Research Methods: HIV, Sexual Health and Infectious Diseases

University College London

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In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    24h

  • Duration

    4 Days

This is an intensive four-day short course to help you develop research skills. It's aimed at those with an interest in sexual health, HIV, infectious diseases and other medical specialties. It's aimed at doctors, nurses, healthcare workers and researchers.
The course has been designed to meet the specific needs of busy healthcare workers who want to know more about research.
After completing the course you'll be better able to conduct, appraise and interpret research in the fields of HIV, sexual health, infectious diseases and related disciplines.
You'll be able to use research in your clinical practice and in other settings, and will be able to disseminate your learning to others.
This course is run by the Institute for Global Health at UCL.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

By the end of this course you should have a better understanding of:
the principles of formulating a research question and designing a project
qualitative, quantitative, bio-statistical and epidemiological research methods
research governance, ethical approval and good practice in research
how to critically appraise scientific literature

This course is aimed at healthcare workers in the fields of HIV, sexual health and infectious diseases (as well as other medical specialities) who want to develop their research skills.
Prior experience in research and stats is an advantage but not essential.

You'll receive a certificate of attendance from UCL on completion of the course.
We're currently awaiting CME/CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians.

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Subjects

  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Policies
  • Healthcare and Public Health
  • Healthcare in hospitals
  • Care Management
  • Health risk
  • Cohort studies
  • Control studies
  • CLINICAL TRIALS
  • Questionnaire design

Course programme

During this course you'll cover the following:

  • principles of formulating a research question and designing a project
  • qualitative, quantitative, biostatistical and epidemiological research methods
  • a practical guide to research governance, ethical approval and good practice in research
  • how to critically appraise scientific literature
  • presenting at conferences and getting papers published
  • how to design and plan a research study
  • epidemiological concepts including chance, causation, confounding and bias
  • statistical analysis for the non-statistician
  • cohort studies
  • case control studies
  • clinical trials
  • questionnaire design
  • qualitative studies
  • research ethics and governance
  • study size and power calculations
  • interpreting research for clinical practice

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