FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER VID MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN 2016

FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER VID MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN 2016 Vårterminen 2016 Deadline: 1 december 2015 Höstterminen 2016 Deadline: 20 maj 2016 DOCTORAL COURSES Spring semester 2016 Deadline: 1 December 2015 Fall semester 2016 Deadline: 20 May 2016 Ansökningsformulär/Application form: http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/ 1

KURSER VÅRTERMINEN 2016... 8 Advanced biostatistics, Logistic regression, 1.5 ECTS (online)... 8 Analysing data in qualitative research, part 1 (online), 3 ECTS... 9 An introduction to multilevel analysis: An epidemiological perspective, 3 ECTS... 10 Basic tumour biology from cell biology to personalized medicine, 1.5 ECTS 11 Bioimaging, 1.5 ECTS... 12 Climate change and health research, 5 ECTS... 13 Data collection, database management and quality control in quantitative studies, 1.5 ECTS... 14 Etik i forskningen, 3 hp... 15 Grounded theory and situational analysis a systematic and flexible approach to qualitative data analysis, 3.5 ECTS... 16 Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 1 hp... 17 Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 4,5 hp 18 Informations- och litteratursökning+publicering, ansökan och föredrag, 1.5 hp... 19 Regenerative medicine, 1.5 ECTS... 20 Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS... 21 Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS... 22 Using the R statistical environment for reproducible medical research, 3 ECTS... 23 Writing Science: How to write and publish scientific papers, 5 ECTS... 24 KURSER HÖSTTERMINEN 2016... 26 Designs of intervention studies within patient-based research, 3.0 ECTS... 26 ehealth- Concepts, principles and methods for healthcare in a digital age, 3 ECTS... 27 Equity and health, 3 ECTS... 28 Evaluation of exercise capacity and level of physical activity in persons with cardiorespiratory disease, 1.5 ECTS... 29 Health, gender and human rights: An introduction, 3 ECTS... 30 How to write grant applications, 3 ECTS... 31 Intervjuer och observationer som kvalitativa datainsamlingsmetoder, 3 hp.. 32 Longitudinal Data Analysis 1.5 ECTS... 33 Metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, 1.5 ECTS... 34 Qualitative content analysis, 3 ECTS... 35 2

Registerforskning med särskild inriktning på kvalitetsregister, 2 hp... 36 Regression models in medical sciences, 3 ECTS... 37 Research ethics, 3 ECTS... 38 Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS... 39 Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS... 40 Synaptic and molecular physiology of brain circuits, 3 ECTS... 41 3

FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER ANORDNADE AV MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN, UMEÅ UNIVERSITET ALLMÄN INFORMATION Forskarutbildningskursernas omfattning och uppläggning varierar. Vissa kurser ges i form av föreläsningar eller seminarier under dagtid eller kvällstid. Sådana deltidskurser kan utsträckas under en större del av terminen. Andra kurser ges som heltidskurser och omfattar då vanligen såväl föreläsningar som laborativa moment och demonstrationer under en begränsad tid. Om en planerad kurs ska ges eller inte beror på antalet sökande till kursen. Beslut om att en kurs inte ska ges fattas av kursledare och ordföranden i Forskarutbildningsutskottet gemensamt. Kursort Umeå där ej annat anges. Kursutvärdering/kursintyg Samtliga kurser avslutas med någon form av examination och i samband med kursens avslutning sker även en kursutvärdering. Kursledaren är ansvarig för såväl examinationen som kursutvärderingen. Intyg till deltagarna på genomgången kurs utfärdas av kursgivande institution. Doktoranden lämnar intyget till institutionssekreteraren (där doktoranden är antagen) som för in uppgifterna i LADOK. TILLTRÄDE TILL KURSERNA Forskarutbildningskurserna står öppna för doktorander inom medicinska fakulteten och teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Umeå universitet, samt för doktorander vid andra medicinska/odontologiska fakulteter. Dessutom får i mån av plats även personer som ännu inte är antagna till forskarutbildning, delta. Ansökan görs på särskild blankett som finns på http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/ Ansökan är bindande. Om kursplats av någon anledning ej kan utnyttjas skall detta meddelas kursledaren senast 14 dagar innan kursen startar. UPPLYSNINGAR Allmänna frågor rörande forskarutbildning besvaras av fakultetssekreterare Gunilla Mårald, gunilla.marald@umu.se, eller av studierektor Gunnevi Sundelin, gunnevi.sundelin@umu.se. Information om kursernas innehåll lämnas av respektive ansvarig kursledare. 4

Umeå universitet har ett samarbete med Linköpings universitet. Deras forskarutbildningskurser hittar man på webbadressen: http://www.hu.liu.se/forskarutbildning/forskarutbildningskurser?l=sv *********************** Nedanstående kurser är obligatoriska för doktorander antagna mellan 060701 och 111231 Vetenskapsteori och vetenskapliga metoder, 3 hp Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp Informations och litteratursökning samt Publicering, ansökan och föredrag, 1,5 hp Forskningsetik, 3 hp Kontaktperson Gunnevi Sundelin, studierektor för forskarutbildning E-post: gunnevi.sundelin@umu.se *********************** 5

