere, especially with hospitals using electronic health records and the fact that most records are now kept electronically. Epidemiologists use this data to look for trends, monitor health, make predictions, examine relationships, and draw inferences. Outcomes of these studies are used to support needed changes in public health to improve health outcomes.

 

Before selecting data to use, epidemiologists need to make sure they have access to the data and that the data is relevant to the study they are completing. They also need to consider the limitations that may be associated with the data as well as any flaws in data accuracy, as all this will impact the results of the study.

 

For this discussion, put yourself in the role of an epidemiologist. Explore the different types of data that are available to you. Using your project topic from last week, find three sources of data that could be used for proposed study. For the discussion, provide the following analysis of the data sources:

 

Summary of the data source

 

Nature of the data source

 

Availability of the data source

 

Completeness of the data source

 

Strengths of the data source

 

Limitations of the data source

 

How you could apply this data source in your proposed study

 

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