Fall 2023
Classes begin: August 30
Fall Reading Break: October 6, 10 and 11
Makeup Days: Thursday, Nov. 30 is the make-up lecture day for Monday classes and will follow a Monday schedule (see www.mcgill.ca/importantdates/key-dates)
Classes end: December 5
EPIB 507
Biostats for Health Sciences
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Basic principles of statistical inference applicable to clinical, epidemiologic, and other health research. Topics include: methods of describing data, statistical inference for means, statistical inference for proportions, non-parametric statistics, correlation and introduction to linear regression.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: Restricted to students registered in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Human Nutrition, Medical Residents, and Clinical Fellows.
- Course not opened to students registered in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics programs.
- Due to the intensive nature of this course during the summer session, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day. The standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines apply for sections of this course offered during the Fall or Winter semesters.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 601
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiologic concepts and corresponding terms. After an introduction to the history, definition, and purposes of epidemiology, "core" concepts that are relevant in several areas of investigation (e.g., etiologic research, health care research, and community medicine practice) will be presented.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 607
Inferential Statistics
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Introduction to the basic principles of statistical inference used in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics include variability; methods of processing and describing data; sampling and sampling distributions; inferences regarding means and proportions, non-parametric methods, regression and correlation.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A first year course in undergraduate differential and integral calculus.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 613
Intro to Statistical Software
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Introduction to statistical software and data management; including basics of entering, manipulating data and elementary statistical analysis, SAS software, with reference to other packages of potential interest to students (R, Stata, SPSS).
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: Enrolment in Epidemiology stream program or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 627
Analysis of Correlated Data
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course will provide a basic introduction to methods for analysis of correlated, or dependent, data. These data arise when observations are not gathered independently; examples are longitudinal data, household data, cluster samples, etc. Basic descriptive methods and introduction to regression methods for both continuous and discrete outcomes.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 632
Mental Dis:Pop Perspec&Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Semester-long seminar on key issues and concepts integral to the epidemiological study of mental disorders, through the lens of a population perspective. Review of the origins of the field, classical studies, and recent major studies. Survey of where
the field is now. Discussion of national and global burden of mental disorders. Defining and diagnosing mental disorders. Methods to identify psychopathology in community versus clinical settings. Reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnoses
and measurement tools. Research designs including approaches to study etiology, health services delivery, prevention, role functioning, and policy.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 603 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PSYT 713.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 635
Clinical Trials
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Lectures and discussions on issues, approaches and techniques of clinical trials including assessment of feasibility, ethics, randomization, strengths and weaknesses of alternative designs, sample size requirements, protocol development, trial management and analysis, reporting and interpretation of trial results.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 648
Methods in Social Epidemiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Methods for conducting studies in social epidemiology and population health will be covered. Topics will include causal inference; measurement and concepts of social exposures; methods for study design and analysis. Techniques for descriptive and etiologic investigations of socioeconomic position, gender, race and ethnicity, geography, and social policies will be discussed.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 671
Cancer Epidemiology&Prevention
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course will explore the common epidemiologic approaches to studying etiologic relations in carcinogenesis and for assessing the efficacy of cancer prevention interventions. Emphasis will be given on both molecular and social epidemiology domains with examples of different study designs and data analysis methods and of the impact of measurement error and other biases.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 and EPIB 621, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 675
Special Topics 6
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Health Care Systems Analysis Using Administrative Data
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for health care systems research and evaluation. The theory covers how we think about the performance of health care systems and how the relevant concepts of performance (e.g. access, appropriateness, and quality) are measured. The practical component provides students with the opportunity to operationalize measures of performance using administrative data and SAS.
The course does not focus on health care system policies or health research study design. Experience with SAS is not a prerequisite.
EPIB 676
Special Topics 7
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Advanced topics in decision-analytic modeling for health
Advanced methods used to model health policy decisions and conduct model-based health technology assessment, both theory and technical applications. Methods covered include: Markov and microsimulation models, optimization, Bayesian model calibration and evaluation, probabilistic sensitivity analyses, and value of information analysis. Application areas include: disease screening, prevention, and treatment, prioritization of clinical research, and policies to avert drug overdose deaths.
EPIB 684
Princ of Envrnmntl Hlth Sci 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Topics in environmental health sciences: principles of exposure assessment and of toxicology.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students pursuing a career in Environmental Health Sciences or with permission of the course instructors. Not open to students who have taken or are taking EXMD 670 or NRSC 670 or PHAR 670.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 702
Ph.D. Proposal
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Essential skills for thesis writing and defence, including essential elements of research protocols, formulation of research objectives, the design, and strategies.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Note: Required for Ph.D. students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 703
Principles of Study Design
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course will provide an overview of the concepts and principles underlying epidemiologic study design. Focus will be on the importance of appropriately formulating the research question, identifying the target population, defining the relevant entities, and on how these factors affect the validity of study findings. Examples from the published literature will be extensively used to illustrate the crucial points and will be discussed in class.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Registration in the Ph.D. Epidemiology program, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 704
Doctoral Level Epib Methods 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Estimation of epidemiologic effect measures and their confidence intervals in a variety of different study designs. Emphasis on analysis of sample data sets using regression models, graphical and tabular presentation of results, causal interpretation of effect estimates, writing reports for scientific publications, and sensitivity analyses for violated assumptions.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 603 and EPIB 621 or equivalent
- Restriction(s): Open to Ph.D students in Epidemiology or Biostatistics programs only.
