UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EPM5006 Clinical biostatistics

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

EPM5006 Clinical biostatistics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital. It needs EPM5007, EPM5014, EPM5002, MPH5040 and EPM5003.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Alfred Hospital

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters of Biostatistics.

Overview

Practical applications of statistical methods in clinical settings. Methods for assessment of clinical agreement, statistical properties of diagnostic tests and their interpretation, fundamentals of modelling for clinical prediction. Study of meta analysis methods in the context of randomised trials, diagnostic tests and observational studies, assessing heterogeneity and publication bias. Assessment of the application, analysis and utility of crossover and equivalence trials.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterAlfred HospitalDe

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Explain the role of statistical methods in evidence-based health care.

  2. 2

    Determine appropriate statistical methods of particular relevance to evidence-based health care in particular clinical applications.

  3. 3

    Correctly employ these statistical methods and have the skills to effectively communicate with clinicians on the application of these methods and interpretation of results.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Andrew Forbes

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EPM5006?

You need EPM5007, EPM5014, EPM5002, MPH5040 and EPM5003 before you enrol; and EPM5004 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is EPM5006 offered?

In 2020, EPM5006 runs in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available