Studies of etiology, risk and prognosis

Code:

EDS16

Acronym:

EERP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEDS	2	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	20	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Describe the concepts of aetiology, risk and prognosis,
Describe different types of study and their inherent limitations,
Describe the different ways of presenting results and assess their importance,
Describe and apply the different methods that can be used to develop multivariable models

Learning outcomes and competences

Be able to
understand the difference between aetiology, risk and prognosis,
identify the best type of study to answer a clinical question of aetiology, risk and prognosis,
Report and assess results,
Assess, choose and apply different ways to develop multivariable models

Working method

Presencial

Program

Broad concepts concerning aetiology, risk and prognosis,
Assessment of related studies,
Assessment of the importance of the results,
Development of multivariable models using different techniques

Mandatory literature

Book of Why; Judea Pearl
Critical Appraisal; Crombie I
Research Methodology. A step-by-step for beginners; Kumar R
Interpreting the medical literature; Gehlbach S
How to read a paper. The basics of evidence based medicine; Greenhalgh T

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will have both a theoretical as a practical component.
They will be with an exposition of theoretical knowledge and end with their application in real-life exercises.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	50,00
Exame	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	24,00
Frequência das aulas	12,00
Trabalho escrito	12,00
Total:	48,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in at least 75% of the classes

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation will be calculated having in consideration the following components:
- Essay (50%)
- Final exam (50%)
It is mandatory a minimal grade of 9,5 at each component