GENERAL INFORMATION The scope and organization of doctoral courses vary. Some courses are offered in the form of lectures or seminars during daytime or in the evenings. Such part-time courses can be extended throughout most of the semester. Other courses are offered as full-time courses during a limited period of time and usually covers both lectures as well as practical exercises and demonstrations. Whether a planned course should be offered or not depends on the number of applicants. Course location Umeå, unless otherwise stated. Course evaluation/course certificate At the end of the course an examination is carried out, as well as a course evaluation. The course leader is responsible for both the examination and the evaluation. Course certificates are issued by the department responsible for the course. As soon as a student has successfully completed a doctoral course and received a course certificate or completed another credit giving item, the administrator at the home department shall register these activities in LADOK. The student is responsible for informing the secretary. ACCESS TO COURSES Doctoral courses are mainly intended for those admitted to doctoral education at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science and Technology in Umeå. Doctoral students from other universities, researchers who have defended their thesis, and doctoral students to be can be eligible for admission, provided that there are available admission places and that the course requirements are fulfilled. Application to doctoral courses is made on an application form that will be available on the faculty s homepage during the application periods. http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/ The application is binding. If you have been admitted but decide not to accept your place, you must inform the course leader no later than 14 days before the course starts. INFORMATION General questions regarding graduate are answered by faculty officer Gunilla Mårald, gunilla.marald@umu.se, or by the director of doctoral studies, Gunnevi Sundelin, gunnevi.sundelin@umu.se. Information about the courses is provided by each course leader respectively. 6

Umeå University has collaboration with Linköping University. Their doctoral courses can be found online: http://www.hu.liu.se/forskarutbildning/forskarutbildningskurser?l=sv *********************** The courses mentioned below are mandatory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011 Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS Information retrieval, and Publication, application and lecture, 1.5 ECTS Research ethics, 3 ECTS Introductory courses are arranged every academic year. The courses are arranged in Swedish or. If a course is held in Swedish, doctoral students who do not speak Swedish are given special exercises in instead. Contact person: Gunnevi Sundelin, Director of doctoral studies Email: gunnevi.sundelin@ umu.se *********************** 7

KURSER VÅRTERMINEN 2016 Advanced biostatistics, Logistic regression, 1.5 ECTS (online) Biostatistik, fördjupningskurs, Logistisk regression, 1,5 hp Course director Hans Stenlund Phone: +46 90 785 12 17 Email: hans.stenlund@epiph.umu.se Carolina Näslund Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: carolina.naslund@epiph.umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 29 February - 23 March 2016 Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Net based teaching Home examination Contents of course Theoretical and practical knowledge in logistic regression. 8

Analysing data in qualitative research, part 1 (online), 3 ECTS Analys av data i kvalitativ forskning, del 1 (online), 3 hp Course director s Isabel Goicolea Phone: + 46 90 786 54 66 Email: isabel.goicolea@umu.se Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health of Nursing Date Activities 10-29 April 2016 (Opens 4 November, closes 13 May) Number of participants 15 Form of teaching Lectures (online) 20 hours Seminars (online) 10 hours Home examination Qualitative research is characterized by a wide range of approaches and methods of analysis. This course covers basic concepts in qualitative analysis in the field of public health and provides practical application for different methods. We will review common features of qualitative data analysis approaches including the conceptual basis, steps of the process, and tools for interpretation. Special attention will be given to thematic analysis. This course is not dependent on specialized theory, and most appropriate for researchers who are in the beginning stages of conducting qualitative research. Participants are welcome to use their own data in the course. 9

An introduction to multilevel analysis: An epidemiological perspective, 3 ECTS En introduktion till flernivåanalys: Ett epidemiologiskt perspektiv, 3 hp Course director Miguel San Sebastián Phone: +46 90 785 12 09 Email: miguel.san.sebastian@umu.se Lena Mustonen Phone: +46 90 786 65 09 Email: lena.mustonen@umu.se of Epidemiology and Global Health Date 13 April - 13 May 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours Practical training 12 hours Seminars Home exam This course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster the development of basic skills in multilevel analysis with a focus on fundamental epidemiological concepts and interpretations rather than statistical or mathematical formulae. It starts with a description of why multilevel models are necessary if the data have a hierarchical structure. It then covers the basic theory of two level models (intercept and random slopes) with emphasis on modeling strategies. Next it explains how multilevel models can be applied to analyze data when the outcome is continuous (linear regression) and when the outcome is dichotomous (logistic regression). Further topics include defining area-level variables and sample size calculation. Denna kurs bygger på intensiv, praktisk tillämpning med målet att främja utvecklingen av grundläggande färdigheter i flernivå analys med fokus på grundläggande epidemiologiska begrepp och tolkningar snarare än statistiska och matematiska formler. En introduktion till varför multilevel modeller är nödvändiga om uppgifterna har en hierarkisk struktur inleder kursen. Kursinnehållet omfattar därefter den grundläggande teorin för två-nivå modeller (intercept och random slopes) med tonvikt på modellerings strategier; hur flernivå modeller kan tillämpas för att analysera data när utfallsvariablerna är kontinuerliga (linjär regression) och när de är dikotoma (logistisk regression). Ytterligare teman är att definiera området nivå variabler och beräkning av stickprovsstorlek. 10

