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April 12, 2010 THE FINAL CLASS!!

April 12, 2010 THE FINAL CLASS!!. Congratulations to Erin!. Did we have fun?. Thanks to HSSA. All the photos will be posted soon on both the CSEBottawa website and Deonandan.com. Which reminds me…. Consider joining CSEB ( www.cseb.ca ) Consider joining CSEB Ottawa (www.csebottawa.ca).

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April 12, 2010 THE FINAL CLASS!!

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  1. April 12, 2010 THE FINAL CLASS!!

  2. Congratulations to Erin!

  3. Did we have fun?

  4. Thanks to HSSA

  5. All the photos will be posted soon on both the CSEBottawa website and Deonandan.com

  6. Which reminds me… • Consider joining CSEB (www.cseb.ca) • Consider joining CSEB Ottawa (www.csebottawa.ca)

  7. Poster Marking • Remember: • 50% of mark is based on my evaluation of your text • 50% of mark is based on judges impressions of your poster and presentations

  8. Poster Marking – the Judges’ 50% • Most people were judged by 2 judges • Mark will be average of the two • If you were judged by only one judge • Mark will determined by this mark alone • If you were judged by >2 judges • Mark will be determined by the best 2 reports

  9. The Exam • April 29 • 9:30-12:30 • Montpetit gym • Same room as Gomes’s class • Make sure you sit in OUR section and receive OUR exam

  10. The Exam • Yes, it is CUMULATIVE • Everything covered in class is fair game • Bring a calculator • All multiple choice

  11. Review • April 22, 2:00-3:30, SCS E218 • April 26, 2:00-3:30, SCS E218

  12. What Did You Learn That Was Useful? • Bias • When you hear about studies in the news, will you be more critical? • Designs • The limits of scientific knowledge -> what do different methods get you? • Causation • What does it mean when we say something causes something else?

  13. What Did You Learn That Was Useful? • Appraisal • When you read articles, can you now tell if it’s good or crap? • The nature of knowledge • How did people get what they know? Is it rational? • Data • Many questions about public health still linger… a lot of it has to do with insufficient or inadequate data

  14. What Did You Learn That Was Useful? • Logic • From your posters: your methods can only answer the question that you ask, and no more • Decision making • How do health policy makers or clinicians make important decisions? • Evidence • What is it? Are you shocked to know that the world is not evidence based?

  15. What Did You Learn That Was Useful? • Epidemiology is a paradigm • What does this mean?

  16. The Future of Epidemiology • Molecular • Genetics • Coordination with other sciences • Sociology? • Psychology? • Political science? • Archaeology?

  17. Your Future • You don’t have to be an epidemiologist • You don’t have to love epidemiology • But you must embrace the central tenets of epidemiology: truth and logic

  18. Good luck!

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