Universität Wien

330072 VO Nutritional Epidemiology (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 33 - Ernährungswissenschaften

Lehrveranstaltung für Masterstudium: Voraussetzung: Zulassung zum Masterstudium
Diese Vorlesung ist Voraussetzung für eine Teilnahme an der LV 330092 Übungen zur Ernährungsepidemiologie.
Für eine Bewertung der Übung muss die nach der Übung stattfindende Prüfung zu dieser Vorlesung positiv absolviert werden.

LEHRVERANSTALTUNGS-TERMINE

Mo 11.11.2013, 15:00-18:00 Uhr - Ort: HS 5 (UZA 2)

Di 12.11.2013, 12:00-19:00 Uhr - Ort: HS 5 (UZA 2)

Mi 13.11.2013, 08:00-15:00 Uhr - Ort: HS 4 (UZA 2)

Do 14.11.2013, 12:00-19:00 Uhr - Ort: HS 4 (UZA 2)

Fr 15.11.2013, 07:30-10:30 Uhr - Ort: HS 5 (UZA 2)

Fr 15.11.2013, 12:00-13:00 Uhr - Ort: HS 5 (UZA 2)

Moodle

Details

max. 60 participants
Language: German

Examination dates

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 epidemiological studies in general. The following topics are discussed in detail:
(1) history 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: aim, design, advantages/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 discussed using recently published studies. Therefore, students are expected to be informed about dietary assessment, anthropometric methods and measuring physical activity and energy expenditure.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written multiple-choice test

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 advantages and limitations, their importance for the prevention of nutrition-related diseases and their capability to support nutrition counselling.

Examination topics

(1) Lecture presenting epidemiological essentials,
(2) access to a manuscript and presented figures via Moodle prior to the lecture,
(3) participation of the audience in discussing important issues.

Reading list

Margetts BM, Nelson M: Design concepts in nutritional epidemiology. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 1997. xv, 451 p.
Rothman KJ. Epidemiology: an introduction. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Willett W: Nutritional epidemiology. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 1998. xiv, 514 p. (3rd ed. published in 2013)

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