- Not open to students who have taken EPIB 604.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 707
Res Design in Health Sci
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Lectures and discussions and student oral and written presentations with the aim of providing guidance and experience in the development of objectives, background and methods for both the formulation of, and the constructive peer criticism of, research protocols in the health sciences.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 701
- Restriction(s): Registration in the PhD program in Epidemiology.
- Not open to students who have taken EPIB 623.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 501
Population Health&Epidemiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: This course presents concepts and methods of epidemiology at the introductory level. The use of epidemiologic methods for population and public health research and practice will be illustrated. A review of selected population health questions such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the cardiovascular disease epidemic, cigarette smoking, or screening for disease will be presented.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 501.
- Course not open to students enrolled in Epidemiology or Public Health programs.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 511
Fundamentals of Global Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: This exciting and interactive course aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their understanding and knowledge of global health issues, including global burden of diseases, determinants of health, transition in health and drivers of such transition, challenges in healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings, and the variety of agencies and actors engaged in addressing global health challenges. The course consists of lectures, case studies, debates, discussions and small group work.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 525
HlthCare Systems in Comp Persp
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 525. Not open to students who are taking or have taken SOCI 525.
- Note: This course is cross-listed in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and in Sociology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 528
Economic Eval of Hlth Programs
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Concepts and methods used to carry out economic evaluations of health programs and interventions, including public health interventions, pharmaceuticals, and other health care interventions. Includes topics such as calculation of unit costs, measurement of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and assessment of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 528.
- No prior background in economics is required.
- Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Concepts and methods used to carry out economic evaluations of health programs and interventions, including public health interventions, pharmaceuticals, and other health care interventions. Includes topics such as calculation of unit costs, measurement of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), methods for conducting trial- and model-based economic evaluations, and assessment of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis, using the R programming language.
Prerequisite:
- Introductory-level programming skills, introductory-level statistics
- Students should be able to read a dataset into memory, create a for loop, develop a linear or logistic regression model, and write a function in R (or have similar experience in another language).
- No prior background in economics is required.
- Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
PPHS 529
Global Env Hlth&Burden/Disease
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: This course presents the grand challenges in global health from environmental and occupational risks along with the multi-disciplinary methods used to identify, control, and prevent them. It will introduce students to knowledge and skills in core disciplines of environmental health and approaches to environmental risk recognition, control and prevention in a global context.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 529.
- 1. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.
- 2.This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.
- 3. Previous coursework in statistics and environmental science is useful, though not required.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 602
Foundations of Population Hlth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Introduction to population health and the conceptual basis of the population health approach to measuring disease occurrence and to prevention. Fundamentals of, and methods for, studying burden of disease in population, and how these differ across time, space, and groups. Topics include population dynamics, denominators, occurrence of events, time, person and place, health indicators, standardization, life tables, age, cohort and period effects, disease surveillance and vital statistics. Introduction to the concepts and principles of measurement including measurement error, validity, reliability, and accuracy.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 615
Intro:Infectious Disease Epid
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology taught from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine development and evaluations, screening, modelling, and infectious causes of cancer or chronic diseases.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: EPIB 601 or Permission of Instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 615.
- Note: An undergraduate level biology course is highly recommended.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 624
Public Health Ethics & Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Critical assessment of ethical dilemmas and policy considerations raised by the practice of public health. Specific topics include: measuring and defining health; surveillance and privacy; preparedness, quarantine, and distribution of resources during a health emergency; and health inequalities.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 624.
- Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 681
Special Topics: Pop&Pub Hlth 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of population and public health importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Indigenous World Views in Health Delivery and Research
This graduate level course will explore the application of Canadian Indigenous worldviews in healthcare and public health practice and research. Students will examine the rich and diverse perspectives of Indigenous peoples in Canada, drawing on traditional knowledge, ways of knowing such as Two-Eyed Seeing and 7 Generations Teachings, and holistic approaches to health and wellness. Through teachings from experts and knowledge keepers, group discussions and reflections, students will critically analyze the impact of colonization on Indigenous health and explore strategies for decolonizing healthcare systems and academic or research spaces. Topics include Indigenous approaches to health, Indigenous health research methods and ethics,, data sovereignty, and policy implications. By the end of the course, students will develop a deeper understanding of incorporating Indigenous worldviews to foster equitable and culturally responsive healthcare and public health systems.
