Principles of Epidemiology & Epidemiologic Methods

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Essays

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  1. A pharmaceutical company has developed a new drug (X) for managing type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is hypothesized to be better than standard treatment.
    • Decide which is best study design to test the efficacy of drug and describe the steps in detail.
    • What is blinding and add a note on the advantages and disadvantages of this design.
  2. A study was done to find out association between blindness and diabetes mellitus. Among the 300 diabetics, 180 had blindness. Among 340 non-diabetics, 140 had blindness.
    • What type of study is this?Describe the steps in conducting the studyAdvantages of this type of study
    • Disadvantages of this type of study
  3. Epidemiology- 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
    • Definition 🏡 🏡 🏡
    • Classification/ Enumerate 🏡 🏡
    • Uses
    • Role In health and disease
    • Types of analytical epidemiological studies 🏡
    • Classify Study Designs
    • Case Control study- 🏡
      • Steps of conduct 🏡
      • Describe in detail
      • Features
      • Various biases encountered
      • Advantages 🏡
      • Disadvantages 🏡
      • Cohort Study-
        • Steps of conduct
        • Examples
  4. Randomised Control Trial-
    • Plan and detail the steps of conducting a RCT for assessing the efficacy of a newer vaccine
    • Add note on non-randomised trials
  5. Epidemiology- 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
    • Definition 🏡 🏡 🏡
    • Classify epidemiological study designs 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
    • Case Control Study- 🏡 🏡
      • Describe with an example 🏡 🏡
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantages
      • Various biases that can occur
      • Methods of presenting biases
      • Uses of epidemiology 🏡
      • Cohort Study-
        • Elements  
        • Steps 
        • Merits
        •  Demerits 
        • Cohort Study Vs Case Control Study
  6. Randomised Control Trials- 🏡
    • Describe the steps
    • Write in detail
    • Add note on Blinding

Short Notes

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  1. Various biases in epidemiological studies
  2. Community Diagnosis
  3. Describe various sampling techniques used in selecting a sample population.
  4. Herd Immunity
  5. Modes of Disease Transmission with examples
  6. Randomised Control Trial (RCT) – Steps 🏡
  7. Epidemics
    • Types
    • Steps in Investigation
  8. Modes of transmission of communicable disease
  9. Enlist the sources of epidemiological data and describe any two.
  10. Epidemiology-
    • Uses
  11. Incidence and Prevalence 🏡
  12. Case Control Study-
    • Draw a flow chart
  13. Migration studies in Epidemiology
  14. Cohort Study –
    • Risk Measurements
  15. Relationship between Prevalence and Incidence/ Incidence and Prevalence 🏡🏡
  16. Epidemiological Triad🏡
  17. Cold Chain/ Cold Chain Maintenance at PHC Levels / Cold Chain equipment🏡 🏡
  18. Universal Immunisation Programme 🏡
  19. National Immunisation Schedule-🏡
    • Newer Vaccines Introduced
  20. Relative Risk 🏡 🏡
  21. Attributable Risk 🏡
  22. Active Immunisation
  23. Odds Ratio/ Cross-Product Ratio- 🏡
    • What Is it?
    • Explain with example.
  24. Cohort
  25. Quarantine Vs Isolation
  26. Vaccination for international travellers
  27. Vaccine associated Paralytic Polio (VAPP)
  28. Adverse effects following immunisation
  29. Epidemic Curve with suitable example and diagram
  30. Steps in Investigation of an Epidemic Outbreak

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