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Population Health: Study Design
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 28 hours
  • Course by Universiteit Leiden
  • Offered by

About

Health care professionals increasingly have to make clinical decisions in aging and diverse populations. Also, they have to deal with rising health care costs, fragmented health care supply and advancing medical technologies and IT systems. These developments go beyond every day practice and will require new skills. In this course we will walk you through key steps in designing a research study, from formulating the research question to common pitfalls you might encounter when interpreting your results. We will focus primarily on analytical studies used in etiological research, which aims to investigate the causal relationship between putative risk factors (or determinants) and a given disease or other outcome. However, the principles we will discuss hold true for most research questions, and you will also encounter these study designs in prognostic and diagnostic research settings. This course is part of a Master's program Population Health Management at Leiden University (currently in development), which includes nine courses on Coursera (including this one). If you are interested in learning more about the Population Health Management approach follow the course "Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management" on Coursera.

Modules

Welcome to the course

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself

2 Videos

  • Population Health: Study Design
  • How to succeed in your online class?

3 Readings

  • Meet the instructors
  • About this course
  • Glossary

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction

Epidemiology and population health

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • How does epidemiology link to population health?

1 Videos

  • What is epidemiology?

The research question

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • What is the research question?
  • Formulate three research questions

2 Videos

  • How to create a good research question?
  • What is the research question?

Types of study design

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Observational research methods: cohort, cross-sectional, and case-control studies

3 Videos

  • Experimental versus observational studies
  • The cohort study
  • The case-control study

1 Readings

  • Observational research methods: cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies

The experimental study

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles.

1 Discussions

  • Which study design fits your research question?

1 Videos

  • Bloodcurdling movies and measures of coagulation - a crossover trial

1 Readings

  • Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles.

To conclude

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Reflect on your goals
  • Test your knowledge

1 Videos

  • To conclude

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction

Frequency

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Frequency measures

1 Readings

  • R tutorial

Effect

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Calculate frequency and effect measures
  • Exposure window

2 Videos

  • Effect measures
  • Odds and odds ratio

1 Readings

  • Time partition

Kaplan-Meier

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Plugin
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1 Videos

  • Kaplan-Meier

Absolute versus relative

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Frequency and effect measures in your study design

1 Videos

  • Thoughts on absolute versus relative risk

To conclude

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Reflect on your goals
  • Test your knowledge

1 Videos

  • To conclude

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction

Puzzles and error

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Puzzles in Epidemiology
  • Random versus systematic error

Confounding and bias

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Dealing with Biases

1 Discussions

  • Recognising potential biases and confounders

1 Videos

  • Confounding and bias

1 Readings

  • Dealing with Biases

Countering confounding

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Study design - what can go wrong?

2 Videos

  • Countering confounding
  • Standardisation

To conclude

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Reflect on your goals
  • Test your knowledge

1 Videos

  • To conclude

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction

Datatypes, averages, and means

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Plugin
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1 Readings

  • Measurement scales and their summary statistics

(Causal) inference

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Causation and causal inference in epidemiology

1 Videos

  • When do we know something is true?

1 Readings

  • Causation and causal inference in epidemiology

Interpretation and intention

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • "Fake news"

2 Videos

  • Intention to treat
  • Regression to the mean

To conclude

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Reflect on your goals
  • Test your knowledge

1 Videos

  • To conclude

Course conclusion

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Final Assessment

1 Discussions

  • Share your Glossary

1 Videos

  • Course conclusion

Auto Summary

Explore "Population Health: Study Design" to master the essentials of designing research studies in the health sector. Taught by experts at Leiden University via Coursera, this professional-level course delves into analytical studies for etiological research, addressing causal relationships between risk factors and diseases. Ideal for healthcare professionals navigating modern challenges, it spans 1680 minutes and offers a Starter subscription. Enhance your skills in clinical decision-making, cost management, and advanced medical technologies through this comprehensive program.

Dennis Mook-Kanamori
Instructors

Dennis Mook-Kanamori

Frits Rosendaal
Instructors

Frits Rosendaal

Johanna (Anske) G. van der Bom
Instructors

Johanna (Anske) G. van der Bom