Fo U kurskatalog 1995--1996 - Medicinsk fakultet - Umeå universitet

22Applications are still accepted, please contact the course administrator!METHODS IN SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 3 ECTSMetoder inom social epidemiologi, 3 hpCourse directorMiguel San SebastiánTfn: 785 26 77E-mail: Miguel.sansebastian@epiph.umu.sePer GustafssonTfn: 090- 785 35 90E-mail:per.e.gustafsson@fammed.umu.seCourse administratorBirgitta ÅströmTfn: 090 – 785 12 06E-mail: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.seDepartmentDept of Public Health and Clinical Medicine,Epidemiology and Global HealthDate 15 th to 19 th of April, 2013LanguageEnglishNumber of participants 20Form of teaching Lectures 18 hoursLabs12 hours (computer sessions)Test of knowledgeHome examCourse contentThis course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster thedevelopment of theoretical knowledge and basic skills in calculating and interpreting differenthealth inequality measurements. The different measurements included in the course are: therelative index of inequality and the concentration index, the principal component analysis appliedto socioeconomic status, the measurement of intersectionality, how to conduct a decompositionanalysis and propensity matching score. Further topic includes multilevel analysis andmethodological issues when carrying out life course studies.DEADLINE: 15 th of November, 2012