Statistics and Assessment of Evidence in Medicine (qualifying activity)
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the students with knowledge of a) descriptive models that allows to estimate different sources of variability; b) diagnostic test and corresponding measures of accuracy and diagnostic relevance; c) basic principles of observational studies design, interpretation of measures of disease occurrence and association between risk factors and disease occurrence; iv) basic principles of clinical trials design and of the concept of statistical inference.
Expected learning outcomes
Students are expected to develop the ability to use appropriate methodological tools to know, apply, and evaluate, through a critical evaluation of the scientific literature: a) the validity of anamnestic data and physical examinations, b) the usefulness of diagnostic tests and prognostic factors, c) the effectiveness of therapies, rehabilitation practices, prevention programs, estimated by observational and clinical studies.
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
The lessons of the first semester from 21 September to 4 November 2020 were held in mixed mode:
in the classroom with a limited number of students, who have booked using their unified e-mail credentials through the "lessonsUnimi" app (https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso -degree / follow ...) and at the same time synchronously through the "Teams platform" for students not present; the lessons were also video-recorded to allow students unable for documented needs to follow them in sync.
From 5 November 2020 to 15 January 2021, face-to-face lessons have been suspended as per the Rector's Decree. Teaching continued remotely: the lessons were delivered through the Microsoft Teams platform, mostly in synchrony, almost always respecting the calendars approved for the current semester.
The lessons of the second semester will start in early March 2021 and will probably take place in mixed mode, with booking through the dedicated app, following the rules adopted in the first semester: in safety, in compliance with hygiene rules, with the use of PPE and observing the spacing.
NB for any further information, consult the unimi.it website: (Home Studying Attending a degree course Following the course of study Lesson times)
in the classroom with a limited number of students, who have booked using their unified e-mail credentials through the "lessonsUnimi" app (https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso -degree / follow ...) and at the same time synchronously through the "Teams platform" for students not present; the lessons were also video-recorded to allow students unable for documented needs to follow them in sync.
From 5 November 2020 to 15 January 2021, face-to-face lessons have been suspended as per the Rector's Decree. Teaching continued remotely: the lessons were delivered through the Microsoft Teams platform, mostly in synchrony, almost always respecting the calendars approved for the current semester.
The lessons of the second semester will start in early March 2021 and will probably take place in mixed mode, with booking through the dedicated app, following the rules adopted in the first semester: in safety, in compliance with hygiene rules, with the use of PPE and observing the spacing.
NB for any further information, consult the unimi.it website: (Home Studying Attending a degree course Following the course of study Lesson times)
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Prerequisites for admission
Algebra skills acquired at high school
Teaching methods
Bibliometric research and use of statistical programs.
Teaching Resources
A scelta tra quelli indicati:
M. Pagano e K. Gauvreau Biostatistica (2ª edizione) Editore: Idelson-Gnocchi 2003
M. Bland Statistica medica (2° edizione) Editore: Apogeo 2019
JF. Jekel, DL. Katz, JG. Elmore, DMG. Wild Epidemiologia Biostatistica e Medicina Preventiva (3ª edizione) Editore: Masson 2009
W. Daniel Biostatistica. Concetti di base per l'analisi statistica delle scienze dell'area medico-sanitaria (3° edizione) Editore: Edises 2019
M. Pagano e K. Gauvreau Biostatistica (2ª edizione) Editore: Idelson-Gnocchi 2003
M. Bland Statistica medica (2° edizione) Editore: Apogeo 2019
JF. Jekel, DL. Katz, JG. Elmore, DMG. Wild Epidemiologia Biostatistica e Medicina Preventiva (3ª edizione) Editore: Masson 2009
W. Daniel Biostatistica. Concetti di base per l'analisi statistica delle scienze dell'area medico-sanitaria (3° edizione) Editore: Edises 2019
Assessment methods and Criteria
The aim of the examination is to verify the theoretical / methodological knowledge acquired by the student, his/her ability to correctly apply descriptive and interpretative models to small sets of real data, to use critically diagnostic tests, through the application of the concepts of norm and probability in medicine, and finally to evaluate the results of a clinical, experimental or observational study, also through the critical analysis of the medical literature.
The examination includes a written test consisting of multiple choice questions and calculation exercises. To each question a score is assigned that is acknowledged to the student if the answer is correct. The sum of the scores gives the mark of the exam, expressed in thirtieths.
During the written test, the students will be allowed to consult all the material they deem appropriate (books, course slides or notes), but will not be allowed to use electronic devices (mobile phones, iPads, etc.). It is also necessary to use a calculator to perform correctly the calculations.
The results of the written test are communicated to the students after the written test correction, usually on the same day the exam takes place. The vote is recorded on SIFA in a "student refusable outcome" mode, who therefore has the technical times of the UNIMI system to decide whether or not to accept the mark achieved.
There are no intermediate tests.
The examination includes a written test consisting of multiple choice questions and calculation exercises. To each question a score is assigned that is acknowledged to the student if the answer is correct. The sum of the scores gives the mark of the exam, expressed in thirtieths.
During the written test, the students will be allowed to consult all the material they deem appropriate (books, course slides or notes), but will not be allowed to use electronic devices (mobile phones, iPads, etc.). It is also necessary to use a calculator to perform correctly the calculations.
The results of the written test are communicated to the students after the written test correction, usually on the same day the exam takes place. The vote is recorded on SIFA in a "student refusable outcome" mode, who therefore has the technical times of the UNIMI system to decide whether or not to accept the mark achieved.
There are no intermediate tests.
MED/01 - MEDICAL STATISTICS - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Professor:
Ferraroni Monica
Professor(s)