Erasmus Summer Programme Courses
Take a look at all the courses in the Erasmus Summer Programme, and find the course right for you.
View all ESP coursesMethods of Public Health Research [ESP11]
Course highlights
EC points
0.7
Start date
10 August 2020
End date
14 August 2020
Course days
Monday to Friday (5 mornings)
Course time
From 8:45 till 11:45 CEST
Faculty
Prof. Lex Burdorf
Course fee
€ 490
Location
Online
Level
Introductory
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of statistics.
Disciplines
- Public Health
- Methodology
Course Materials
Online, download instructions will be sent before the start of the course, by e-mail.
A laptop is required.
Apply for this course?
Design your programme
Try using our Programme Configurator to design and plan your own programme.
ConfiguratorTestimonial
Detailed information about this course:
Description
Faculty: Prof. Lex Burdorf, Ir. PhD
This course provides an introduction to essential study designs and analytic methods available to public health researchers to describe the influence of important determinants on public health and to evaluate effects of primary preventive intervention on public health. This course focuses on population health rather than individual health and explains why different designs and methods are required, such as ecological studies and multilevel analysis. The course targets three key issues: (1) summary measures of population health, such as life expectancy, (2) measures of association and relative importance of specific causes for population health, such as population attributable fraction, and (3) evaluation of population interventions through community trials and study designs based on natural experiments instead of RCT. Designs and methods will be illustrated in lectures and exercises and application will demonstrate their usefulness in current hot topics, such as health inequalities; causes and consequences of ageing; avoidable diseases such as cancer; and evaluation of complex societal interventions.
The course will be relevant to those who have a basic knowledge of epidemiology, and who wish to start a career in public health research.
Teaching methods:
This course will use lectures, exercises, and group discussion as teaching tools.
//Please note that the course information is subject to change and will be updated from time to time. We will do our utmost best to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information on this website.//
Objectives
- Understand key research designs and analytic methods in Public Health research.
- Understand background, causes, and consequences of key issues in population health.
Participant profile
PhD students and public health professionals who want a structured insight into the best methods to address current population health problems.
Assessment
Attendance