Basic tumour biology from cell biology to personalized medicine, 1.5 ECTS Grundläggande tumörlära från cellbiologi till skräddarsydd behandling, 1.5 hp Course director Emma Persson Phone: +46 90 785 14 25 Email: emma.e.persson@umu.se Maria Wing Phone: +46 90 785 27 09 Email: maria.wing@umu.se of Radiation Sciences, Oncology Date 9-13 May 2016 Swedish or Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 16 hours Case, seminars, 20 hours Oral presentations Oral presentation The course will give an introduction to basic tumour biology and cancer diagnostics, prognostics and treatment strategies. The course includes lectures on tumour cell biology as well as cellular and molecular mechanisms behind establishment of primary tumours, disease progression and metastatic development. In addition to tumour cell biology, the course also includes lectures on diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, as well as present and future treatment strategies. Challenges and opportunities with future personalized medicine are also discussed. Besides lectures, the students will work with case seminars in groups and the work will be presented at an examining seminar. 11

Bioimaging, 1.5 ECTS Visualisering inom medicin och biologi, 1.5 hp Course director Richard Lundmark Phone number: +46 70 620 2464 Email: Richard.lundmark@umu.se Ulf Ahlgren Phone number: +46 70 220 9228 Email: ulf.ahlgren@umu.se Anita Dreyer Perkiömäki Phone: +46 90 786 5117 Email: anita.dreyer-perkiomaki@umu.se of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine Date 15-19 February 2016 Number of participants 12 Form of teaching Lectures 26 hours Practical demonstrations 4 hours Presentation of take home assignment The course is aimed to introduce a variety of bioimaging techniques to provide course participants with sufficient knowledge to navigate in the field of Bioimaging. It will introduce the concepts and practice use of advanced techniques within light-, and electron-microscopy, optical reconstruction tomography, vibrational spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging as well as multi-modal and correlative imaging techniques. The course will give an insight to what instruments and imaging facilities that are available today. Students will also learn how to design imaging experiments, ethical considerations, data processes and analysis, figure presentation. The work will be presented at an examining seminar. 12

Climate change and health research, 5 ECTS Klimatförändringar och hälsa, forskningsmetoder, 5 hp Course director Barbara Schumann Phone: +46 90 786 62 42 Email: barbara.schumann@umu.se Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 786 51 79 Email: ulrika.harju@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date 30 May - 10 June 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 27 hours Seminars 7 hours Lab/practical sessions 31.5 hours Take home assignment Climate change is a major global threat to public health. Therefore, scientific methods and frameworks for research on climate change and health are of great importance. In this course scientific methods relating to climate change health impacts, climate change adaptation, and emissions reduction (i.e., mitigation) will be addressed. Course participants will learn technical concepts concerning attribution of risk/cause and effect; dealing with uncertainty; managing unusually large temporal and spatial scales (e.g. meteorology, physical geography and health); methods for climate change adaptation, such as early warnings systems and campaigns; Climate change policy and research dissemination. Also, co-benefits and mitigation strategies, such as life cycle analysis, within the health sector will be covered. The course will constitute lectures, practical exercises, seminars, plus a student project. 13

Data collection, database management and quality control in quantitative studies, 1.5 ECTS Databashantering och kvalitetsrutiner för insamling av kvantitativa data, 1.5 hp Course directors Joacim Rocklöv Phone: + 46 90 786 55 55 Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se Wolfgang Lohr Phone: + 46 90 786 52 05 Email: wolfgang.lohr@umu.se; Karin Johansson Phone: +46 90 786 55 11 Email: karin.johansson@umu.se Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 11-15 May 2016 Number of participants Maximum 20 Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours Data exercise 12 hours Practical assignment Database management, relational databases, and handling of data formats, data input and quality control of collected data is of primary interest high quality and reproducible research. Its important to understand how to the research process can achieve high data quality and data integrity. This course will focus on: Data Management Handling and transforming of different file types/data types Data collection, data entry, design of data collection forms Data validation, quality control Documentation Storage, back-up and archiving Databases Introduction to relational databases Introduction to MS Access Database design Introduction to web based databases, online data collection Labs Working with data management tools (MS Excel, text editors, data validation tools) Exercises in planning data collection, building data structures, design of data collection forms, documentation Data entry software Working with MS Access databases 14

Etik i forskningen, 3 hp Research ethics, 3 ECTS Obs! Obligatorisk kurs för samtliga doktorander Kursledare Kursadministratör Institution Rune Dahlqvist, Klinisk farmakologi Telefon: 070-630 18 06 E-post: rune.dahlqvist@umu.se Sara Widmark, Klinisk neurovetenskap Telefon: 090 785 19 59 E-post: sara.widmark@umu.se Institutionen för farmakologi och klinisk neurovetenskap, Klinisk farmakologi Tid 22-25 februari 2016 Språk Svenska Antal deltagare 60 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar Seminarier 6-8 timmar Kunskapskontroll Hemtentamen Kursens innehåll Forskningsetikens grunder. Introduktion till forskningsetisk analys. Ansökan till forskningsetisk nämnd. Oegentlighet i forskning. Publikationsetik. Forskning på svaga grupper. Registerforskning. Etik vid forskningsintervjuer. Biobanker. Arkivering av forskningsdata. Introduktion till djurförsöksetik. Genomgång av kursdeltagarnas egna projekt. 15

