Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Lecture Code I3121001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 疫学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
エキガク
Subject Name in
English
Epidemiology
Instructor TSUNEMATSU MIWAKO,TSUKUMA HIDEHIKO,KAKEHASHI MASAYUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ツネマツ ミワコ,ツクマ ヒデヒコ,カケハシ マサユキ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Mon7-8:HSC Rm 204
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Nursing
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・A mental and physical function and health based on the environment, the prevention of the illness, the onset, knowledge, understanding about the healing
・An individual and a family, a local health problem and knowledge, understanding about the nursing 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand methodology that is used to clarify useful facts (the causes or the risk factors of diseases) in disease prevention
To learn some of useful facts in disease prevention so far established using such methods. 
Class Schedule lesson1
Introduction to epidemiology
lesson2
Indices of health and diseases in epidemiology
lesson3
Methods in epidemiology 1: Cohort study etc.
lesson4
Methods in epidemiology 2: Case-control study etc.
lesson5
Bias and confounding factor
lesson6
Criteria for causal relationship
lesson7
Screening and surveillance
lesson8
Clinical epidemiology
lesson9
Statistical methods in epidemiology 1
lesson10
Statistical methods in epidemiology 2
lesson11
Prevention of diseases 1
lesson12
Medical information systems 1
lesson13
Medical information systems 2
lesson14
What is learned in epidemiology (Assurance)
lesson15
Reviewing important facts in epidemiology /  Research ethics 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Indicated in the class 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Related documents are available in the course built in Hiroshima University Blackboard9 system. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1: Try to understand the aim and scope of this class
Lesson2-  Lesson13: Respond to questionnaire prepared after the class at Blackboard9. Any question welcome!
Lesson 14 - Lesson 15: Assure what you have learned in the class 
Requirements  
Grading Method Evaluation is based on the performance of the examination (60%) in additon to the participative attitudes toward each class (40%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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