Universität Wien

330054 VO+SE Trials and Meta-Analysis in Nutritional Epidemiology (2016W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 33 - Ernährungswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Lehrveranstaltung für Master- und Doktoratsstudierende
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Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

LV-Termine:

Vorbesprechung :
Di 10.01.2017, 09:00 - 10:00 Uhr, SE 562, UZA II

Mo 16.01.2017, 09:00 - 14:00 Uhr, SE 562, UZA II

Di 17.01.2017, 09:00 - 14:00 Uhr, SE 562, UZA II

Mi 18.01.2017, 09:00 - 14:00 Uhr, SE 562, UZA II

Do 19.01.2017, 09:00 - 14:00 Uhr, SE 562, UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Epidemiological methods become increasingly important to investigate the role of dietary factors (e.g. nutrient intake, food composition, dietary pattern) in the genesis of diseases or pathophysiological conditions. Evidence and generalizability of the obtained results overwhelmingly depend on type and quality of the epidemiological studies used. Experimental studies (intervention studies, randomized controlled clinical trials, RCTs) and meta-analyses are considered to rank highest in that respect. Therefore, the evidence-based approach in medicine and nutritional science relies primarily on these types of studies, both for preventive and therapeutic treatment strategies.
This course demonstrates how evidence-based approach can be applied in nutritional science. For RCTs and meta-analyses students will get detailed insight into (1) prerequisites and requirements, (2) study design, (3) methods of recruitment (of subjects for RCTs and of studies for meta-analyses), (4) procedures of data collection and evaluation, (5) control of systematic errors, (6) interpretation of results. Participants will actively contribute in discussing these issues on the basis of recent nutritional studies.

The course is addressed to participants having basic epidemiological knowledge, esp. to PhD students and is held in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Presentation of a given published nutritional epidemiological study

- up to 2 smaller tests during the course

- Written multiple choice test at the end of the course

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will get insight into design, validation, and evaluation of randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses and into their use in nutritional sciences.

The final grade results from the presentation (30 %), the multiple-choice test (40 %), and the test during the course (30 %). The grade will be given according to the Österreichisches Schulnotensystem: < 50 % of the maximal score: 5 (failed), >= 50 %: 4, >= 63 %: 3, >= 75 %: 2, >= 87 %: 1.

Examination topics

- Content of the course
- Presented slides
- Comments to the presented slides
- Presentation and discussion of selected articles
- Practicing calculation of basic epidemiological parameters

Reading list

will be given via Moodle 2 weeks in advance

Association in the course directory

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