EpiTrain IV: Course introduction Preben Aavitsland.
-
Upload
christopher-gibson -
Category
Documents
-
view
217 -
download
2
Transcript of EpiTrain IV: Course introduction Preben Aavitsland.
EpiTrain IV: Course introduction
Preben Aavitsland
EpiTrain
• EpiTrain within the EpiNorth framework• Fourth in a series of courses
– EpiTrain I 2004 Jurmala Case-control method– EpiTrain II 2005 Tallinn Surveillance– EpiTrain III 2006 Jurmala Epidemic intelligence– EpiTrain IV 2006 Oslo PC for the epidemiologist
• Advanced epidemiology for senior epidemiologists• English only• Financed by
– European Commission– Norwegian Barents Health Programme– Participating institutes
Teaching methods
• Demonstrations– Key concepts and procedures– Time for questions
• Individual, assisted work with a PC– A lot of assistance in English и по-русски– Using constructed datasets
• Group-work using a PC– Five groups of 6-7– Constructed datasets– Facilitators will be available– Two large assigments throughout the week
• Surveillance data• Outbreak data
– Presentation on Saturday• Written material and CD-ROM• Schedule somewhat flexible!
Faculty and administration
Preben Aavitsland, MDNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Anne Mazick, MD, EpietState Serum Institute, Denmark
Barbara Schimmer, MD, MScNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Agnes Hajdu, MDNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Inga Velicko, MDSwedish Institute for Infectious Disease
Control
Jolita Mereckiene, MScHealth Protection Surveillance Centre,
Ireland
Jurgita Bagdonaite, MScState Serum Institute, Denmark
Andrei Tulisov, MDNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Stein Andresen, DDSNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Elena Torgersen, MScNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Anne Marie MoeNorwegian Institute of Public Health
PC as a tool for the epidemiologist
• Collect and enter data– Enter in database EpiData
• Describe data– Tables, graphics, diagrams Excel
• Analyse data– Tables EpiInfo (Episheet)
• Present data– Text, tables, graphics, diagrams PowerPoint
Main group work - introduction
• Five groups of six-seven people; we have assigned you
• Each group elects– Chair– Secretary– Presenter (may be one of the two above)
• All participate in discussion– Hard, interesting and rewarding work– May divide in sub-groups for certain tasks
• Light facilitation by Preben, Anne, Inga, Barbara, Jurgita, Jolita, Agnes and Andrei
• Questions and problems also in plenary
Main group work A: surveillance
• Analyse data sets from the Norwegian Surveillance System (MSIS)
• Excel pivot table functions and graphics• Present important features of the disease in
PowerPoint– time trend, seasonal trend– place characteristics (place of living and place of
infection)– person characteristics (age, sex, place of birth)
Topics for group work A
• A Campylobacteriosis in Norway 1981 – 2005
• B Shigellosis in Norway 1981 – 2005
• C Hepatitis A in Norway 1981 – 2005
• D Malaria in Norway 1981 – 2005
• E Meningococcal disease in Norway 1981 – 2005
Real (but anonymised) data sets from Norway
Main group work A: surveillance
• Analyse data sets from the Norwegian Surveillance System (MSIS)
• Excel pivot table functions and graphics
• Present important features of the disease– time trend, seasonal trend
– place characteristics (place of living and place of infection)
– person characteristics (age, sex, place of birth)
Main group work B: outbreak
• Analyse data from a case control study of an outbreak• Filled questionnaires will be provided• Create a data file in EpiData, enter and validate the data• Export the data file to EpiInfo• Describe the data in EpiInfo and draw an epicurve in Excel• Analyse in EpiInfo (and Episheet) the association between food
items and disease using odds ratios and confidence intervals.• Present results of the investigation in PowerPoint
Topic for group work B
• Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infection
• Two day handball tournament in Grukkedalen
• 600 participants
• 16 confirmed cases, all aged 13-16
• Case control study: 12 cases and 36 controls
• All filled in questionnaires
Fictious data set from Norway
Different background and experience
• Some are more used to PC work than others
• Which means:– You must ask questions
– We will start from the basic
– We will help each others
– Facilitators will assist you
• Objective: Everyone will learn a lot!