FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER VID MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN. Läsåret 2014 DOCTORAL COURSES 2014

FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER VID MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN Läsåret 2014 DOCTORAL COURSES 2014 Ansökningsformulär: Application form: http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/

2 INNEHÅLL Allmän information 4 Tillträde till kurserna 4 Upplysningar 4 Introduktionskurs till forskarstudier 5 General information 6 Compulsory introduction block 7 KURSER VÅREN 2014 Courses spring semester 2014 Deadline: 9 th of December, 2013 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH BIOSTATISTICS 10 INFORMATIONS- OCH LITTERATURSÖKNING + 11 PUBLICERING, ANSÖKAN OCH FÖREDRAG ETIK I FORSKNINGEN 12 GRUNDKURS I GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE (GCP) I KLINISKT FORSKNINGSARBETE 13 AGEING IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY 14 APPROACH CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS 15 METHODS IN SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 16 ADVANCED BIOSTATISTICS, SURVIVAL ANALYSIS (ONLINE) 17 BARENTS SUMMER SCHOOL 18 KURSER HÖSTEN 2014 Courses fall semester 2014 Deadline: 2nd of June, 2014 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 20 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 21 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH BIOSTATISTICS 22 RESEARCH ETHICS 23 RESEARCH ETHICS 24 KVALITATIV INNEHÅLLSANALYS BEGREPP, PROCEDUR OCH ÅTGÄRDER FÖR ATT UPPNÅ TROVÄRDIGHET 25 GLOBAL HEALTH AND GENDER 26 ANALYSING DATA IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (ONLINE) 27 ADVANCED BIOSTATISTICS, LOGISTIC REGRESSION (ONLINE) 28

3 AN INTRODUCTION TO MULITILEVEL ANALYSIS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL 29 PERSPECTIVE REGISTERFORSKNING MED SÄRSKILD INRIKTNING PÅ KVALITETS- 30 REGISTER EVIDENCE BASED PUBLIC HEALTH DECISION-MAKING UNDER 31 UNCERTAINTY Kontaktpersoner vid övriga medicinska fakulteter 32

4 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 kursförhör och i samband med kursens avslutning sker även en kursutvärdering. Kursledaren är ansvarig för såväl kursförhöret 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 forskarstuderande inom medicinska fakulteten samt för forskarstuderande vid andra medicinska/odontologiska fakulteter. Dessutom får i mån av plats även icke forskarstuderande delta i kurserna. Ansökan görs på särskild blankett som finns på http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildning/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/ Ansökan ska skickas via mail till Carina Johansson på Medicinska fakultetens kansli, carina.johansson@adm.umu.se Se övriga instruktioner på webben. 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 Cecilia Elofsson, tfn 090-786 57 05, eller av studierektor Ann Sörlin, 090-786 74 12. Information om kursernas innehåll lämnas av respektive ansvarig kursledare. Umeå universitet har ett samarbete med Linköpings universitet. Deras forskarutbildningskurser hittar man på webbadressen: http://www.hu.liu.se/om-oss/styrelse_namnder/fun/forskarutbildningskurser/startsida?l=sv

5 *********************** INTRODUKTIONSKURS TILL FORSKARSTUDIER 15 hp För doktorander antagna mellan 060701 111231 Introduktionskursen består av fem delkurser med olika kursansvariga personer. Kursen kan genomgås som helhet eller i delar. Kursen garanteras av Forskarutbildningsutskottet. delkurs 1 delkurs 2 delkurs 3 a delkurs 3 b delkurs 4 Forskningsmetodik, vetenskapsteori och genusvetenskap, en introduktion, 3 hp Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp Informations och litteratursökning, Publicering, ansökan och föredrag, (delkurs 3a och b tillsammans 1,5 hp) Forskningsetik, 3 hp Kontaktperson Ann Sörlin, studierektor för forskarutbildning Tfn: 090-786 74 12 E-post: ann.sorlin@adm.umu.se ***********************