Grounded theory and situational analysis a systematic and flexible approach to qualitative data analysis, 3.5 ECTS Grundad teori och situationsanalys en systematisk och flexibel approach till kvalitativ dataanalys Course Directors Malin Eriksson Phone: + 46 90 785 33 46 Email: malin.eriksson@umu.se Anna-Britt Coe Phone: + 46 90 786 79 64 Email: anna-britt.coe@umu.se Teachers Malin Eriksson (Associate professor, Epidemiology and global health, UmU) Maria Emmelin (Professor in Global Health, Lund University), Anna-Britt Coe (Associate professor, Epidemiology and global health, UmU) Susanne Walther Phone: + 46 90 786 56 32 Email: Susanne.walther@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 4-15 April 2016 Number of participants 12 Form of teaching Lectures 10 hours Seminars 12 hours Group works 8 hours Examination Home exam/individual paper The course gives a brief overview of the basic principles of grounded theory and the development of grounded theory over time. The main focus is on social constructivist grounded theory and situational analysis, which are well suited for systematic and flexible analysis of qualitative data in health- and social sciences. In particular, both approaches provide researchers with tools to analyze multiple, complex and even contradictory social processes and positions. After completing the course participants are expected to be able to independently carry out a grounded theory analysis, based on the guiding principles for a social constructivist grounded theory and/or situation analysis. Participants will also be able to describe and discuss how the two methods of analysis relate to each other. The course consists of lectures and group work, with a strong emphasis on seminars, group work and individual assignments based on participants' own research. Participants must have previously met at least 7.5 credits in qualitative method. 16

Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 1 hp Basic Good Clinical Practice pertaining to clinical research, 1 ECTS Kursledare Bo Carlberg Telefon: 090-785 14 43 E-post: bo.carlberg@umu.se Eva-Lotta Glader Telefon: 090 785 33 90 E-post: eva-lotta.glader@umu.se Kursadministratör Institution Marja-Liisa Lammi Tavelin Telefon: 090-785 80 39 E-post: MarjaLiisa.LammiTavelin@vll.se Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för medicin Datum 10 februari 2016 Språk Svenska Deltagarantal 25 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 8 timmar Kunskapskontroll Närvaro Kursens innehåll I kursen ges den studerande grundläggande kunskap om gällande regelverk vid klinisk forskning; Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Vidare ges en orienterande information om de lagar och förordningar som reglerar medicinsk forskning. Inspektioner och audits av kliniska läkemedelsprövningar. Efter genomförd kursdag får den deltagande ett certifikat som bevis på erhållen kunskap om GCP och som möjliggör medverkan vid klinisk läkemedelsprövning/ klinisk forskning som projektledare/deltagare. Om den forskarstuderande går denna teoretiska kurs (för GCP-behörighet) under klinisk forskarutbildning ska de praktiska momenten inom GCP såsom färdigställande av studieplan, patientinformation och etikansökan inkluderas som egna individuella lärandemål och examineras av examinator. Dessa moment ligger dock då inte till grund för kurspoäng, till skillnad från den mer omfattande kursen i GCP, som motsvarar 4,5 hp och som innehåller examination av de praktiska momenten inom ramen för kursen. 17

Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 4,5 hp Basic Good Clinical Practice pertaining to clinical research, 4.5 ECTS Kursledare Bo Carlberg Telefon: 090-785 14 43 E-post: bo.carlberg@umu.se Eva-Lotta Glader Telefon: 090-785 33 90 E-post: eva-lotta.glader@umu.se Kursadministratör Institution Marja-Liisa Lammi Tavelin Telefon: 090-785 80 39 E-post: MarjaLiisa.LammiTavelin@vll.se Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för medicin Datum 8-9 februari samt 4-5 april 2016 Språk Svenska Deltagarantal 25 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar Seminarier 12 timmar Kunskapskontroll Skriftlig hemuppgift, redovisning i grupper i seminarieform. Kursens innehåll I kursen ges den studerande grundläggande kunskap om gällande regelverk vid klinisk forskning; Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Vidare ges en orienterande information om de lagar och förordningar som regler medicinsk forskning samt grunderna för Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) liksom etisk och statistisk värdering av ett forskningsprojekt. Kursen ger kunskap i hur ett studieprotokoll ska vara skrivet samt hur data samlas in och dokumenteras i strukturerad form. Analys av begrepp och regelverk i relation till det egna forskningsområdet fokuseras under kursen och i grupparbeten. 18

Informations- och litteratursökning+publicering, ansökan och föredrag, 1.5 hp Information retrieval, Publication, Application and Lecture, 1.5 ECTS Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011 Kursledare Institution Karina Sjögren, Medicinska biblioteket Telefon: 090-785 85 30 Email: karina.sjogren@ub.umu.se Medicinska biblioteket Tid Grupp 1: 14-15 mars 2016 Grupp 2: 16-17 March 2016(In ) Grupp 3: 21 22 mars 2016 Delkurs Vetenskaplig publicering, gemensam för alla grupper /Scientific publication, the same day for all groups: 23 mars 2016 Språk Svenska (in if there are any foreign participants) Antal deltagare 76 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar Kunskapskontroll Hemtentamen/exam questions Kursinnehåll A) Informations- och litteratursökning Kursen ger en orientering i olika metoder för informationssökning. Kursens tonvikt ligger på litteratursökningsteknik inom biomedicin, odontologi, omvårdnad och evidensbaserad medicin både via databaser och Internet. Kursen erbjuder också undervisning i referenshanteringssystemet EndNote och en visning av Medicinska Biblioteket. The content of this course is to learn different methods in information retrieval in biomedicine, dentistry, nursing and evidence based medicine both via databases and the Internet. We also teach the reference manager EndNote and show you the Medical Library. B) Publicering, ansökan och föredrag Denna kurs lär ut hur den medicinska publiceringen fungerar både via ordinarie tidskriftsutbud och via Open Access. Hur arbetas ett manuskript fram? Forskarens, handledarens och doktorandens syn. Redaktörens syn på manuskriptets utformning. Hur skriver man en forskningsansökan? This course teach how the medical publication system works, both through ordinary journals and through Open Access. How do I write a manuscript? From the scientist s, the supervisor s, the graduate student s and the editor s point of view. How to make applications. 19

