EPID 810:  Controlled Clinical Trials

This course will cover material relevant to the design and conduct of controlled clinical trials. Design topics will include methods used to achieve unbiased results with improved precision, such as adequate sample size, randomization, blinding, pre- and post-stratification, cross-over designs, placebos and the counting of relevant events. Attention will be given to the problems of conducting multi-centre clinical trials. Topics covered will include drafting of protocols, design of data forms, logistics of data flow, methods of follow-up, data management and quality control, periodic reporting, final data analysis and the production of final reports. Ethical issues and the role of randomized trials in clinical investigation will be discussed.
Three term hours, Winter. Instructor:  H. Richardson.

EPID 815:  Independent Study

This course is designed for individual students interests that are not covered by existing courses offered in the Department. Normally, this will take the form of a closely supervised reading course in the area of a graduate instructor's expertise but may also include practical field experience. The proposed study must be improved by the appropriate instructor and Program Director, the Coordinator of Graduate Studies and the Head of the Department.

EPID 817:   Foundations of Cancer Control

This course is intended for graduate students, clinical fellows and postdoctoral fellows who are engaged or interested in cancer research. This course will provide students with training in the fundamentals of epidemiologic methods in cancer research and with knowledge of how epidemiology could contribute to better understanding of cancer etiology and control in human populations. The course will focus on concepts and methodological issues central to the conduct of epidemiologic studies of cancer etiology and control. Topics will include:  an introduction to basic epidemiologic concepts, biologic concepts central to the investigation of cancer, study design, clinical epidemiology, and cancer control and prevention.
Three term hours, Fall. Instructor:  H. Richardson. Not offered 2018-19. 

EPID 819: Clinical Epidemiology:

This course will demonstrate the way in which epidemiological principles guide the practice of medicine and the design of clinical research. Topics include how to select and apply the correct design for a study addressing a clinical question, how to evaluate the quality of clinical publications and research proposals, how to prepare a clinical research proposal, and how to synthesize clinical evidence.

Three term hours Winter 2022 Instructor TBD.

PREREQUISITE: EPID * 801 and EPID 821* or Permission of Instructor.

EPID 822:  Applied Regression Analysis

This course deals with the commonly used regression methods proven useful in health services research and the epidemiologic analysis of the relationship between traits, exposures or treatments, and diseases or other medical outcomes. The course emphasizes the statistical modeling approach with topics including multiple regression, analysis of variance and covariance, reliability of measurements, analysis of categorical data, logistic regression, Poisson regression and survival analysis. This course includes a compulsory SAS Programming component. 
Three term-hours, plus a two-hour tutorial, Winter. Instructors: P. Peng. SAS Tutorial instructors: A. Day and J. Zhang-Salomons. PREREQUISITE: EPID 821.

EPID 828:  Infectious Diseases

This course provides a foundation in infectious disease epidemiology.  Principles and methods related to infectious disease biology, outbreak detection and investigation, and the methodological, analytical, and diagnostic tools are covered.  Specific infectious diseases that pose contemporary challenges in public health and/or have national or global public health impact are discussed. Three term hours. Winter. S. Brogly.

EPID 829:  Foundations in Global Health

Students will be exposed to various global health concepts and be trained to work through potential solutions in a public health context. The course will be taught through formal lecture, seminar and small group learning and online modules. The course be taught through formal lecture, seminar and small group learning, and online modules. Topics may include:  health, public health, and development; Aboriginal health; health systems and policies; Canada's role in global health and social justice; and special populations.
Three term hours, Fall. Instructor:   C. Davison.

EPID 832:  Mental Health/Critical Inquiry

This course will provide students with in-depth substantive knowledge about the evolution of health issues that have shaped policy and mental health services. 
Three term hours, Winter. Instructor:  H. Stuart. PREREQUISITE:  EPID 801 or permission of course instructor.

EPID 833:  Issues in Military and Veteran Health Research

Students are exposed to health issues associated with military experience that includes both veterans and military families. As a weekly webinar, the course will include presentations from Canadian specialists who will contextualize military mental and physical health needs and introduce theoretical and methodological approaches to conducting applied health research among this population.
Three term hours, fall, every year. Instructors: S. Belanger.

EPID 851: Medically Relevant Microbiology in Infection Prevention and Control

This course provides foundational and applied information to support learners' development of infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices within various healthcare and public health settings. Students will gain an understanding of the basics of medical microbiology and how they relate to core competencies for IPAC.
Three term hours. Winter. Instructor: P. Sheth

EPID 852: Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control and Environments of Care

This course provides foundational and applied information to support learners' development of infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices within various healthcare and public health settings. Students will gain an understanding of the core competencies for IPAC. Diverse principles and practices associated with routine practices, additional precautions, program evaluation, surveillance and outbreak management, occupational health, emergency management, disinfection concepts, preprocessing, construction/renovation and principles of adult learning will be explored as the foundational concepts of an IPAC program. Students will be able to apply these IPAC skills and concepts to a broad environment of care and its overall impact on public health.
Three term hours. Winter. Instructors: H. Candon and K. Allain

EPID 853:  Healthcare Quality, Safety and Risk

This course provides foundational and applied information and activities to support learners’ development of quality, risk and safety principles and practices within Public Health settings. Learners will gain an understanding of the integration of improvement science within the public health setting with a particular focus on the area of infection prevention and control (IPAC). Principles and practices associated with policy, change management, leadership, communication, collaboration, and safety culture will be examined to explore ways to provide optimal health outcomes for individuals and communities while adhering to the principles of IPAC.
Summer. Instructor TBD

STAT 855:  Stochastic Processes and Applications

Markov chains, birth and death processes, random walk problems, elementary renewal theory, Markov processes, Brownian motion and Poisson processes, queuing theory, branching processes.
Three term hours.
Offered jointly with MTHE/STAT 455

STAT-864:  Discrete Time Series Analysis

Autocorrelation and autocovariance, stationarity; ARIMA models; model identification and forecasting; spectral analysis. Applications to biological, physical and economic data.
Three term-hours; lectures.
Offered jointly with STAT-464

STAT 865/465:  Quality Management

An overview of the statistical and lean manufacturing tools and techniques used in the measurement and improvement of quality in business, government and industry today. Topics include management and planning tools, Six Sigma approach, statistical process charting, process capability analysis, measurement system analysis. (Offered jointly with STAT 465.)
Three term hours.
Not offered in 2017-18.

STAT-871:  Design and Analysis of Experiments

Analysis of variance for fixed, random and mixed models; analysis of covariance; distribution of mean squares; classical designs including fractional factorial experiments, Latin squares and split plot designs. Modern topics including Taguchi methods and designs for nonlinear models.
Three term hours; lectures.
(Offered jointly with STAT-471)

STAT 873: Generalized Linear Models

An introduction to advanced regression methods for binary, categorical, and count data. Major topics include maximum-likelihood method, binomial and Poisson regression, contingency tables, log linear models, and random effect models. The generalized linear models will be discussed both in theory and in applications to real data from a variety of sources.(Offered jointly with STAT-473*.)
Not offered in 2017-18.

MATH 895: Probability Theory

The course provides basic knowledge in probability at the graduate level. Topics will include: basic notions and concepts of Probability Theory; characteristics functions; law of large numbers and central limit theorem; martingales; stochastic processes.

Three term hours, Winter.