6 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 in Umeå. Doctoral students from other faculties or 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/ A signed coy of the application form must be sent by mail to Carina Johansson at the Faculty of Medicine, Dean s Office. Email: carina.johansson@adm.umu.se For more information and instructions, please instructions on the web. 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 Cecilia Elofsson, phone number +46 90 786 57 05, or by the director of studies, Ann Sörlin, phone number +46 90 786 74 12. Information about the courses is provided by each course leader respectively. Umeå University has collaboration with Linköping University. Their doctoral courses can be found online: http://www.hu.liu.se/omoss/styrelse_namnder/fun/forskarutbildningskurser/startsida?l=en&sc=true

7 *********************** THE COMPULSORY INTRODUCTORY BLOCK For students admitted between 1 st of July, 1996, until 31 st of December, 2011 1) Research methodology, philosophy of science and gender studies an introduction, 3 ECTS 2) Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS 3a) Information retrieval and 3b) Publication, application and lecture, 1.5 ECTS (3a+b) 4) 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: Ann Sörlin, Director of studies Phone number: +46 90 786 74 12 Email: ann.sorlin@adm.umu.se ***********************

Kurser som ges våren 2014 Courses in spring semester 2014 Deadline for application: 9 th of December, 2013 8

9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 ECTS Vetenskapsteori och vetenskapliga metoder, 3 hp Compulsory course for all doctoral students Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone number: +46 90 785 13 91 Email: klasse.sahlen@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Ulrika Harju Phone number: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 17 th to 21 st of March, 2014 Number of participants 45 Form of teaching Lectures 29 hours Data exercise 20 hours Presentations of take home assignment Contents of the course 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. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

10 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH BIOSTATISTICS, 7.5 ECTS Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistic, 7,5 hp Compulsory for students admitted between 1 st of July, 1996, until 31 st of December, 2011 Course directors Joacim Rocklöv Phone number: +46 90 785 12 95 Email: joacim.rocklov@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 7 th to 10 th and 22 nd to 25 th of April, 2014 Number of participants 35 Form of teaching Lectures 32 timmar Practical exercises 16 timmar Home exam Contents of the course 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. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

11 A) INFORMATIONS- OCH LITTERATURSÖKNING + B) PUBLICERING, ANSÖKAN OCH FÖREDRAG 1,5 HP Information retrieval, Publication, Application and Lecture Compulsory for students admitted between 1 st of July, 1996, until 31 st of December, 2011 Kursledare Karina Sjögren, Medicinska biblioteket Telefon: 090-785 85 30 Email: karina.sjogren@ub.umu.se Institution Medicinska biblioteket Tid Kurs A: gr 1 10-11 mars, gr2 på eng 13-14 mars, gr 3 31 mars-1 april Kurs B: på eng 12 mars för alla Språk Svenska (in if there are any foreign participants) Antal deltagare 76 st Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar Kunskapskontroll Hemtentamen/exam questions Kursinnehåll 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. 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. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

12 ETIK I FORSKNINGEN Research ethics, ECTS Obligatorisk kurs för samtliga doktorander Kursledare Rune Dahlqvist, Klinisk farmakologi Telefon: 070-630 18 06 Email: rune.dahlqvist@pharm.umu.se Kursadministratör Aina Mattsson, Klinisk farmakologi Telefon: 090 785 38 99 Email: aina.mattsson@pharm.umu.se Institution Institutionen för farmakologi och klinisk neurovetenskap, Klinisk farmakologi Tid 17-20 februari, 2014 Språk Svenska Antal deltagare 50 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar Seminarier 6-8 timmar Kunskapskontroll Hemtentamen Kursinnehåll Forskningsetikens grunder. Introduktion till forskningsetisk analys. Ansökan till forskningsetisk nämnd. Oegentlighet i forskning. Publikationsetik. Forskning på svaga grupper. Registerforskning. Biobanker. Arkivering av forskningsdata. Introduktion till djurförsöksetik. Genomgång av kursdeltagarnas egna projekt. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

13 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: 785 14 43 Email: bo.carlberg@medicin.umu.se Anders Blomberg Telefon: 785 52 34 Email: anders.blomberg@lung.umu.se Kursadministratör Marja-Liisa Lammi Tavelin Telefon: 785 80 39 Email: MarjaLiisa.LammiTavelin@vll.se Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för medicin Datum Delar av vecka 6 och 14, 2014 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. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

