Section outline

  • Lecture: Introduction & Study Design (COH & RCT) (In-Person Lecture)

    Introduction to the course, strengths and limitations of randomized clinical trials, similarities and differences between components of randomized clinical trials and observational studies, and application of using a “target trial” to make causal inferences from cohort studies.

    Faculty:  June Chan

    Location:      Mission Hall 1407

    • Prospectus:

    • Intro to EPI 207 Winter 2020 _Slides revised File

      Please note - these slides were updated on Jan 8, 2020, to reflect a change in the calendar (office hours at 8:30 on Tuesday's instead of 9am; swapping topics on Feb 6 and 13). As stated in the video, please check the CLE for latest schedule updates. We did NOT update the video (below), only these slides.

      Uploaded 01/8/20, 16:49
    • Intro to Epi 207_Winter 2020_video File

      This short video describes course objectives, format, resources, and expectations. Please review before the first day of class.

      1/8/20 - Please note the slide of the course calendar in this video was UPDATED on Jan 8th; the one in the video is outdated. Please see CLE for latest schedule.

      Uploaded 01/4/20, 13:40

    • Session Slides:

    • Intro RCT_Coh lec 2020 File
    • 01 04 2020 EPI207 combined powerpoint File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Rothman, Greenland and Lash 2008 (RGL), Modern Epidemiology, Ch. 6 (focus on RCT and COH) & skim Chapter 7. Please note, RGL Chapter 7 will also be assigned for a future lecture on Person Time/Bias in Cohorts.

    • Lawson KA. Multivitamin Use and Risk of Prostate cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. JNCI 99:754-764, 2007 File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment:

    • HW 1 Intro Coh HW Ques to Post 2020 v2 File

      Note - this assignment was slightly modified on Jan 9, at 5:30pm. There is a very slight (hopefully helpful) wording clarification on q6 only.  This edit will also be posted on the forum.

    • Assignment Due Date: January 16, 2020 at the beginning of class

    • Watch pre-recorded lecture for Matching/Ca-Co/Case-Only Designs

    • Homework #1 Submission Assignment

    • Assignment Answer Key (access restricted to registered students):

    • HW 1 Intro Coh HW Ques KEY 2020 FINAL to post File
      Not available unless: You belong to Registered Students Only
    • AARP diet questionnaire baseline - supplemental FYI only File