LocalEBQCourse-PERUEpidemiology,Biostatistics&

QualitativeResearchMethods

31July-18August2017

UniversidadNacionaldelaAmazoníaPeruana

Iquitos,Peru

Applynowforthis3-weekcourse!Applica7onprocedureandcriteriaforacademiceligibilityandfundingcanbefoundonwww.uantwerp.be/ebq-peruDeadlineforsubmissionofapplica7onsis15May2017.

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LocalEBQCourse-PERUEpidemiology,Biostatistics&

QualitativeResearchMethods

31July-18August2017

UniversidadNacionaldelaAmazoníaPeruana

Iquitos,PERU

AIM

EBQ offers a profound training of three weeks on the basic principles and methods ofepidemiology. An in-depth study of biostatistics (lectures and hands-on tutorials with Rsoftware)with appropriate methods is integrated in the main epidemiological content. Basicprinciples of qualitative research methods will be explained, and introductory seminars onsystematicreview,meta-analysisandmolecularepidemiologyarealsoprogrammed.

PARTICIPANTS’ELEGIBILITYEBQ is directed to young Peruvianbiomedical researchers involved/interested

in epidemiological studies, mainly from

UNAPbutalsoresearchersfromMinistryofhealthandUPCH.

The course will be taught by faculty from

UAntwerpandUPCH,mainlyinSpanishbutbasiclevelonEnglishisrequiredinordertofollowsomespecializedseminarsinthelast

week.

ORGANISINGCOMMITTEE

UniversityofAntwerp,Belgium

UniversidadNacionaldelaAmazoníaPeruana

UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia

SPONSORS

APLICATIONS

EBQ-Iquitos will select only 20 participants.There is no course fee to be paid (alreadycoveredbythesponsors).Wewillalsoprovideat no cost the lesson materials, lunches and

coffee-breaksduringthelessondays.

Daily attendance to the full-course is

mandatory.

No accommodation nor transportation is

providedbyEBQ.

Sendyourapplicationto:ebq.peru@gmail.com

Theapplicationshouldinclude:

•  Motivationletter(max.1page)

•  YourprofessionalCV

•  Arecommendationletterofyoursupervisor.

DEADLINE:15May2017

FURTHERINFORMATION

MSc.OscarNolascoCárdenas(UPCH)

Dr.JuanCarlosCastroGómez(UNAP)

Dr.JorgeMaraparadelAguila(UNAP)

E-mail:ebq.peru@gmail.com

Dr.DioniciaGamboaVilelaCoordinatorLabMalaria,

molecularbiologist.

+info

Prof.Dr.AlejandroLlanosC.Controlofinfectiousdiseases,PublicHealth.+info

Prof.Dr.PaulvanRoyenDeanFacultyofMedicine,ProfessorFamilyMedicine.+info

Prof.Dr.Jean-PierrevanGeertruydenCoordinatorGlobalHealthInstitute,Clinicalepidemiologist,infectious&chronicdiseasesinthetropics.+info

Dr(c).ChristopherDelgado-RattoMolecularepidemiologist&biostatistics.+info

Dr.GreetDieltiensEpidemiologist,Emergencydoctor(invitedlecturerfromtheNetworkofHospitalsinAntwerp,ZNA)+info

Prof.Dr.LievePeremansPrimaryandinterdisciplinarycare+info

EBQIquitosFACULTY

LocalEBQCourse-PERUEpidemiology,Biostatistics&

QualitativeResearchMethods

31July-18August2017

UniversidadNacionaldelaAmazoníaPeruana

Iquitos,PERU

ThecoursewillbetaughtbyfacultyfromUAntwerpandUPCH,mainlyin Spanish but basic level on English is required in order to follow some

specializedseminarsduringthelastcourseweek.

Dr(c).JoséChaucaC.Biostatistics&medicalmicrobiology+info

1.Epidemiology–Dr.G.Dieltiens•  Appropriately use the concepts of prevalence and

incidence, and various assimilated measures (aAackrate,morbidityrate).

•  Explaintherela7onbetweenincidenceandprevalence.•  Cri7callyassessrou7nelycollecteddata.•  Interpret the informa7onprovidedbytests in termsof

probability.•  Assess the consequences of false posi7ve and false

nega7ve results, and use this informa7on for public-healthdecision-making.

•  Discriminate between adequate, and inadequatemethodstoassessreproducibility.

•  Dis7nguishthedifferenttypesofstudies.•  Describethestrengthsandweaknessesofexperimental

studies.•  Describethestrengthsandweaknessesofobserva7onal

studies (cross-sec7onal, longitudinal, case-control andecologicalstudies).

•  Recognise and assess the study design in a scien7ficar7cle.

•  Explain theprinciplesof inferenceand theconceptsofvalidityandrandomerror.

