EPDC 626 INTRODUCTION TO NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY

This course is designed to enable students acquire knowledge and skills in the epidemiology of common non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and mental disorders.  The course discusses the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease, focusing on coronary heart disease, stroke, and end stage renal disease. It focuses on established major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, genetic susceptibility and the social burden of disease and prevention strategies. The epidemiology and prevention of diabetes, obesity, and associated complications and the methodological issues associated with evaluating these in epidemiologic studies will be discussed.