Resources for public health and preventive medicine residents related to their epidemiology training requirements. These are important for your exam preparation.
The Epi training resources are based on the Objectives/Competencies based on Public Health and Preventive Medicine Objectives of Training 2014 (Editorial Revision March 2018 v1.1). The epi sessions are based on the following sessions and CanMEDS Roles within the Epi and Biostats Review competencies.
- Medical Expert - 2.1.6 Describe the analytic tests and methods used to explain differences in health and health related behaviours including but not limited to: Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Chi-square, Forecasting, Geospatial analysis, Kappa correlation, Life tables, Logistic regression, Modeling, Survival analysis, T-test
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
- Medical Expert - 3.4.4 Apply and interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Life tables, Survival analysis, T-test, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), Chi-square, Logistic regression, Kappa, Correlation
Additional articles and readings
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5 Interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Modelling, Forecasting, Geospatial analysis
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5.2 Forecasting
Additional articles and readings
- Youtube - The MATH of Pandemics | Intro to the SIR Model
- Erin Coughlan de Perez, Elisabeth Stephens, Maarten van Aalst, Juan Bazo, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Sebastian Funk, Jeremy J. Hess, Nicola Ranger, Rachel Lowe. Epidemiological versus meteorological forecasts: Best practice for linking models to policymaking. International Journal of Forecasting, Volume 38, Issue 2, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.08.003.
- Rahimi, I., Chen, F. & Gandomi, A.H. A review on COVID-19 forecasting models. Neural Comput & Applic (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-020-05626-8.
- Angel N. Desai, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Sangeeta Bhatia, Anne Cori, Pierre Nouvellet, Mark Herringer, Emily L. Cohn, Malwina Carrion, John S. Brownstein, Lawrence C. Madoff, and Britta Lassmann.Real-time Epidemic Forecasting: Challenges and Opportunities.Health Security.Aug 2019.268-275.http://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2019.0022.
- Pollett S, Johansson MA, Reich NG, Brett- Major D, Del Valle SY, Venkatramanan S, et al. (2021) Recommended reporting items for epidemic forecasting and prediction research: The EPIFORGE 2020 guidelines. PLoS Med 18(10): e1003793. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003793.
- Chen L-P, Zhang Q, Yi GY, He W (2021) Model-based forecasting for Canadian COVID-19 data. PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244536. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244536.
- Solomon PJ, Isham VS. Disease surveillance and data collection issues in epidemic modelling. Stat Methods Med Res. 2000 Jun;9(3):259-77. doi.org/10.1177/096228020000900306.
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5 Interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Modelling, Forecasting, Geospatial analysis
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5.3 Geospatial analysis
Additional articles and readings
- Youtube - Introduction to Spatial Statistics
- Huang L, Pickle LW, Das B. Evaluating spatial methods for investigating global clustering and cluster detection of cancer cases. Stat Med. 2008 Nov 10;27(25):5111-42. doi: 10.1002/sim.3342. PMID: 18712778; PMCID: PMC2575694.
- QGIS
- https://www.axismaps.com/guide/using-colors-on-maps
- https://colorbrewer2.org/
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
- Medical Expert - 3.4.4 Apply and interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Life tables, Survival analysis, T-test, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), Chi-square, Logistic regression, Kappa, Correlation
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5 Interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Modelling, Forecasting, Geospatial analysis
- Medical Expert - 3.4.5.1 Modelling
Additional articles and readings
- Youtube - Logistic Regression
- Harris JK. Primer on binary logistic regression. Fam Med Community Health. 2021 Dec;9(Suppl 1):e001290. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001290. PMID: 34952854; PMCID: PMC8710907.
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
- Medical Expert - 3.4.4 Apply and interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Life tables, Survival analysis, T-test, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), Chi-square, Logistic regression, Kappa, Correlation
Additional articles and readings
- Youtube - Life table basics
- Selvin, Steve, 'Life Table Analysis: An Introduction', Statistical Analysis of Epidemiologic Data, 3rd edn, Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (New York, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Sept. 2009), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195172805.003.11.
