Mixed-Methods Research to inform Public Health Vaccine Policy
This course has been discontinued
Information is provided for reference purposes only.
Public health policy decisions on vaccination are based on evidence generated through different types of scientific method. In this course you will be introduced to the different methods used, understand how the methods are applied to policy making decisions and how the evidence generated through different methods complement each other. Academics working within the Bristol Vaccine Centre and the University of Bristol (including the tutors on this course) have extensive experience generating evidence to support vaccine and COVID-19 related policies.
Course profile
This course aims to:
- demonstrate real-world application of academic and public health research;
- highlight the multidisciplinary nature of the evidence that is needed to support policy making decisions;
- provide insight into the different types of methods that are relevant; and
- demonstrate how the different methods complement each other.
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Teaching will be delivered online over 3 full days, between 9.30am and 4.30pm. The sessions will include a mixture of live and pre-recorded lectures delivered by academics at the University of Bristol and guests lecturers working in public health. The course will include interactive, practical group sessions during which students will have the opportunity to practice making policy decisions. There will be opportunities for questions and answers throughout the course.
By the end of the course participants should be able to:
- appreciate the different types of research methods that are used to support policy making decisions;
- understand how the evidence generated through research methods can be used for policy making decisions; and
- understand the strengths and limitations of each method and how they complement each other.
This course is intended for academics especially early career academics, public health specialists and healthcare professionals with an interest in public policy, specifically vaccine policy.
The course will cover:
- infectious disease modelling;
- health economics;
- epidemiology and data science;
- randomised controlled clinical trials (including controlled human infection models);
- vaccine immunology;
- surveillance methods (including vaccine safety, uptake and effectiveness); and
- intervention co-production.