Regenerative medicine, 1.5 ECTS Regenerativ medicin, 1,5 hp Course directors Paul Kingham Phone: 090-786 97 54 Email: paul.kingham@umu.se Peyman Kelk Phone: 090-786 63 81 Email: peyman.kelk@umu.se Mikko Lammi Phone: 090-786 54 52 Email: mikko.lammi@umu.se Anita Dreyer-Perkiömäki Phone: 090-786 51 17 Email: anita.dreyer-perkiomaki@umu.se of Integrative Medical Biology Date 23-27 May 2016 Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Lectures Student-led group seminars Written assignment The course covers key concepts in translational research in the area of regenerative medicine. Topics include cell and tissue development, stem cell biology and tissue regeneration, biomaterials and scaffolds, clinical trials and regulatory framework. Students are taught the principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine by academic staff members giving cutting edge examples of new developments in the field and emerging concepts and technologies as well as clinical implementation. The students also work in groups to discuss scientific reviews and research articles about a specific topic in the field and present this to their peers, thereby improving their communication and analytical skills. 20

Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS Vetenskapsteori, kunskapsteori och forskningsmetoder, 3 hp Please note! Compulsory course for all doctoral students Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone: +46 90 785 13 91 Email: klasse.sahlen@umu.se Carolina Näslund Phone: +46 90 786 52 46 Email: carolina.naslund@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 29 February - 4 March 2016 Number of participants 45 Form of teaching Lectures 29 hours Data exercise 20 hours Presentations of take home assignment This course is an introduction to philosophy of science and common concepts and theories used in research, corresponding to national goals. The course gives an insight in the variation of methods used concept at the Medical Faculty including quantitative and qualitative methods. The educational format is a mixture of plenary lectures, group discussion, participant s own presentations and an assignment to work with in two steps, before and during the course. During the week we will have some presentations of the students own research projects. Using the variety as point of departure, lectures on philosophy of science will give different perspectives of knowledge in medical research. Generic knowledge, research as part of society and how to communicate research will be in focus. Later lectures focusing on different in research methods used in pre- and clinical research is presented. Gender, equality and the importance of research in society will be discussed. 21

Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011 Course director Joacim Rocklöv Phone: +46 90 785 12 95 Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se Karin Johansson Phone: +46 90 786 55 11 Email: karin.johansson@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 11-14 April, 25-28 April 2016 Number of participants 35 Form of teaching Lectures 32 hours Practical exercises 16 hours Home exam The course is an introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics. Basic epidemiological and statistical concepts are covered, and issues of study design and validity discussed. In biostatistics, lectures focus on sampling, descriptions of data and common tools for data analysis. Practical exercises are also included. 22

Using the R statistical environment for reproducible medical research, 3 ECTS Använda R statistiska miljö för reproducerbar medicinsk forskning, 3 hp Course directors Prof. Nawi Ng Phone: + 46 90 786 63 93 Email: nawi.ng@epiph.umu.se Dr. Brian Williams Email: bjw649@gmail.com Veronika Lodwika Phone: +46 90 786 55 22 Email: veronika.lodwika@umu.se Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 15-24 March 2016 Number of participants Form of teaching Maximum 20-25 students 38 hours in lectures and hands-on exercises 32 hours self-study including examination Practical assignment The course will focus on the use of R for the analysis of large data sets. In addition to familiarization with standard R functions, students will learn how to program to create their own functions and to use R s highly regarded graphical software tools. The course will provide demonstrations and practice for accessing external data sets and the cutting edge research resources available in R packages. Students will learn how to use R to facilitate publication of reproducible research. Expected learning outcomes: 1. Comprehension of accessing external data and software resources 2. Knowledge of graphical methods 3. Knowledge of selected websites with specialised R packages and data for medical research 4. Analysis of research data using the R environment 5. Preparation of documents with embedded code for publication of reproducible research 23