PPHS 684
Special Topics: Pop&Pub Hlth 5
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of population and public health importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Foundations of Health Promotion
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health and its determinants (Ottawa Charter, WHO 1986; Bangkok Charter, WHO 2005). This course introduces the foundations of health promotion theory, concepts, history, strategies and practice skills. Within the course, health is defined broadly, and the promotion of health is examined at individual, interpersonal, community and societal levels. The course reflects a critical, socio-ecological approach to health and health promotion, recognizing that health is influenced by a complex interplay of biological and social factors.
Winter 2024
Classes begin: January 4
Winter Reading Break: March 4 to 8
Makeup Days: Thursday, April 11 is the make-up lecture day for Monday classes and will follow a Monday schedule. (see www.mcgill.ca/importantdates/key-dates)
Classes end: April 12
EPIB 521
Regression Anal for Health Sc.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: The aim of this course is to provide students with basic principles of regression analyses applicable to the health sciences so that they can understand and use appropriate statistical regression techniques for continuous and discrete data. The course will cover: Linear regression: Regression for two or more explanatory variables, Polynomial regression, Dummy variables, Inference for regression parameters, Confounding and collinearity, Effect modification, Model-checking, Model selection, Prediction. Logistic and Poisson regression: Logistic regression for one or more variables, Interpreting odds ratios, Inference for logistic and Poisson regression parameters, Confounding and interactions in logistic regression, Model selection, Prediction. A very brief overview of survival analysis.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 507 or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction(s): Course not open to students registered in the Epidemiology, Biostatistics or Public Health programs. Not open to students who have taken EPIB 591 when topic was “Regression Analysis for Health Sciences".
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 603
Intermediate Epidemiology
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Concepts and methods for epidemiology at the intermediate level, including causation, measures of disease occurrence and effect, study designs, biases in epidemiologic research, interaction, and data analysis for categorical and survival data using statistical software.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 605
Critical Appraisal in Epid
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course provides the opportunity to develop skills to critically evaluate evidence presented in the biomedical and health sciences literature, based on the concepts acquired in the epidemiology introductory courses.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 621
Data Analysis in Health Sci
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for continuous categorical and survival data. Topics include generalized linear models, multiple linear and logistic regression, introductory survival analysis, model selection. Maximum likelihood and Bayesean approaches will be presented.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 638
Mathematical Modeling of ID
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Mathematical models of infectious diseases –computer simulations of epidemics–enable detailed analyses and understanding of factors affecting the distribution of infections/diseases in populations and now play a key role in policy making. Covered topics include: short-term dynamics of infections (R0), compartmental models, stochastic models (including agent-based), contact patterns and heterogeneity, and Bayesian model calibration. The learning objectives are: 1)
recognize research questions that can be addressed using modeling; 2) develop, parameterize, calibrate, and analyze simple infectious disease models in R; and 3) critically appraise scientific modeling papers.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 621 or permission of the instructor
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EPIB 676 when topic was "Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases".
- This is an intermediate-level quantitative course. Previous courses in calculus and biostatistics are recommended (in doubt, contact the instructor prior to registration). A working knowledge of the R statistical software (or equivalent) is mandatory (data structures, function, loop, etc.).
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 662
Pharma Basis of Pharmacoepidem
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: The objective of this course is to provide students with an indepth review of the principles of pharmacology which are essential for the design, analysis and critical appraisal of studies in pharmacoepidemiology.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 633, or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 677
Special Topics 8
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Critical Perspectives on Global Health
This seminar course encourages students to interrogate and critique fundamental aspects of contemporary global health practice. Topics include the historical origins of global health, processes for identifying global health priorities, the role of multinational funding structures, and the ethical and pragmatic challenges of intervening in an effort to improve the health of populations. Throughout the course, discussions will examine how the implicit assumptions of global health practice give rise to growing critiques of it, such as recent calls to decolonize the field.
EPIB 678
Special Topics 9
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
The focus of this course is qualitative and mixed methods research, with a particular emphasis on the role of mixed methods in public health practice. Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods can be fostered and sustained in health systems or community settings. Mixed methods are becoming more essential in public health because they enable an in-depth consideration of the dynamic context of institutional structures, stakeholder groups’ interests and interactions, human-technology interactions, and political, economic, legal, and social conditions. Students will gain skills in conducting interviews, focus groups, and observations, qualitative and mixed methods data analysis, and innovative approaches such as rapid analysis and feedback and joint display of qualitative and quantitative findings. The course will also cover philosophical foundations, theory, and methodological topics including sampling, generalization, and validity.
