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Clinical Epidemiology

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1.

The description for PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control has changed to the following: This unit provides a systems-informed approach to examining the global issue of chronic diseases. Students will examine major chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory disease, and mental illness, and their risk factors. Global, national and sub-national chronic disease prevention strategies are critically considered. This includes weighing up evidence on the effectiveness of primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies at the population level, and examining the role of health policy and strategic planning in developing effective and sustainable chronic disease prevention programs in different settings (in Australia and globally). The unit also discusses systems approaches to chronic disease prevention, that is considering the complex underlying social, environmental and economic drivers of chronic disease, how these drivers interact, and applying a coordinated and multisectoral approach to preventing chronic disease.

 04/02/2022
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The assumed knowledge for FMHU5004 has been updated to read 'Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health.

 04/03/2022

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Clinical Epidemiology

Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)
Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and
(c) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of:
(i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and
(ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives.

Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)
Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and
(c) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of:
(i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and
(ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives.

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology
Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, consisting of:
(i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and
(ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from Part B Electives.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology
Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study from Part A Electives.

Core units
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology 		6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics 		6    N PUBH5018


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1

Part A Electives
BSTA5004
Data Management and Statistical Computing 		6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care 		6   

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Semester 1
CEPI5315
Systematic Reviews 		6    C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001
N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CEPI5205
Doing a Systematic Review 		6    A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers 		6    A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011)
N CEPI5214


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5300
Research Grants: Theory and Practice 		6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N CEPI5505


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CEPI5312
Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2) 		6    P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100
N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5507
Clinical Epidemiology Project 		6    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N CEPI5206 or CEPI5207

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
FMHU5003
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health 		6    N PUBH5505 and BACH5255 and QUAL5005


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
FMHU5004
Qualitative Analysis and Writing in Health 		6    A Students should have an understanding of qualitative research as this unit does not cover research design or data collection. Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5000 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health
N PUBH5506

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
HPOL5014
Foundations Health Technology Assessment 		6   

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Semester 2
PUBH5126
Genomics and Public Health
This unit of study is not available in 2022

 6    A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required
P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive October
PUBH5215
Analysis of Linked Health Data 		6    A The unit assumes introductory-level programming skills in SAS or R, assumes introductory-level knowledge in epidemiology, e.g., PUBH5010 or CEPI5100, and introductory-level knowledge in biostatistics or statistics, e.g., PUBH5018
C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive June
Intensive November
PUBH5216
Controlled Clinical Trials 		6    P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002
N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5217
Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling 		6    P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002
N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5218
Advanced Statistical Modelling 		6    A This unit builds upon the material covered in PUBH5212 Categorial Data Analysis (CDA). Please refer back to your CDA notes prior to the first lecture particularly those relating to logistic regression
P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
PUBH5224
Advanced Epidemiology 		6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5312
Health Economic Evaluation 		6    P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002)
N PUBH5302


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5317
Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis
This unit of study is not available in 2022

 6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018
C PUBH5312
N PUBH5205 PUBH5307
Semester 2 Early

Part B Electives
PUBH5019
Cancer Prevention and Control 		6    P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5020
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control 		6    A PUBH5033 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent
N PUBH5555


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
PUBH5120
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health 		6    N PUBH5118


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units Note: While not compulsory, attendance (by zoom or face to face) at the five half-day workshops is strongly encouraged, as this enables students to yarn with and ask questions directly of the Aboriginal guest lecturers.
 Semester 2
PUBH5300
Infectious Disease Epidemiology 		6    A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
BETH5202
Research Ethics 		6    A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission
N BETH5208


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
BETH5203
Public Health Ethics 		6    N BETH5206


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
BETH5204
Clinical Ethics 		6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
BETH5208
Introduction to Human Research Ethics 		2    N BETH5202


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
BETH5209
Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics 		6    A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
HPOL5000
Health Policy and Health Economics 		6    N PUBH5032


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
HPOL5001
Health Systems and Financing 		6    N GLOH5135


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
HPOL5006
Business of Health 		6    N SMBA6122


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive July

Capstone units
CEPI5205
Doing a Systematic Review 		6    A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers 		6    A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011)
N CEPI5214


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5300
Research Grants: Theory and Practice 		6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N CEPI5505


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CEPI5507
Clinical Epidemiology Project 		6    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N CEPI5206 or CEPI5207

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
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