Clinical Epidemiology
9781779568212
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Arcler Education Inc
Overview
Clinical epidemiology studies how diseases occur and spread within patient populations and how to apply that knowledge to improve clinical decision-making. It provides the methodological backbone for interpreting studies, assessing diagnostic tests, and evaluating treatment effects. This book presents study designs, bias and confounding, measures of association, and basics of causal inference in a clinically oriented way. Practical chapters show how to read medical literature, appraise randomized trials, and apply evidence to individual patient care. Worked examples, diagnostic accuracy tables, and simplified statistics help clinicians move from numbers to practice. Ideal for clinicians, residents, and public-health students seeking to make evidence-based choices.
Author Bio
Hanna Shevchuk, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of Study at the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course in Microbiology and Virology at Odessa National Medical University (ONMedU), Ukraine. She also serves as a visiting lecturer at the International European University, Malta Campus.
As. Prof. Shevchuk received her Master’s degree in Microbiology and Virology from Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in 2005 and earned her PhD in Biological Sciences (specialty: molecular genetics) from the Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2012. Her academic journey includes positions ranging from laboratory assistant to researcher and faculty member at leading Ukrainian research institutes and universities.
Her research interests focus on molecular genetics, microbiology, immunology, virology, epidemiology and innovative pedagogical practices in medical education. As. Prof. Shevchuk is an active member of the Society of Microbiologists of Ukraine named after S.M. Vynogradskyi, the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine and the Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine. She has participated in international internships and seminars dedicated to modern challenges in higher medical education and is the author and co-author of scientific publications in microbiology, immunology, and pedagogy.
As. Prof. Shevchuk is recognized for her contributions to the development of educational programs and the implementation of advanced teaching methods, aiming to enhance the quality of training for specialists in medicine. In 2024, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor at Odessa National Medical University.
