This document outlines the weekly schedule for the AEPI555D Chronic Disease Epidemiology course in Spring 2017. It includes 8 lectures on various chronic diseases to be held on campus, as well as 3 off-campus lessons on specific chronic diseases. Study questions are due throughout the semester corresponding to each topic. The course concludes on campus with further lectures and discussions on chronic disease epidemiology, student presentations, and a final in-class discussion.

1. AEPI555D Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Spring 2017 Weekly Schedule
Lecture/Lesson Topic Assignment(s) Due
Opening On Campus
Lecture 1 Emergence of Chronic Disease in Modern Populations Study Question 1 Due Feb. 12
Lecture 2 Coronary Artery Disease Study Question 2 Due Feb. 12
Lecture 3 Critiques of Randomized Clinical Trials Study Question 3 Due Feb. 12
Lecture 4 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Study Question 4 Due Feb. 12
Lecture 5 Diabetes Study Question 5 Due Feb. 12
Lecture 6 Hypertension Study Question 6 Due Feb. 12
Off Campus Lessons
Lesson 1 Alzheimer’s Disease Written Critique 1
(Due date TBD – prior to group discussion)
Study Question 7 Due Apr 6
Lesson 2 Quality of Life Written Critique 2
(Due date TBD – prior to group discussion)
Study Question 8 Due Apr 6
Lesson 3 Asthma and Environmental Risk Factors Written Critique 3
(Due date TBD – prior to group discussion)
Study Question 9 Due Apr 6
Closing On Campus
Lecture 7 Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Hemophilia and the CDC: GIS
and Control of Hemophilia
In Class Discussion
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Trajectories of disability in the
last year of life
Student Presentations (3 groups, 20 min each)
Lecture 8 Stroke In Class Discussion
Reeves MJ, et. al. Patient-level and hospital-level determinants of
the quality of acute stroke care: a multilevel modeling approach
Student Presentations (3 groups, 20 min each)