Syllabus
Part I: Epidemiology and Public Health Basics (1.0 Hour)
I. Introduction
a. Problem Statements
b. Solution Statements
c. Action Statements
II. Adopting a Population Community Based Perspective
a. Public Health Focus
b. Core Definitions
c. Key Activities
III. History of Public Health
a. Public Health Accomplishments
b. Foundations of Epidemiology
c. Goals and Premise
d. Key Figures
IV. Core Functions of Public Health and Epidemiology
a. Essential Services
b. Epidemiology and the clinician
c. Core Competencies
V. EPI Roadmap
a. Descriptive vs. Analytical
b. EPI Triangle
c. Measures of Disease Frequency
VI. Conclusion
a. Fundamental Axioms
b. Call to action
Part II: Today's Action Steps and Strategies (1.0 Hour)
VII. Introduction
a. Problem Statements
b. Solution Statements
c. Action Statements
VIII. Steps for Achieving Health Impact
a. Common links to vision and eye health
b. Cross cutting services
c. Customers Health
IX. Iceberg Concept and Diabetes
a. Clinical Disease vs. non-clinical disease
b. Preventing Complications
c. Goals and Premise tied to Pathogenesis
d. Risk Factors
e. Clinical Care Guidelines
X. Smoking and Vision Health
a. Active cigarette smoking and vision and eye health
b. Preventing Complications
c. Goals and Premise tied to Pathogenesis
d. Clinical Care Guidelines
XI. Working Together Partnerships for Prevention
a. Healthy Vision Community Awards
b. Developing Evidence Based Recommendations
c. Solutions for Providers
XII. Conclusion
a. Fundamental Axioms Providing Momentum into the Future
b. Call to action
Part III: Planning for the Future (1.0 Hour)
XIII. Introduction
a. Problem Statements
b. Solution Statements
c. Action Statements
XIV. The U.S. Healthcare System: Ties to Vision Health and Epidemiology
a. Epidemiology Timeline
b. Public Health Timeline
c. Key Vision and Eye Health Foundational Population Studies
XV. Surveillance Updates
a. Vision Problems in the U.S. (Current and Projected)
b. Improving Vision Health through Coordination and Integration
c. Economics of Vision Loss
XVI. Practice Innovations: Adaptations
a. Uses of Epidemiology and Public Health in Clinical Practice
b. Critical Review of Studies
c. Responding to Health Disparities
XVII. Community Health Care
a. Engaging the Public
b. Messaging Framework
c. Communication Solutions for Providers
XVIII. Conclusion
a. Responsibilities for the Health of Communities
b. Call to action