EPI 210: Epidemiology of Aging (Winter 2014)
Section outline
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Lecture: Overview of Epidemiology of Aging
Population vs. individual aging; impact of aging on health care.
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Aging-related Diseases & Disorders; Theories of Aging
Changes in prevalence and incidence of various diseases with age, focusing on those that will be discussed in more details in subsequent lectures. Basics of biological/physiological changes common in aging populations.
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Unique Issues for Epidemiologic Methods in Aging, Part 1
Risk factors for disease in the elderly; competing risk/role of selective survival; age/period/cohort effects; measurement difficulties (e.g., due to physical, cognitive or sensory impairments).
Faculty: Maria Glymour
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Unique Issues for Epidemiologic Methods in Aging, Part 2
Risk factors for disease in the elderly; competing risk/role of selective survival; age/period/cohort effects; measurement difficulties (e.g., due to physical, cognitive or sensory impairments).
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Cognitive Function and Dementia Depression/mood
Changes in cognition with age; risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia; potential for prevention; Changes in prevalence of mood disorders with age; risk factors and outcomes.
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders in Elderly
Common CVD conditions in elderly; how they differ from younger populations; long term vs. short term risk factors.
Faculty: Adina al-Hazzouri
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Physical Function, Disability and Comorbidity
Factors influencing physical function, disability and comorbidity in older populations; risk factors and outcomes.
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Case Study Reviews
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759 -
Lecture: Final Case Study
Discuss limitations and conclusions of your study plan. Presentation by every student of their final product.
Faculty: Mary Haan
Location: China Basin 5759
