- Level:
- General
- Estimated time:
- 60 minutes
- Author:
- Last updated:
- 7 January 2020
The epidemiology of stroke
Learning objectives
After completing this module, participants will be able to:
This module was developed by the Victorian Stroke Clinical Network. Author: Amanda G Thrift, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute and Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
After completing this module, participants will be able to:
- identify the differences between mortality, incidence and prevalence, and how these data are collected
- explain the limitations of mortality statistics
- describe how incidence varies between countries and what these differences mean
- state how incidence figures can be used for many different purposes
- illustrate where Australia and New Zealand fit in regard to stroke incidence and the geographical, socio-economic and ethnic differences that occur.
This module was developed by the Victorian Stroke Clinical Network. Author: Amanda G Thrift, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute and Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
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