Biostatistics, Information and Decision in Health I

Code:

MI112

Acronym:

BIDS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	307	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	1	-	6	54	162

Modules

Code	Name
MI112_B
MI112_A

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Information and decision sciences are, traditionally, supported by two great scientific areas, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, and so it is expected that the students:

• Acquire notions and training on probability and distributions, descriptive statistics Statistical inference and modelling, sample size;

• Learn the concepts and applications of information systems (IS) in healthcare, Data coding and classification systems, Electronic clinical records, decision support systems, processing of biological signal and image, telemedicine and eHealth;

• Acquire skills on data preparation, construction of probability plots, Bibliographic and modeling search and reference management, creation of databases  and queries to databases;

• Understand the organization of health information as applied to statistical analysis and health research.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

This unit aim to empower the students with the following skills:

• classify, store and process data for statistical analysis;
• apply descriptive and inferential statistical technics;
• interpret statistical modeling and inferential results;
• search and manage of scientific literature;
• model and integrate data and information;
• use information systems in a safe and efficient way;
• structure and implement algorithms and medical guidelines;

 

After this course unit the students should also develop the adequate skills in order to apply and correctly interpret the studied statistical and informatics methodologies using the appropriate software.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction to biostatistics; introduction to probability and distributions.

Descriptive statistics; data preparation; probability graphical models.

Statistical inference and modelling: confidence intervals; hypothesis testing – parametric and non-parametric; categorical data analysis; correlation; linear regression.

Power analysis and sample size.

Introduction to advanced methods for data analysis and modeling.

Application of statistical analysis to biomedical research.

Bibliographic search and reference management.

Information systems (IS) in healthcare.

Data coding and classification systems.

Electronic clinical records.

Data modeling, creation of databases  and queries to databases.

Standardization of data communication, processing of biological signal and image; eHealth and telemedicine.

Basic principles of decision support systems

Organization of information in health: guidelines and algorithms in healthcare.

Mandatory literature

Petrie A, Sabin C. ; Medical Statistics at a Glance, 3rd edition , Blackwell Science Inc
Bland JM. ; An Introduction to Medical Statistics 4th Revised ed. Edition , Oxford Medical Publications
Shortliffe EH, Cimino JJ; Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine 4th ed, Edition Springer
Michelle A. Green, Mary Jo Bowie. ; Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices 3rd Edition, Cengage Learning
Cruz-Correia RJ et al; Information Discovery on Electronic Health Records, Chapman and Hall, 2009 (Cruz-Correia RJ et al. Data Quality and Integration Issues in Electronic Health Records. p.55-95), Hristidis V (ed.); , 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures, seminars and practical lessons, with topic discussion (including examples in health), individual and group exercises, and hands-on training on medical scenarios, with proper software. 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	20,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with the rules approved by FMUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed evaluation - AD (30%): will focus on the assessment of student participation in the teaching / learning process of the curricular unit during the semester in the practical classes and will be based on the results of one or more practical tests (20% final grade), and in the continuous evaluation by the teacher (s) involved in the teaching / learning process of each student (weighting 10% in the final grade). In order to do this continuous assessment, teachers will take into account the active participation of the students during the practical classes and their involvement in carrying out the exercises and proposed work. The practical test aims to assess the practical skills of bibliographic research, management and analysis of data acquired in the Curricular Unit. To do this, students should use the appropriate software on the computer during the test to answer the practical questions asked. Neither the practical test nor the distributed evaluation is eliminatory (there is no minimum classification necessary to be able to take the final exam)

Final evaluation or theoretical exam - ET (70%): The exam will cover the theoretical content of the curricular unit program consisting of questions of closed, simple and multiple answers, open questions of brief answer, questions of development and / or numerical exercises. In relation to the theoretical examination, only those students who obtain a classification equal or superior to 9.50 values ​​(in 20 values) will be approved.

The final classification of the course unit will be calculated only for the students who obtained the minimum grade in the theoretical exam (9.50 values ​​in 20 values), as follows:

final grade = (AD * 30 + ET * 70) / 100

Examinations or Special Assignments

There is no special assignments.

Internship work/project

Not applicable

 

 

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the rules approved by FMUP.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the rules approved by FMUP.