Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Epidemiology Core Curriculum
Academic Year 2012-2013
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
8:00am - 9:00am
Site Specific Locations*
Farid Chehab, Ph.D., Enrique Terrazas, M.D.
Course Directors
Recommended text for Molecular Diagnostics: Thompson and Thompson "Genetics in Medicine" 6th Edition, 2001
Recommended text for Clinical Epidemiology: Evidence-Based Diagnosis (Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology by Newman and Kohn
A short multiple choice test may follow each lecture.
Please note: Molecular Diagnostics lectures are 8:00 - 9:30AM
Lect# |
Day |
Date |
MDx/Clin Epi |
Topic |
Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon | April 15, 2013 | MDx | Concepts and Techniques in MDx | Farid Chehab |
| 2 | Wed | April 17, 2013 | ClinEpi | Mean, SD, SEM, Kappa, coefficient of variation, correlation coefficient. | Enrique Terrazas |
| 3 | Fri | April 19, 2013 | MDx | Thalassemia disorders | Farid Chehab |
| 4 | Mon | April 22, 2013 | MDx | Thalassemia disorders | Farid Chehab |
| 5 | Wed | April 24, 2013 | ClinEpi | Sensitivity, specificity, 2x2 table method for predictive value | Enrique Terrazas |
| 6 | Fri | April 26, 2013 | MDx | Cystic Fibrosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy | Farid Chehab |
| 7 | Mon | April 29, 2013 | MDx | Triplet and other repeat expansions | Farid Chehab |
| Wed | May 1, 2013 | See Chemistry Lecture Schedule | |||
| 8 | Fri | May 3, 2013 | MDx | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | Farid Chehab and Neil Shah |
| 9 | Mon | May 6, 2013 | MDx | Thrombosis (in C255) | Farid Chehab |
| Wed | May 8, 2013 | No lecture | No lecture | ||
| 10 | Fri | May 10, 2013 | MDx | Discussion and Review Exam (in C255) | Farid Chehab |
| 11 | Mon | May 13, 2013 | ClinEpi | Odds and probability, likelihood ratios | Enrique Terrazas |
| 12 | Wed | May 15, 2013 | ClinEpi | ROC curve, treatment thresholds | Enrique Terrazas |
| 13 | Fri | May 17, 2013 | ClinEpi | Screening and prognostic tests | Enrique Terrazas |
*Site Specified Locations: All lecture days
- At Moffitt-Long: go to L-551A.
- At China Basin: go to the large conference room (CB2121).
- At SFGH: go to the Clin Labs conference room.
- At SFVAMC: if you are presenting, go to L-551A, otherwise go to a site above.