Writing Science: How to write and publish scientific papers, 5 ECTS Vetenskapligt skrivande: Att skriva och publicera vetenskapliga artiklar, 5 hp (A course with the same content will be given at two occasions during the spring of 2016) Course directors Anders Eklund Phone: 090-7854024 Email: anders.eklund@vll.se Martin Rosvall Phone: 070-239 19 73 Email: martin.rosvall@umu.se Magnus Andersson Phone: 090-786 63 36 Email: magnus.andersson@umu.se Ryan Sponseller Phone: 090-786 65 50 Email: ryan.sponseller@umu.se Date (Course 1) Date (Course 2) Lisa Hed Phone: 090-786 52 16 Email: lisa.hed@umu.se Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology 13 Jan 24 Feb 2016 (once weekly on Wednesdays) 5 April 10 May 2016 (once weekly on Tuesdays) Number of participants 20 Form of teaching (example) Lectures Writing group discussions and exercises Concluding classroom discussions Mandatory attendance. Writing/editing/reviewing exercise for each meeting that builds on the same short article. Analysis and peer review of a set of published papers. This is an advanced course in scientific writing. To succeed as a scientist the ability to write scientific papers is a central and very important skill. The aim of the course is that students should acquire tools and learn the craft to become skilled scientific writers. It includes the three components of effective communication: content, structure and language. 24

We present the purpose and significance of the major general structures of a scientific paper. Here we highlight why an article must contain the topic of the research, a knowledge gap, a clear research question, a description of methods, results, discussion and conclusions. We present different narrative techniques and analyse how they can be used for better flow and continuity within and between sections. We develop writing skills down to the detailed level of internal structures of paragraphs and sentences. We meet once a week for six weeks. Each meeting starts with a short lecture focused on scientific writing in practice and based on experience with, for example, journals and editors. Then we make a short introduction to the writing exercise and split into small writing groups of three students. Each student has prepared a text, or revised the text according to the specific exercise, and the other students in the group have commented on the result. Together the students analyze, discuss, and revise the texts to further improve them. The exercises derive from the book Writing Science, which from chapter to chapter provides new tools to better tell the story. Each week, we cover three chapters and the corresponding exercises. Finally we reunite, summarize, conclude, and present the exercise for the next meeting. 25

KURSER HÖSTTERMINEN 2016 Designs of intervention studies within patient-based research, 3.0 ECTS Designer vid interventionsstudier inom patientnära forskning, 3 hp Course directors Erik Rosendahl Phone: +46 90 786 91 37 Email: erik.rosendahl@umu.se Lillemor Lundin-Olsson Phone: +46 90 786 91 35 Email: lillemor.lundin-olsson@umu.se Chatarina Carlén Phone: +46 90 786 65 09 Email: chatarina.carlen@umu.se of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Date 27-28 September & 24-25 October 2016 (or Swedish, if only Swedish-speaking students) Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Examination Lectures: 12 hours Seminars/Work-Shops: 20 hours Assignment: 48 hours Written assignment about study design relevant to own research projects and a seminar where the assignments will be presented and discussed. The course includes different aspects of planning and performing randomized controlled trials, including challenges to achieve a high methodological quality. The course will also give an insight into other designs within patient-based research, e.g. participatory design, and the concept of Complex Interventions. After the course, the PhD students will be able to evaluate study designs relevant to own research projects and to critically review the methodological quality of studies with varying designs. 26

ehealth- Concepts, principles and methods for healthcare in a digital age, 3 ECTS ehälsa- Koncept, principer och metoder för vård och omsorg i en digital tid, 3 hp Course Director Helena Lindgren Phone: +46 90 786 77 73 Email: helena.lindgren@umu.se Marlene Sandlund Phone: +46 90 786 9530 Email: marlene.sandlund@umu.se Course Administrator Chatarina Carlen Phone: +46 90 786 65 09 Email: chatarina.carlen@umu.se of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Date week 39 and 42 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 10 hours Laboratory assignments and workshops 10 hours Seminars 15 hours Presentations of assignments relevant to their research topics, and active participation in workshops and seminars The course will give an overview of the foundations of ehealth and Medical Informatics including research methodologies. The purpose of the course is to provide the student the opportunity to apply new knowledge in theme discussions and explore, partly hands-on, the potentials in developing and applying digital tools, which are relevant to their research topic. The following themes will be included: ICT-based interventions; design and development of behaviour change systems and decision-support systems; the professional s perspective: change of work practices when introducing new digital tools; and the citizen s perspective on digital aids for health, e.g., ethics, equality, equity, autonomy, self-management. 27

Equity and health, 3 ECTS Den jämlika hälsan, 3 hp Course directors Anna-Karin Hurtig Phone: +46 90 785 11 64 Email: anna-karin.hurtig@umu.se Lars Lindholm Phone: +46 90 785 29 34 Email: lars.lindholm@umu.se Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@umu.se Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 7-25 September 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours Seminars 8 hours Group-discussions Home assignments (Seminars, group-discussions and home assignments are mandatory) Examination Written assignment Inequities in health have got more and more attention, both in the national and global agendas. However, there are different opinions both regarding the definition of equity, and regarding which polices that are appropriate and justified to increase equity. This course introduces the theories which so far have been most influential in health care and public health utilitarianism, Rawl s theory of justice and feminism. The course investigates how these theories have influenced both research and policy-making. 28

Evaluation of exercise capacity and level of physical activity in persons with cardiorespiratory disease, 1.5 ECTS Bedömning av fysisk förmåga och fysisk aktivitetsnivå hos personer med hjärt- och/eller lungsjukdom, 1.5 hp Course director Karin Wadell Phone: +46 90 786 98 87 Email: karin.wadell@umu.se Chatarina Carlén Phone: +46 90 786 65 09 Email: chatarina.carlen@umu.se of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Date 4-5 and 20 October 2016 Swedish Number of participants 15 Form of teaching Lectures 5 hours Practical training 4 hours Seminars 4 hours Presentation of take home assignment The course will give an introduction to exercise capacity and level of physical activity and evaluation of these parameters in patients with different cardiorespiratory diseases. It will give an insight to what instruments that are available today. The students will learn how to critically evaluate and practice different test methodologies of functional physical capacity and level of physical activity. The student chose one method to explore validity and reliability for their chosen patient category. The work will be presented at an examining seminar. 29

