Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Introduction – Epidemiology | Lecturio

► Sign up here and try our FREE content: http://lectur.io/freecontentyt ► If you’re a medical educator or faculty member, visit: http://lectur.io/medytb2u This video “Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Introduction” is part of the Lecturio course “Abdominal Wall - Anatomy” ► WATCH the complete course on http://lectur.io/epidemiologyandbiostatistics ► LEARN ABOUT: 1. Overview and History of Epidemiology - Origin of Epidemiology - Epidemiologic Terminology - Descriptive Studies – Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Smallpox - Observational Epidemiology - Learning Outcomes 2. Critiquing Presented Content – Critical Thinking and Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) - Evidence Based Medicine - Study Design Types - Evidence Pyramid and Level of Evidence - Framing a Research Question - Learning Outcomes ► THE PROF: Dr. Raywat Deonandan is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa, an epidemiologist, a global health researcher, and best-selling novelist. His research interests include the epidemiological trends in global burdens of disease, the social and moral dimensions of risk perception, and other global health related topics. Furthermore, Dr. Deonandan is an award-winning journalist with features in the Toronto Star, the Huffington Post and other publications. Presently, he sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and is the founder and Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Health Sciences. Dr. Deonandan is keenly interested in spreading knowledge about epidemiology globally, be it through social media or via innovative teaching methods. ► LECTURIO is your single-point resource for medical school: Study for your classes, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MCAT or MBBS with video lectures by world-class professors, recall & USMLE-style questions and textbook articles. Create your free account now: http://lectur.io/epidemiologyandbiostatistics ► INSTALL our free Lecturio app iTunes Store: https://app.adjust.com/z21zrf Play Store: https://app.adjust.com/b01fak ► READ TEXTBOOK ARTICLES related to this video: General Medicine and Epidemiology: Statistical Principles http://lectur.io/epidemiologyandbiostatisticsarticle ► SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: http://lectur.io/subscribe ► WATCH MORE ON YOUTUBE: http://lectur.io/playlists ► LET’S CONNECT: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lecturio.medical.education.videos • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lecturio_medical_videos • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.de/lecturiomedical • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lecturio-medical/ 0:00 Introduction 2:53 The Origin of Epidemiology 4:26 Deaths from Cholera 9:11 Paradigms of Research 14:44 Flow of Study Designs 24:00 Observational Epidemiology 26:51 Example of Trend Analysis 27:55 Learning Outcomes 35:33 Evidence Based Medicine (EMB) 44:54 Hierarchy of Evidence 49:29 Framing a Research Question