課程資訊
課程名稱
疾病負擔測量:從方法到應用
Measuring Burden of Disease: Methods and Applications 
開課學期
111-2 
授課對象
公共衛生學院  全球衛生碩士學位學程  
授課教師
林先和 
課號
MGH5001 
課程識別碼
853EU0150 
班次
 
學分
2.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期二3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
公衛212 
備註
本課程以英語授課。與張書森合授
總人數上限:30人
外系人數限制:4人 
 
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課程概述

The measurement and quantification of population health could assist health policy making and priority setting. In the past decades there have been major advancements in burden of disease research, mainly led and stimulated by the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD). This course will give an overview on the concepts and methods used to quantify the burden of disease at the national and global level. The GBD will be a main focus of this course, but other alternative approaches will also be introduced. The course consists of lectures, computer labs, and group-based projects.  

課程目標
In the course, students will understand the key concepts and elements in burden of disease studies and comment on the strengths and limitations of burden of disease studies. They will also understand the estimating procedures of the GBD study and be familiar with and be able to use the major databases of GBD while acknowledging their limitations. At the end of the course the students are expected to:

1. Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health (D17-3)

2. List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program (D17-4)
 
課程要求
The course will be offered in English. Basic understanding of key concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics will be helpful but is not absolutely required 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
每週二 13:30~15:00 備註: Room 706. Office hours also available by appointment 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
1. Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Ezzati M, Jamison DT, Murray CJL (Eds.). Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors. Washington, DC: Oxford University Press and Word Bank, 2006
2. Smith JN. Epic Measures. New York: HarperCollins Publishers; 2015
3. Flaxman AD, Vos T, Murray CJL (Eds.). An Integrative Metaregression Framework for Descriptive Epidemiology. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press; 2015
 
評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
2/21  Measuring burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors: what, why, and how

Lab I: GBD visualization tools  
Week 2
2/28  National Holiday 
Week 3
3/7  YLL and Life table

Cause of death 
Week 4
3/14  Garbage code

Lab II: Life table and standardization 
Week 5
3/21  I. YLD: incidence-based and prevalence-based approach

II. Disability weights 
Week 6
3/28  I. Disease Modeling

II. Final project: debate topics 
Week 7
4/4  Spring break 
Week 8
4/11  Measuring the burden of risk factors: comparative risk assessment (Nicholas Lo) 
Week 9
4/18  Measuring the burden of risk factors: comparative risk assessment II

Lab III: CRA 
Week 10
4/25  Measuring the burden of injuries and mental illness (Shu-Sen Chang) 
Week 11
5/2  QALY and lifetime cost of disease (Jung-Der Wang)
(Online lecture) 
Week 12
5/9  Epidemiological modelling and health economic analyses of health sector interventions (Nick Wilson, BODE3, New Zealand) 
Week 13
5/16  Student debate 1 
Week 14
5/23  Estimating burden of disease from health expenditures (Po-Chieh Yang) 
Week 15
5/30  Student debate 2 
Week 16
6/6  Application of GBD: HAQ Index and UHC (Lulu Wu)