Universität Wien

330072 VO Nutritional Epidemiology (2008W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 33 - Ernährungswissenschaften

Block: 06.10.-10.10.2008
Mo 6.10.08 13.00 - 20.00 HS 4
Di 7.10.08 14.30 - 20.00 HS 5
Mi 8.10 08 9.00 - 17.00 HS 5
Do 9.10.08 12.30 - 20.00 HS 4
Fr 10.10. 14.00 - 16.15 HS 5
im HS 5, UZA II, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Wien

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture delivers basic knowledge on designing, conducting and interpreting epi-demiological studies in general. The following topics are discussed in detail: (1) his-tory of epidemiology, especially of nutritional aspects, (2) aims and basic definitions (prospective vs. retrospective approach; observational vs. experimental design), (3) the concept of risk, (4) different types of epidemiological studies (case, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, intervention studies: design, advan-tages/disadvantages), (5) estimates of outcome (mortality, incidence, prevalence), (6) significance and relevance, (7) systematic (bias, confounder) and random errors (occurrence, limiting, treatment), (8) causation and evidence.
Specific aspects of applying epidemiological methods in nutritional science are dis-cussed using recently published studies. Therefore, students are expected to be in-formed about dietary assessment, anthropometric methods and measuring physical activity and energy expenditure.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is aimed to understand how nutritional epidemiology can contribute to our modern knowledge about the relationship between nutrition and the genesis of diseases. Students will be made familiar with epidemiological methods, their advan-tages and limitations, and their capability to support nutrition counselling.

Examination topics

- accomplishment, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies (case, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, intervention studies, meta-analyses),
- data collection, treatment, and interpretation,
- methods to control for systematic and random errors.

Reading list

Margetts B, Nelson M (eds): Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997
Willett W: Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford 1998
Schneider R: Vom Umgang mit Zahlen und Daten. Umschau Zeitschriftenverlag Frankfurt a.M. 1997

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