•  Describethe3majortypesofbias.•  Iden7fybiasinepidemiologicalstudies.•  Describethetechniquestocontrolconfoundingbias.•  Explaintheconceptofriskandriskfactor.•  Appreciate the importance of study design in risk

assessment.•  Measureabsolute,rela7veandaAributablerisks.•  To beAer understand published epidemiological

research,throughaprac7cal.•  and structured step-by-step approach for cri7cal

readingofscien7ficliterature.•  Understand & accept its limita7ons, be able to draw

meaningfulconclusionsabouthealthanddisease.

2.BiostatisticsDr(c)J.ChaucaThestudentswillbeabletoperformbasisanalysisusing:•  Descrip7vesta7s7cs:Summarizingandpresen7ngdata•  Probabili7estheory•  Randomvariablesandtheirdistribu7on•  Samples,popula7ons,point-andintervales7mates•  Tes7nghypotheses•  Comparingmeansoftwopropor7ons•  One-sampleinference•  Non-parametricmethods•  Con7ngencytables•  ANOVA•  Basicregressionanalysis(linearandlogis7c)•  Survivalanalysis

3.QualitativeStudyDesignProf.PVanRoyen,Prof.L.Peremans

Thestudentswillbeableto:

•  Explainwhyandwhentousequalita7veresearch•  Designhis/herownqualita7vestudy•  Showhe/shehasbasiccompetenciestosetupa

qualita7veresearch:fromresearchques7ontodata-collec7onmethod

•  Analysequalita7vedata,includingbasiccompetenciesofworkingwithNvivoso[ware

•  Explainandassessthevalidityandreliabilityofqualita7veresearch

•  Explainthebasicsofwri7ngandpublishingqualita7veresearchstudies.

4.BasicstatisticsusingRsoftware(hands-ontutorials)-Dr(c)C.Delgado-Ratto

The students will learn how to approach descrip7ve and

inferen7al sta7s7cs using the free so[ware for sta7s7calcompu7ngandgraphics,RanditsinterfaceRStudio.

5.EpidemiologyofinfectiousdiseasesProf.JPvanGeertruyden

6.Systematicreview&Meta-analysisProf.JPvanGeertruyden

7.Molecularepidemiology-Dr.D.GamboaV.

8.IntrotoClinicaltrials-Prof.JPvanGeertruyden

9.ControlprogramsofInfectiousdiseasesProf.A.Llanos-Cuentas

PracticalSessions

Introductorylectures

Majortopics

Learningoutcomes

•  Studentswillunderstandthatdiseasecontrolisadynamicprocess,

highlyheterogeneousandcomplex.Thetransmissionandthedisease

developmentaremulti-causal,withgreatinfluenceoftheenvironment

onthelivingbeings(humans,vectorsandparasites).

•  Diseasecontrolisahierarchicprocesswithstagesanddefined

indicatorsoftheoutcomesandimpact.

•  Theevolutionandsuccessofdiseasecontrolrequiresresearchand

updatedknowledge.

TENTATIVEPROGRAMME 31July-18August2017

31/07/17 01/08/17 02/08/17 03/08/17 04/08/17

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9-10am Welcome:short

introduction(JPvG)

1-2.30pm

07/08/17 08/08/17 09/08/17 10/08/17 11/08/17

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1-2.30pm

14/08/17 15/08/17 16/08/17 17/08/17 18/08/17

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1-2.30pm

PaulVanRoyen PVR OscarNolasco ON

LievePeremans LP PauloManrique PM

GreetDieltiens GD BeronicaInfante BI

Jean-PierrevanGeetruyden JPvG RobersonRamirez RM

ChristopherDelgado-Ratto CDR

DioniciaGamboa DG

AlejandroLlanos-Cuentas ALLC

JoséChaucaC JC

Week1

Week3

Lecturers

Controlprograms

infectious

diseases(ALLC)

Systematicreview

(JPvG)

Coursecoordinators&teachingassistants

2.30-5pm

9am-1pm

10am-1pm

2.30-4pm

4-6pm

9am-1pm

2.30-5pm

Week2

Closingceremony:

awarding

certificates,

reception

Lunchpause

Biostatistics(JC) Biostatistics(JC) Biostatistics(JC)

Basicstatistics

usingR(CDR)Biostatistics(JC)

Basicstatistics

usingR(CDR)

Basicstatistics

usingR(CDR)

IntrotoClinical

trials(JPvG)

IntrotoMolecular

epidemiology

(DG)

Biostatistics(JC) Biostatistics(JC)

Epidemiologyof

Infectious

diseases(JP)

Introduction

participants&

research

presentation

Introduction

participants&

research

presentation

Opening

reception

Qualititvestudy

design(PVR-LP)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Qualititvestudy

design(PVR-LP)

Qualititvestudy

design(PVR-LP)

Qualititvestudy

design(PVR-LP)

Qualititvestudy

design(PVR-LP)

Lunchpause

Lunchpause

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)

Epidemiology

(GD)