EPIB 679
Special Topics 10
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Genetic Epidemiology
This course will provide students with an overview of the state of the art in genetic and genomic epidemiology with a focus on important or key concepts, study design and interpretation aspects that are specific to these fields. A condensed treatment of the molecular basis of human genetics and classic approaches including family- and population- based studies will be followed by an in-depth exploration of genomewide association studies, with a view to the critical evaluation of such studies. The use of genetic data and multiple disease phenotypes and quantitative traits integrated with other sources of genomic data will be presented in the context of big data biobank cohorts. Considerations when using genetic data for disease outcome prediction and investigation of causal pathways will be presented. References will be made to the larger context of the explosion of genetic data in the public sphere, including policy and ethics implications.
EPIB 685
Princ of Envrnmntl Hlth Sci 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Topics in environmental health sciences: principles of environmental epidemiology.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students in the Environmental Health Sciences or permission of the course instructors. Not open to students who have taken or are taking EXMD 671 or NRSC 671 or PHAR 671.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 702
Ph.D. Proposal
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Essential skills for thesis writing and defence, including essential elements of research protocols, formulation of research objectives, the design, and strategies.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Note: Required for Ph.D. students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 705
Doctoral Level Epid Methods 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: The course has a conceptual and analytical causal inference perspective. The nature of specific study biases resulting in non-causal components in the observed association between exposure and outcome are discussed, including endogenous selection bias, measured and unmeasured confounding, and measurement error. Methods to recover the causal effect with such biases are presented. Causal mediation analysis is discussed. Models for survival analysis are discussed as well as the problem of- and some solutions to missing data. A brief overview of genetic epidemiology principles is covered.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 704
- Restriction(s): Open to Ph.D. students in Epidemiology or Biostatistics programs only.
- Not open to students who have taken EPIB 608.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EPIB 706
Doctoral Seminar:Epidemiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course aims to provide an opportunity to students who have completed the Epidemiology course series in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, to optimize their training in ways that will be helpful to their thesis research and to the development of their career as epidemiologists. The content of this interactive course and the delivery of the material is primarily determined by students based on the knowledge gaps that they identify. The course will allow students to expand their methodological tool box, explore controversies in epidemiology, and gain experience synthesizing and communicating complex concepts to an informed audience.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 701
- Restriction(s): Enrolment in PhD Epidemiology or permission of instructor
- Not open to students who have taken EPIB 609.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 527
Econ for Hlth Serv Res&Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Key health policy topics in developed economies using analytic frameworks and tools from economics. Major topics include health insurance, health care financing, and the roles of individuals and public and private institutions in the health care system.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 527.
- NOTE: This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments, with the permission of the instructor. A background in introductory economics is useful, though not required.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 612
Principles/Pub Hlth Practice
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Principles and methods in public health practice. Topics will include investigation in public health, public health intervention, program evaluation, public health and the health care system, society and public health.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 613
The Practice of Global Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Introduction to core competencies in the practice of global health, including historical, colonial roots of global health, project planning and implementation, equitable and ethical conduct, building partnerships, working within interdisciplinary teams, effective communication and personal-social skills.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 617
Impact Evaluation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: This course will cover methods for estimating the effects of social interventions on health outcomes. We will provide the intuition for conducting impact evaluation studies in population health and discuss recent developments. We will define causal policy effects within the potential outcomes framework and introduce and formally define policy-relevant research questions based on specific causal contrasts. We will cover the use of randomized and cluster randomized trials for impact evaluation, including cost-effectiveness. We will additionally cover quasi-experimental designs such as interrupted time series, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 618
Prgrm Planning&Eval: Pub Hlth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Major activities in planning and evaluating an evidence-based public health intervention using a structured approach to intervention planning and different evaluation methodologies and techniques. Emphasis on evidence-based program planning, logic model development, participatory approaches, and program evaluation in applied public health settings.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PPHS 683
Special Topics: Pop&Pub Hlth 4
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of population and public health importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Health
This is a practice-based course in which the associations between and the impacts of race, ethnicity, and culture in health will be examined from interdisciplinary perspectives in public health research and practice. Students will be introduced to how race, ethnicity, and culture and the interrelationships with the determinants of health influence individual and population health and services. The students will be presented with principles of community-based research; the existence of many worldviews; anti-oppression frameworks; cultural safety, competency, sensitivity, and awareness as practices; and health promotion. We will be embedding into the lectures intersectionality, critical race theories, and social constructionism to reflect how race intersects other historical, social, political and economic factors such as gender, class, sexuality, and ability as the major determinants of the health of Indigenous and racialized communities.
PPHS 684
Special Topics: Pop&Pub Hlth 5
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of population and public health importance.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic:
Communicable Disease Surveillance
Public health (PH) surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of these data to those responsible for preventing and controlling disease. Infectious diseases are a specific case and have a rich history of surveillance methods. Infectious disease surveillance is used to design and evaluate public health measures and is integrated in clinical care and practice.