Apologies for cross
postings.
Places are available on a selection of health related
professional development courses run by the University of Oxford, Continuing
Professional Development Centre.
Statistics for Health
Research
22 January 2007 (online for 10 weeks)
This online
statistics course is designed for busy health and social care professionals who
need to understand the basics of health statistics without becoming
statisticians. Students can study at the time of day and week that is best for
them. Online tutorial support is provided and concepts are applied to real-life
scenarios. The course is designed around student-student and student-tutor
communication to ensure that students are able to develop a sense of an online
learning community to support and motivate them during the 10-week duration.
This course is built upon material developed in face to face teaching on the
University of Oxford MSc in Evidence Based Health Care and was supported
financially by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
(BBSRC). The BBSRC support was essential in getting this project off the ground
and made it possible to develop the high standard of online
materials.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/Stats07
Systematic
Reviews
19, 21, 23, 26, 28 February 2007
10, 11, 14, 15, 16 May
2007
11, 13, 14, 18, 20 June 2007
This 5-day course will take the
participants through the process of doing a systematic review, focusing on the
practicalities rather than the theory. It will consider the practical aspects
of: question formulation; study identification; appraisal of quality; data
extraction and collection; statistical synthesis; reporting. Due to popular
demand, the course is run several times a
year.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/SR07
Oxford-Bath Clinical
ENT
26 February 2007 - 2 March 2007
A comprehensive overview of
the knowledge required of specialist trainees such as Specialist Registrars and
Senior SHOs at the beginning of their specialist training. Topics covered are
appropriate for year 1 and 2 in the syllabus of the Royal College of Surgeons of
England. Areas of controversy will be highlighted. The course is suitable for
candidates preparing for the DOHNS
examination.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/ENT07
Evidence Based
Dentistry
14-18 May 2007
Oxford University is offering a 2-day
introductory course or a longer 5-day course in Evidence Based Dentistry. The
course has been developed specifically for dentists and other oral healthcare
professionals who either want an introduction to evidence based dentistry or a
more comprehensive course. The course aims to help dentists and oral health care
professionals develop their understanding of the evidence-based approach and
become more efficient at using the best available evidence in their clinical and
policy decisions.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/EBD07
Key Concepts
in Health Care for Homeless People
April 2007 (10 weeks
online)
Gain a broad perspective on issues such as the causes and
consequences of homelessness, different types of homelessness, the roles of
statutory and non-statutory organisations in relieving homelessness, and the
main clinical problems affecting people experiencing homelessness. This is the
first module of a Postgraduate Certificate in the Provision of Health Care to
People Experiencing Homelessness, a first in the UK and possibly
Europe.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/Homeless07
Patient Based
Evidence (formerly Health Status Measurement)
Autumn 2007
(face-to-face)
This course in Patient Based Evidence aims to develop informed
users of a range of different types of measures including health related quality
of life. It covers conceptual ideas, properties of measurement, cross-cultural
issues and economic aspects. The aim of the course is to help students become
informed users of health-related quality of life measures, while understanding
the broader research and policy context in which such measurement is
placed.
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/PBE07
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Course
venue: Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Wellington
Square, Oxford.
For further information, or to book a place, please visit our
web site at www.conted.ox.ac.uk/health Or contact us Tel. 01865 286941,
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