- Dey, T., Lipsitz, S.R., Cooper, Z. et al. Survival analysis—time-to-event data and censoring. Nat Methods 19, 906–908 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01563-7
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
- Medical Expert - 3.4.4 Apply and interpret appropriate quantitative methods and analytic tests to explain differences in health and health related behaviours, including but not limited to: Life tables, Survival analysis, T-test, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), Chi-square, Logistic regression, Kappa, Correlation
Additional articles and readings
- Youtube - Intro to study designs and measures of association in epidemiology Epidemiological Methods
- Hayes-Larson E, Kezios KL, Mooney SJ, Lovasi G. Who is in this study, anyway? Guidelines for a useful Table 1. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;114:125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.06.011.
- Song, Jae W. M.D.; Chung, Kevin C. M.D., M.S.. Observational Studies: Cohort and Case-Control Studies. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 126(6):p 2234-2242. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f44abc.
Qualitative analysis (delphi process, focus group, key informant surveys, nominal group, participant observation, etc)
- Medical Expert - 2.1.7 Describe the methods used to explore knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours and public health interventions including but not limited to: Delphi process, Focus group, Key informant surveys, Nominal group, Participant observation, Social network analysis
- Medical Expert - 3.4.6 Apply and interpret qualitative methods to explore knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours and public health interventions, including but not limited to: Participant observation, Key informant surveys, Nominal group, Focus group, Delphi process, Social network analysis and applicable approaches
Additional articles and readings
- Video - Curry, L. What is qualitative research?
- Boffa, J., Moules, N., Mayan, M., Cowie, R.L. (2013). More than just great quotes: An introduction to the Canadian Tri-Council’s qualitative requirements. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 24(2):103-108. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/253931
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. (2018). Chapter 10: Qualitative research. Pp. 139-142. Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research
- Medical Expert - 2.1.7 Describe the methods used to explore knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours and public health interventions including but not limited to: Delphi process, Focus group, Key informant surveys, Nominal group, Participant observation, Social network analysis
- Medical Expert - 3.4.6 Apply and interpret qualitative methods to explore knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours and public health interventions, including but not limited to: Participant observation, Key informant surveys, Nominal group, Focus group, Delphi process, Social network analysis and applicable approaches
Additional articles and readings
- Video - Introduction to Social Network Analysis
- Luke DA, Harris JK. Network analysis in public health: history, methods, and applications. Annu Rev Public Health. 2007;28:69-93. doi: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144132. PMID: 17222078.
- Columbia Medical Center. Social Network Analysis. https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/population-health-methods/social-network-analysis.
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
Additional articles and readings
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- Medical Expert - 3.1.1 Analyze population level data in order to assess health status, health inequalities, determinants, and different needs to support prioritization of action
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
Additional articles and readings
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Monaghan TF, Rahman SN, Agudelo CW, Wein AJ, Lazar JM, Everaert K, Dmochowski RR. Foundational Statistical Principles in Medical Research: Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value. Medicina. 2021; 57(5):503. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57050503
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Swift A, Heale R, Twycross A. What are sensitivity and specificity? Evidence-Based Nursing 2020;23:2-4. https://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/1/2
- Medical Expert - 3.1.1 Analyze population level data in order to assess health status, health inequalities, determinants, and different needs to support prioritization of action
- Medical Expert - 3.1.3 Use a range of methods to assess morbidity and burden of disease within and between populations
Additional articles and readings
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Beichou, J., Palta, M. (2014). Rates, Risks, Measures of Association and Impact. In: Ahrens, W., Pigeot, I. (eds) Handbook of Epidemiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09834-0_3.
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Roberts MR, Ashrafzadeh S, Asgari MM. Research Techniques Made Simple: Interpreting Measures of Association in Clinical Research. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Mar;139(3):502-511.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2018.12.023