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Evidence
Epidemiological transition: explain the concept of epidemiological transition Evidence based medicine: recognise the role of evidence based practice in clinical medicine, list and define the hierarchy of evidence in study design, and demonstrate the application of epidemiological skills to clinical decision making Observed associations: list and define possible causes for an observed association (including chance, bias, confounding, causation), list the Bradford-Hill criteria for establishing
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Health Promotion
Public health interventions: evaluate the aspects that should be considered when implementing a public health intervention; identify and critique the potential impacts and explain how and why public health decisions vary in different populations and settings Disease prevention: list and distinguish different levels of disease prevention and recall examples Non-infectious disease burden: identify the current burden of non-communicable diseases; list the commonest non-infectious causes of world
64  cards
Clinical studies
Recall p-values and confidence intervals Clinical trial design: recognise the significance and key components in clinical trial design, identify potential biases and limitations and interpret the findings presented from clinical trials Case control and cohort studies: compare and explain the features of case-control and cohort studies, list the individual strengths and weaknesses and evaluate their appropriateness for answering research questions Health data: recall the major sources of healt
56  cards

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