Health, gender and human rights: An introduction, 3 ECTS Hälsa, genus och mänskliga rättigheter: En introduktion, 3 hp Course directors Isabel Goicolea Phone: + 46 90 786 54 66 Email: isabel.goicolea@umu.se Kerstin Edin Phone: +46 90 786 92 55 Email: kerstin.edin@umu.se s Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: Ulrika.harju@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health of Nursing Date 3-7 October 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures Group discussions and exercises Take home assignment and essay This course is an introduction to human rights frameworks, gender and intersectional theories and their connections with health, health policies and health systems. The main objectives of the course are: to make the participants aware of the different facets of the linkages between health, health care, gender, social determinants and human rights; to develop the knowledge necessary for critical analysis of the existing international and national policies affecting global health issues and the right to health; and to acquaint the participants with tools that can be employed in order to mainstream and address issues concerning health in policy making. The educational format is a mixture of plenary lectures, individual reading, group discussions, participants own presentations and an assignment to be submitted. 30

How to write grant applications, 3 ECTS Att skriva ansökningar om forskningsanslag, 3 hp Course director Karl-Erik Renhorn Phone: +46 70 242 98 58 Email: karl-erik.renhorn@umu.se Karl-Erik Renhorn Phone: +46 70 242 98 58 Email: karl-erik.renhorn@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 21 November - 9 December 2016 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours Practical training 10 hours Presentation of take home assignment The course will present course participants with tools to enable them to understand research funding systems; to structure their proposal writing; and to compile high-quality research applications, thus increasing their chances for success. The contents include policy background and rationale for public research funding, the procedures and processes of research funding; preparation and planning of application writing, and language and style. A large part of the course will be devoted to individual and group exercises. 31

Intervjuer och observationer som kvalitativa datainsamlingsmetoder, 3 hp Interviews and observations as qualitative data collection methods, 3 ECTS Kursledare Britt-Marie Lindgren Tel: + 46 90 786 9261 E-post: britt-marie.lindgren@umu.se Ulla Hällgren Graneheim Tel: + 46 90 786 9258 E-post: ulla.hallgren.graneheim@umu.se Kursadministratör Kursansvarig institution Peter Forsgren Tel: +46 90 786 5339 E-post: peter.forsgren@umu.se Institutionen för omvårdnad Kurstid 19-21 september och 20-21 oktober 2016 Språk Svenska Antal deltagare 20 Undervisningsformer Examinationsform Lektioner; 10 timmar Praktiska övningar; 8 timmar Examinationsseminarium; 10 timmar Individuella paper som diskuteras vid seminarium Kursens innehåll Intervjumetoder som presenteras är: individuella intervjuer som till exempel strukturerade, semi-strukturerade och ostrukturerade intervjuer, narrativa och reflekterande intervjuer samt fokusgruppsintervjuer. Vidare omfattar kursen deltagande och icke-deltagande observationstekniker. Kursen behandlar också tekniker för insamling och utskrift av data. 32

Longitudinal Data Analysis 1.5 ECTS Longitudinell analys, 1.5 hp Course directors Johan Sommar Phone: +46 90 785 34 53 Email: johan.sommar@umu.se Joacim Rocklöv Phone: + 46 90 786 55 55 Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@umu.se Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 5-8 December 2016 Number of participants Maximum 20 Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours Data exercise 9 hours Practical assignment The course deals with statistical analysis in studies with repeated or time dependent outcomes. : - Analysis of paired data - Time series - Hierarchical analysis of repeated measures and longitudinal data - Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) - One-way random effects models - Interpretation of intra class correlation (ICC) - Mixed models - Interpretation of random and fixed effects The course is given in form of lectures, seminars, and practical computer exercises. The course is intended for students with practical and theoretical knowledge of biostatistics corresponding to the course Research methodology with Biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS. 33

Metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, 1.5 ECTS Metabola sjukdomar inklusive diabetes, 1,5 hp Course director Tommy Olsson Phone: +46 90 785 18 45 E-mail: Tommy.G.Olsson@umu.se Kerstin Rosenqvist Phone: +46 90 7852652 Email: Kerstin.Rosenqvist@umu.se Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine Date 17-21 October 2016 Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours Practical training 6 hours Seminars 12 hours Presentation of take home assignment The course includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, complications and treatment of type 1 diabetes, obesity and obesity related disorders - notably type 2 diabetes. Aspects on adipose tissue biology, lipid metabolism, insulin resistance and treatment with lifestyle changes, pharmacological treatment and surgery will be covered. Lectures also include aspects on hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The seminars will be related to the course participants ongoing projects. Practical training relates to techniques involved in basic and clinical research including relevant methods available at the clinical research centre at Umeå University Hospital. 34

