Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis of data, amend interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Epidemiology has helped develop methodology used in clinical research, public health studies, and, to a lesser extent, basic research in the biological sciences.Major areas of epidemiological study …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
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decreasing trend in AMR since 2005. Details of the epidemiology of the leishmaniases in AMR are published regularly … profiles. They enable greater understanding of the epidemiology of leishmaniasis and several technical and …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
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MARCH life course topics from basic science, epidemiology and clinical trials to health systems implementation … another from Dr Matthew Prina, Head of the Social Epidemiology Research Group at King’s College London, United …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
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post-doctoral fellowship focused on nutrition epidemiology from McMaster University and a PhD in human … has qualifications in nursing, public health, epidemiology and biostatistics. Her research interests are … Asia and the USA. She was awarded her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Liverpool in 1997 and … in Aintree Hospitals Trust before moving to Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London … development. She is also Professor of Lifecourse Epidemiology at UCL. Hsin-yi Lee is a public health specialist …
WHO: World Health Organization · 20 November 2024 English
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Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians; In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training … Competencies for One Health Field Epidemiology Framework (28) • Field Epidemiology Training Programme (29) • … • In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (30) • Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool … Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians; In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training … Updated core competencies (41) and the Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians framework …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
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measure the size of the health problem through epidemiology, estimating the burden of disease and other …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
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.........................................36 Epidemiology ........................................... … (4). Epidemiology Expected time: 15 minutes Script/key points ` Now let’s define epidemiology in the … programme. ` Ask participants: Can anyone define epidemiology? Ask participants to provide responses aloud … groups for prevention or research purposes. ` Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
This executive summary sets out results derived from 2023 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data, sourced from invasive isolates reported to both the Central Asian and European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) …
caution when comparing AMR patterns between them. Epidemiology Of the 15 countries that submitted data to CAESAR … progress in tackling AMR (6). EU/EEA countries Epidemiology In 2024, all EU Member States and EEA countries …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English
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of circulating variants and their changing epidemiology. Criteria for variant classification, and the …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 November 2024 English
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Suguran, Case Manager Department of Health, Epidemiology Bureau: Alethea R. De Guzman, Director IV; Diana … Cherdtrakulkiat, Medical Research Technologist, Epidemiology Unit, Behavioral and Clinical Research Section; … implementing EGASP has strengthened the capacity for epidemiology and the surveillance of sexually transmitted … were submitted to the Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau every fifth day of the month as described … reporting schedule. The Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau team conducted routine data validation …