14 AGEING IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, 3 ECTS Åldrande i ett globalt perspektiv: ett tvärvetenskapligt arbetssätt, 3 hp Course director Nawi Ng Phone number: +46 90 785 29 29 Email: nawi.ng@epiph.umuse Course administrator Department Birgitta Åström, Epidemiologi och global hälsa Phone number: +46 90 785 12 06 Email: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.se Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date 3 rd to 14 th of February, 2014 Number of participants 25 Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours Data exercise 8 hours Presentations of take home assignment Contents of the course Population ageing has become a global public health problem, especially for the population in lowand middle-income countries. This course is designed as an introductory course to ageing from multidisciplinary perspectives. While the focus of the course is on epidemiology of ageing and its implication, other disciplinary perspectives such as demography, health care, economic, and social sciences, on ageing will be used and discussed. Students will be introduced to state-of-the-art knowledge and researches in ageing in these relevant disciplines, and will have the chance to get acquainted to world-class research databases in ageing, especially on the open-access ageing research database maintained by the National Institute of Ageing in the US. This course is financed by the Graduate School in Population Dynamics and Public Policy. Students in the Graduate School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

15 CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS, 3 ECTS Klimatrförändringar och hälsa, forskningsmetoder, 3 hp Course director Rebekah Lucas Phone number: +46 90 785 12 09 Email: Rebekah.lucas@umu.se Course administrator Birgitta Åström Phone number: +46 90 785 12 06 Email: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date 2 nd to 13 th of June, 2014 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 27 hours Seminars 7 hours Lab/practical sessions 31.5 hours Take home assignment Contents of the course Climate change is impacting global health. This course focuses on developing and adapting scientific methods for the specific requirements of research on climate change and health. In this course scientific methods relation to climate change health impacts, climate change adaption, emission reduction (i.e., mitigation), and co-benefits analysis will be addressed. Course participants will learn techniques concerning attribution of risk/cause and effect, dealing with uncertainty, managing unusually large temporal and spatial scales, working with multi-sectorial datasets (e.g. meteorology, physical geography, agriculture and health) as well as the use of longitudinal data sets. Methods for climate change adaptation, such as early warning systems and campaigns, qualitative research and policy and dissemination dimensions will also be addressed as well as co-benefits and mitigation strategies with the health sector. The course will constitute lectures, practical exercises, seminars plus a student project. The course is for PhD students and Post-docs in public health, environmental science or related fields. Knowledge of climate change and health, statistical methods and epidemiology is helpful. This course is financed by the Climate Change theme within Umeå Centre for Global Health Research hosted by the Division for Epidemiology and Global Health. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

16 METHODS IN SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 3 ECTS Metoder inom social epidemiologi, 3 hp Course directors Miguel San Sebastian Phone number: +46 90 785 26 77 Email: Miguel.sansebastian@epiph.umu.se Per Gustafsson Phone number: +46 90 785 35 90 Email: per.e.gustafsson@fammed.umu.se Course administrator Birgitta Åström Phone number: +46 90 785 12 06 Email: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date 5 th to 9 th of May, 2014 Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours Lab (computer sessions) 12 hours Home exam Contents of the course This course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster the development of theoretical knowledge and basic skills in calculating and interpreting different health inequality measurements. The different measurements included in the course are: the relative index of inequality and the concentration index, the principal component analysis applied to socioeconomic status, the measurement of intersectionality, how to conduct a decomposition analysis and propensity matching score. Further topics includes multilevel analysis and methodological issues when carrying out life course studies. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

17 ADVANCED BIOSTATISTICS, SURVIVAL ANALYSIS, 1.5 ECTS (ONLINE) Biostatistik, fördjupningskurs, Överlevnadsanalys, 1,5 hp (online) Course directors Hans Stenlund Phone number: 090 785 12 17 Email: hans.stenlund@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Birgitta Åström Phone number: +46 90 785 12 06 Email: birgitta.astrom@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date April-May, 2014 (online) Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Net based teaching Take home exam Contents of the course Theoretical and practical knowledge in survival analysis. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 9th of December, 2013

