You can navigate the course by clicking the or buttons or by using the menu to the left. You can either work through the module start to finish or access just certain topics by clicking the menu items. Most of the top level menu items can be expanded and contain sub-pages.

Blue-highlighted items in the menu show you where you are in the course.

Each module introduces you to various aspects of diagnostic testing. Examples show you how the knowledge can be applied and you can practice what you have learned. Note that the activities within this online course provide just personal feedback - the results won't be recorded or assessed.

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Content

• Module A: Learn how to design contingency tables
• Module B: Discover diagnostic test properties: Sensitivity and Specificity
• Module C: Understand the difference between true and apparent prevalence
• Module D: Assess the confidence in a diagnostic test result: Predictive values

Practice examples:

• Example 1: Predictive values
• Example 2: Mastitis

Tools and acknowledgements