Online short course - epidemiology

[Peter C. Bruce]

Profs. David Kleinbaum and Nancy Barker will present the online course 
�Fundamentals of Epidemiology� at statistics.com June 10 � July 15.  Based 
on their electronic textbook �ActiveEpi�, this is an introductory course 
that emphasizes the underlying concepts and methods of epidemiology. Topics 
covered include: study designs,  measures of disease frequency and effect, 
clinical trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional 
studies.

Professor Kleinbaum, (Emory University), is internationally known for his 
textbooks in statistical and epidemiologic methods and as an outstanding 
teacher.  He is the author of Epidemiologic Research- Principles and 
Quantitative Methods (Wiley, 1982), Applied Regression Analysis and Other 
Multivariable Methods, 3rd Edition (Duxbury, 1997), Logistic Regression- A 
Self-Learning Text, 2nd edition (Springer, 2002), and Survival Analysis- A 
Self Learning Text, 2nd edition (Springer, 2005). Nancy Barker is a 
consulting biostatistician and a co-author of the ActivEpi Companion Text, 
and has over 10 years of experience teaching short courses in epidemiology 
and biostatistics at Emory the CDC.

The course takes place online at statistics.com in a series of 5 weekly 
lessons and assignments. Course participants interact directly with the 
instructors via a private discussion board.  Participation during each week 
can be arranged at your own convenience; there are no set times when you 
are required to be online.

For registration and information: 
http://www.statistics.com/content/courses/epi1/index.html