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Epidemiology is a method that can be
applied to a variety of clinical and
population-based questions. Part of it is the
systematic analysis of in-patient and out-patient
care, aiming at improvements in everyday practice.
I offer the full range of
up-to-date epidemiological methods. You may need the
well-founded appraisal of the validity of a
published study. Or you may need the complete
design, execution, analysis and publication of an
epidemiological study with millions of data sets.
Whatever your needs are, I find a solution together
with my clients. As a physician, I always focus on
the health benefit
of patients and on everyday work in hospitals and
physicians' offices. Everybody should get the
medical treatment that they need. To ensure this,
efficiency of services is a must. The methods shown
in this section contribute to this goal.
Epidemiological methods:
There is a variety of
study types, according to the specific questions and
needs of patients, physicians, and health care
providers. You will find information on the study
types in the following sections.
Types
of studies
Evaluation of diagnostic
tests and screening
Economic evaluations
Health Services
Research and Quality Management
Usually, an
epidemiologic study consists of several steps. The
typical steps are explained here:
Steps
of a study
Not
all of these steps are needed in all situations.
Often there is already substantial knowledge and
preliminary work has been done. In many cases, a
systematic search of the literature and the
knowledgeable interpretation of published findings
is sufficient to answer your question. I
will be pleased to offer you a specific solution,
customized to your individual needs. This may
include
Seminars in your Organisation.
Substantive areas:
Here are some of the
areas I have particularly worked in, applying the
methods described above. When you click
on the links, you may
find a selection of my publications and professional
activities in the respective fields.
Diabetes and
obesity
Diabetic foot syndrome
Blindness and eye disease (e.g. glaucoma
and diabetic retinopathy)
Diagnostic and screening
tests,
e.g. breast cancer
screening, cancer
Environmental and
occupational epidemiology
Prevention
Vaccination
Smoking and its effects on health
Health Services Research,
including the analysis of datasets of millions of
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