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Title: Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases
Description: This is a lecture that is part of the St. Georges University Biomedical Science course in the Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology module.
Description: This is a lecture that is part of the St. Georges University Biomedical Science course in the Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology module.
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Descriptive epidemiology
Variation in disease by time, places and people
What is epidemiology?
A part of population heath
Incidence, prevalence
Risk pyramid an sources information
Causes and precipitants
Public health (population medicine) perspective
Epidemiology
Prevention
Primary (health promotion to prevent disease)
Secondary (early detection to prevent reoccurrence/exacerbations)
Tertiary (support those diagnosed to prevent further sequelae)
Medical care at population level
Effective, Efficient, Acceptable
Clinical relevance of epidemiology
Advice on risks, prevention and prognosis
Evaluation of clinical methods and treatments
Person years = people per year
Point prevalence = Number of people with a certain disease at a certain time (snapchat
'point')
Good for episodic (spell based) disease (symptoms come and go)
Outpatient A&E - Not good numbers of diagnostic data collected
E
...
TB/cystic fibrosis -->
CPRD - largest data set (not free)
Precipitants - exacerbate already present disease
National respiratory epidemiology
Common UK diseases
Sources of Data:
Mortality
GP
Admissions
Prevalence
Registers
Times Places People
Respiratory disease
Upper respiratory
Rhinovirus (common cold)
Allergic Rhinitis (incl
Title: Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases
Description: This is a lecture that is part of the St. Georges University Biomedical Science course in the Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology module.
Description: This is a lecture that is part of the St. Georges University Biomedical Science course in the Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology module.