Bristol Medical School Short Courses in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences offer a comprehensive programme of high quality intensive short courses in epidemiology, medical statistics, qualitative research, health economics, appraisal and synthesis of research, and health protection.
Our courses range in duration from one to five days. They are aimed at University staff and postgraduate students, public health specialists, health-care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
Course bookings opened on 10th October 2018. Some courses are now full or have limited availability remaining. We endeavour to update individual course webpages with information on booking availability, but please be mindful this is a guide only and the information is not updated in real time.
| Course title | Dates | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Statistics |
12-16 November 2018 |
Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to R |
22 November 2018 |
Epidemiology;Medical Research Design and Management;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Informatics;Randomised Trials;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Economics;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata (A) |
28-29 November 2018 |
Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (A) |
11-14 December 2018 |
Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Research Governance |
8-9 January 2019 |
Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (A) |
24 January 2019 |
Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Using Conversation Analysis to Study Health Care Encounters |
28-29 January 2019 |
Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Analysis of Repeated Measures |
30 January - 1 February 2019 |
Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Epidemiology |
4-8 February 2019 |
Epidemiology;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization (A) |
11-13 February 2019 |
Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Diagnostic Research |
14-15 February 2019 |
Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (A) |
25 February - 1 March 2019 |
Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Qualitative Research to Optimise Design and Conduct of Randomised Trials |
4 March 2019 |
Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation |
5-7 March 2019 |
Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata (B) |
12-13 March 2019 |
Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data |
14-15 March 2019 |
Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Improving your Stata: data management, publication-quality outputs, and automating tasks |
18-20 March 2019 |
Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Epigenetic Epidemiology |
1-3 April 2019 |
Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Advanced Epigenetic Epidemiology |
4 April 2019 |
Genetic Epidemiology;Epidemiology;Informatics;Show all |
| Introduction to Economic Evaluation |
24-26 April 2019 |
Health Economics;Show all |
| Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (B) |
7-10 May 2019 |
Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Advanced Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data |
17 May 2019 |
Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Health Economics;Show all |
| Essentials of Infectious Disease Modelling and Economic Evaluation |
21-22 May 2019 |
Epidemiology;Medical Statistics; Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Economics;Show all |
| Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis |
23-24 May 2019 |
Epidemiology;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Genetic Epidemiology |
3-7 June 2019 |
Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials |
10-14 June 2019 |
Medical Statistics;Randomised Trials;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (B) |
17-21 June 2019 |
Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (B) |
20 June 2019 |
Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models |
24-28 June 2019 |
Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods |
1-3 July 2019 |
Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis |
4-5 July 2019 |
Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization (B) |
10-12 July 2019 |
Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
Book on a 2018-19 short course
2019-20 short courses
We are currently developing our programme of short courses for the 2019-20 academic year. Full details will be published and bookings will open in October 2019. Please note we are unable to confirm which courses will run or release provisional dates ahead of this launch.
Some very clear explanations of concepts; excellent well-informed tutors; great location/room/biscuits! Excellent arrangements and very smoothly run course. Really improved my understanding of statistical concepts and theory.
They [The Short Courses] are very good and the standard of teaching is always high