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Session / Topic / Readings |
Deadlines |
| 1 |
16 Jan 2019 |
Session 1: Introduction to non-communicable diseases, public health frameworks: an approach to NCDs
Readings:
Chapters 2 and 14 of Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, 2nd ed. 2010
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| 2 |
23 Jan 2019 |
Session 2: Risk factors, prevention and control strategies for NCDs
Readings:
Chapter 14 of Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, 2nd ed. 2010
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| 3 |
30 Jan 2019 |
Session 3: Types of studies on NCDs
Readings:
Chapters 4 and 5 of Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, 2nd ed. 2010
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| 4 |
6 Feb 2019 (CNY) |
No class; e-learning and hurdle (Non-communicable disease surveillance)
Readings:
- Chapters 3 and 12 of Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, 2nd ed. 2010
- Brachman P.S. Public Health Surveillance. In: Bacterial Infections of Humans. A.S. Evans, P.S. Brachman (eds.). Springer Science+Business Media.
- Thacker SB, Stroup DF, Rothenberg RB, Brownson RC. Public health surveillance for chronic conditions: a scientific basis for decisions. Statistics in medicine. 1995 Mar 15;14(5‐7):629-41.
- Laura K. et al. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2015. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002), 06/2016; 65(6).
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Hurdle IVLE quiz |
| 5 |
13 Feb 2019 |
Session 5: Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Readings:
- Dornhorst and Merrin. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Postgrad Med J. 1994;70:529-535.
- Atkinson MA, von Herrath M, Powers AC, Clare-Salzler M. Current concepts on the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes—considerations for attempts to prevent and reverse the disease. Diabetes care. 2015 Jun 1;38(6):979-88.
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| 6 |
20 Feb 2019 |
Session 6: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Readings:
- WHO. Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control: Policies, strategies and interventions. 2011. World Health Organization.
- WHO. Prevention of cardiovascular disease : guidelines for assessment and management of total cardiovascular risk. 2007. World Health Organization.
- Yusuf S, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Dans T, Avezum A, Lanas F, et al. Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study. Lancet. 2004;364:937–52.
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Individual assignment due
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| Recess |
27 Feb 2019 |
Recess week |
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| 7 |
6 Mar 2019 |
Session 7: Breast cancer
Readings:
Chapter 15 of Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, 2nd ed. 2010
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| 8 |
13 Mar 2019 |
Session 8: Cervical cancer
Readings:
WHO. 2014. Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: a guide to essential practice. 2nd edition.
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| 9 |
20 Mar 2019 |
Sessions 9 and 10a: Colorectal and lung cancers
Readings:
- Arnold et al. Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Gut. 2016;0:1–9.
- Haggar and Boushey. Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology: Incidence, Mortality, Survival, and Risk Factors. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2009 Nov; 22(4): 191–197.
- Teo and Soo. Cancer Trends and Incidences in Singapore. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2013;43(3)219– 224.
- Öberg et al. Worldwide burden of disease from exposure to second-hand smoke: a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries. Lancet. 2011;377(9760):139-146.
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Brief proposal for group presentation due |
| 10 |
27 Mar 2019 |
Session 10b: Chronic respiratory conditions
Readings:
Soriano et al. Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2017;5(9):691-706.
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| 11 |
3 Apr 2019 |
Online quiz assessment |
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| 12 |
10 Apr 2019 |
Session 11: Dementia
Readings:
1. Subramaniam et al. General practitioner's attitudes and confidence in managing patients with dementia in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2018;47:108-118.
2. Subramaniam et al. Prevalence of dementia in people aged 60 years and above: results from the WiSE study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 45;1127-1138. |
Preliminary powerpoint slides due |
| 13 |
17 Apr 2019 |
Session 12: Students’ project presentations / Wrap-up
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