Qualitative content analysis, 3 ECTS Kvalitativ innehållsanalys, 3 hp Course director Ulla Hällgren Graneheim Phone: + 46 90 786 9258 Email: ulla.hallgren.graneheim@umu.se Britt-Marie Lindgren Phone number: + 46 90 786 9261 Email: britt-marie.lindgren@umu.se Peter Forsgren Phone: +46 90 786 5339 Email: peter.forsgren@umu.se of Nursing Date 26-28 October and 15-16 December 2016 Number of participants 20 Forms of teaching Lectures; 10 hours Hands-on exercise; 8 hours Examination seminars; 10 hours Individual papers This course focus on qualitative content analysis and covers the method s epistemological base, basic concepts and steps in the analysis process, and provides hands-on exercise of the method. Further we discuss concepts of importance for trustworthiness. Examples on various data (e.g. texts, pictures, video recordings) are discussed. Participants are welcome to use their own data in the course. 35

Registerforskning med särskild inriktning på kvalitetsregister, 2 hp Research based on quality registries, 2 ECTS Kursledare Anneli Ivarsson Telefon: 090-786 51 86 Email: anneli.ivarsson@umu.se Jack Lysholm Telefon: 090-785 70 91 Email: jack.lysholm@vll.se Kursadministratör Veronika Lodwika Telefon: 090-785 55 22 Email: veronika.lodwika@umu.se Karin Sikström Telefon: 090-785 72 69 Email: karin.sikstrom@vll.se Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för epidemiologi och global hälsa Datum v 42 Språk Svenska Deltagarantal 20 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 18 timmar Seminarier 12 timmar Praktiska exempel 8 timmar Kunskapskontroll Att medverka i och klara av praktiska övningar på seminarier Kursens innehåll Detta är en introduktionskurs i registerforskning. Kursen avser att ge generell teoretisk kunskap om och grundläggande praktiska färdigheter för forskning på kvalitetsregister. This course is financed by Registercentrum Norr. 36

Regression models in medical sciences, 3 ECTS Regressionsmodeller för medicinska vetenskaper, 3 hp Course director Marie Lindkvist Phone: +46 90 786 61 04 +46 90 785 33 46 Email: marie.lindkvist@umu.se Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 786 5179 Email: ulrika.harju@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date Period 1-25 November 2016 Exact dates will be given later Number of participants 5 Form of teaching Weblectures Lectures Seminars Computer exercises Home examination The focus in the course is on the understanding of statistical reasoning in analysis of data and research. The measurement process is discussed in the context of statistical model choice and basic data management is introduced. Regression analysis is a statistical technique used for analyzing the relationship between response and explanatory variables and during the main part of the course different types of regression analyses are described and discussed. Initially, a short repetition of Linear regression is given and then some other regression models are introduced; Logistic regression where the response is binary, Poisson regression where the response is counts and Cox regression where the response is time to event. Medical and epidemiological research articles will be discussed with focus on the statistical methodology. During the course theoretical parts will be illustrated with discussion exercises and computer exercises. 37

Research ethics, 3 ECTS Etik i forskningen, 3 hp Please note! Compulsory course for all doctoral students Course director Rune Dahlqvist, Klinisk farmakologi Phone: +46 70 630 18 06 Email: rune.dahlqvist@umu.se Sara Widmark, Klinisk neurovetenskap Phone: +46 90 785 19 59 Email: sara.widmark@umu.se of pharmacology and clinical neuroscience, Clinical pharmacology Date 28 November - 1 December 2016 Number of participants 60 Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours Seminars 6-8 hours Home exam Basic concepts and history of research ethics. Ethical analysis. Application to Ethical review board. Biobanks. Research on register data. Research on groups with limited autonomy. Misconduct in research. Publication ethics. Archives, openness and secrecy for research data. Introduction to ethics in animal research. Discussion on students own project. 38

Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS Vetenskapsteori, kunskapsteori och forskningsmetoder, 3 hp Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011 Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone: +46 90 785 13 91 Email: klasse.sahlen@umu.se Carolina Näslund Phone: +46 90 786 52 46 Email: carolina.naslund@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 10-14 October 2016 Number of participants 45 Form of teaching Lectures 29 hours Data exercise 20 hours Presentations of take home assignment This course is an introduction to philosophy of science and common concepts and theories used in research, corresponding to national goals. The course gives an insight in the variation of methods used concept at the Medical Faculty including quantitative and qualitative methods. The educational format is a mixture of plenary lectures, group discussion, participant s own presentations and an assignment to work with in two steps, before and during the course. During the week we will have some presentations of the students own research projects. Using the variety as point of departure, lectures on philosophy of science will give different perspectives of knowledge in medical research. Generic knowledge, research as part of society and how to communicate research will be in focus. Later lectures focusing on different in research methods used in pre- and clinical research is presented. Gender, equality and the importance of research in society will be discussed. 39

Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011 Course directors Joacim Rocklöv Phone: +46 90 785 12 95 Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se Karin Johansson Phone: +46 90 786 55 11 Email: karin.johansson@umu.se of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 7-10 November and 21-24 November 2016 Number of participants 35 Form of teaching Lectures 32 hours Practical exercises 16 hours Home exam The course is an introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics. Basic epidemiological and statistical concepts are covered, and issues of study design and validity discussed. In biostatistics, lectures focus on sampling, descriptions of data and common tools for data analysis. Practical exercises are also included. 40