Uses of Epidemiology
1. To study the disease trend since past 2. Community diagnosis 3. Planning and evaluation of health services 4. Evaluation of a new therapy or a new health measure 5. Determining the risk to an individual 6. Identification of syndromes 7. Filling in the gaps in the natural history of the disease 8. Searching for the cause of a disease Mnemonic : Using Epidemiology for Planning to Cause a Gap in Community is a New Syndrome but is a Risky Trend Key for the above Mnemonic Planning - Planning & evaluation Cause - Finding cause or RF Gap -Gaps in natural history Community -Community diagnosis New Syndrome - New therapy trial & New syndrome identification Risky Trend - Individual risk & Disease trend References: Tiwari P. Epidemiology Made Easy. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2003 Gordis, L. (2014). Epidemiology (Fifth edition.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders. Bonita, R., Beaglehole, R., Kjellström, T., & World Health Organization. (2006). Basic epidemiology. Gene