Current Problems That Are Likely to Affect the Future of Epidemiology

The current discussion focuses on criticism as a positive force for improving epidemiologic practice through periodic reexamination of the basic approach to the discipline and the strategy for meeting the future educational needs of students and practicing epidemiologists. The types of epidemiologic...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1997-12, Vol.146 (11), p.907-911
Main Author: NASCA, P. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Databases, Factual
Education, Medical, Graduate
educational
Epidemiology - trends
factual
Forecasting
General aspects
graduate
Humans
medical
Medical sciences
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Summary:The current discussion focuses on criticism as a positive force for improving epidemiologic practice through periodic reexamination of the basic approach to the discipline and the strategy for meeting the future educational needs of students and practicing epidemiologists. The types of epidemiologic research conducted and the settings within which the research will be conducted are also discussed. Epidemiology can be expected to play a major role in new areas of research that are created by changes in the medical care system and the development of large data systems associated with these approaches to health care delivery. This paper also discusses the growing threat to data access, the problems of communicating epidemiologic research findings to the public through the media, and the expanding interface between epidemiologic research and the legal system. The role of epidemiologic organizations in helping to shape the discipline's response to these issues and the opportunities these issues or problems present for improving epidemiologic research are also discussed.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6226
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009216