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.
Online Course Bookings
Bookings are open for online courses running in 2021.
Our courses range in duration from one to five days. They are aimed at University staff and postgraduate research students, public health specialists, health-care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
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ONLINE short courses running in 2021
| Course title |
Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Statistics | 8-12 Feb | Medical Statistics;Epidemiology;Show all |
| Introduction to Epidemiology | 22-26 Feb | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Randomised Trials;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Introduction to R | 1 Mar | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Advanced Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data | 2 Mar | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata | 3-5 Mar | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models | 8-12 Mar | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Data Visualisation and Web Applications Using R | 15-16 Mar | Statistical Computing;Informatics;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization (A)* | 17-19 Mar | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Medical Research Design and Management;Health Economics;Randomised Trials;Informatics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Epigenetic Epidemiology | 23-25 Mar | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Informatics;Show all |
| Advanced Epigenetic Epidemiology | 26 Mar | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Informatics;Show all |
| Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (A)* | 29 Mar - 1 Apr | Medical Statistics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Economic Evaluation Modelling Using R | 19-20 Apr | Statistical Computing;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Economics;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization (B)* | 21-23 Apr | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Medical Research Design and Management;Health Economics;Randomised Trials;Informatics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Essentials of Infectious Disease Modelling and Economic Evaluation | 26-27 Apr | Epidemiology;Statistical Computing;Health Economics;Show all |
| Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation | 28-30 Apr | Medical Research Design and Management;Randomised Trials;Epidemiology;Show all |
| Improving your Stata: data management, publication-quality outputs, and automating tasks | 4-6 May | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials | 7 May | Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Multiple Imputation for Missing Data | 10-11 May | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Economic Evaluation | 12-14 May | Health Economics;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | 17-21 May | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Genetic Epidemiology | 24-28 May | Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods | 7-9 Jun | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis | 14-15 Jun | Epidemiology;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials | 28 Jun - 2 Jul | Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Advanced Survival Analysis | 5 Jul | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Research Governance | 6-7 Jul | Medical Research Design and Management;Epidemiology;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to Diagnostic Research | 8-9 Jul | Epidemiology;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (B)* | 13-16 Jul | Medical Statistics;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
* Due to demand some of our courses run multiple times within an academic year. Course titles appended with 'A' or 'B' indicate multiple runs of a stand-alone course.
IN-PERSON short courses tentatively planned for 2021
We have tentative plans to run the following in person short courses towards the end of our 2020-21 programme, subject to developments with the coronavirus pandemic.
Bookings for these courses will provisionally open in Spring 2021.
| Course title | Provisional date |
|---|---|
| Meta-ethnography: An interpretative approach to qualitative evidence synthesis | 16-18th June 2021 TBC |
| Qualitative Research to Optimise Design and Conduct of Randomised Trials | 12th July 2021 TBC |
| Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis | 10-11th June 2021 TBC |
| Writing a Journal Article | 21-23rd June 2021 TBC |
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Temporary course suspensions
The following course/s will not run in the 2020-2021 Short Course Programme:
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
We may need to make responsive changes to our courses at short notice in order to follow the latest Public Health, Government and University guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19).