18 BARENTS SUMMER SCHOOL 3 ECTS Environment and human health in the high North Barents Summer School is a collaboration between the universities of Umeå, Oulu, Tromsö and Archangelsk. The first Barents Summer School will be held summer 2014 in Kirkenes, Norway, focusing on environmental stressors in the North and the challenges involved in studying human health effects of such external factors. Lectures will cover the following topics: environmental challenges in the North, contaminants and human health, food security, climate change and human health, general public health, epidemiology, and statistics in population and register based studies. Coordinator (Sweden) Hosting university: Course management Institute Lena Maria Nilsson, Research Coordinator, Arcum, Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University Phone: +46 90 786 59 59 Email: lena.nilsson@umu.se UiT, The Arctic University of Tromsø Name: Torkjel M Sandanger, Erik E Anda Email: torkjel.sandanger@uit.no, erik.anda@uit.no Institute of Community Medicine Date June 16 th - 20 th, 2014 Place Kirkenes, Norway Number of participants Maximum 8 PhD students from Umeå University. In total 32 PhD students from UiT, the Arctic University of Tromsø, Norway, University of Oulu, Finland, and Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia. Form of teaching Ahead of gathering in Kirkenes, students will have to prepare a special task, which will be discussed during the plenary session at the beginning of the week. More information about this task will be provided later. International lecturers will be a part of the PhD school. Costs Home exam The student expenses, such as travel and accommodation, will be covered by the programme. An application including a short (maximum 400 words) motivation why you want to join the course, signed by you and your supervisor, shall be sent to Lena Maria Nilsson, Research Coordinator, Arcum, email: lena.nilsson@umu.se) DEADLINE: 15 th of February, 2014

Kurser hösten 2014 Courses fall semester 2014 Deadline: 2nd of June, 2014 19

20 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 ECTS Vetenskapsteori och vetenskapliga metoder, 3 hp Compulsory course for all doctoral students at the Medical Faculty Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone number: +46 90 7851391 Email: klasse.sahlen@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Department Ulrika Harju Phone number: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@epiph.umu.se Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 8 th to 12 th of September, 2014 Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Lectures 19 hours Data exercise 8 hours Presentations and homeassignment Contents of the course 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 discussions, 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 research methods used in pre- and clinical research is presented. Gender, equality and the importance of research in society will be discussed. DEADLINE: 2nd of June, 2014

21 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 ECTS Vetenskapsteori och vetenskapliga metoder, 3 hp Compulsory course for all doctoral students at the Medical Faculty Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone number: +46 90 7851391 Email: klasse.sahlen@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Ulrika Harju Phone number: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 17 th to 21 st of November, 2014 Number of participants 30 Form of teaching Lectures 19 hours Data exercise 8 hours Presentations and homeassignment Contents of the course 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 form is a mixture of plenary lectures, group discussions, 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 research methods used in pre- and clinical research is presented. Gender, equality and the importance of research in society will be discussed. DEADLINE: 2nd of June, 2014

22 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH BIOSTATISTICS, 7.5 ECTS Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistic, 7,5 hp Compulsory for students admitted between 1 st of July, 1996, until 31 st of December, 2011 Course directors Joacim Rocklöv Phone number: +46 90 785 12 95 Email: joacim.rocklov@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Ulrika Harju Phone: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: ulrika.harju@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 27 th to 30 th of October and 10 th to 14 th of November, 2014 (please note! preliminary) Number of participants 35 Form of teaching Lectures 32 timmar Practical exercises 16 timmar Home exam Contents of the course 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. DEADLINE: 2nd of June, 2014

23 RESEARCH ETHICS, 3 ECTS Etik i forskningen, 3 hp Compulsory course for all doctoral students at the Medical Faculty Course director Course administrator Rune Dahlqvist, Clinical Pharmacology Phone number: +46 70 630 18 06 Email: rune.dahlqvist@pharm.umu.se Sara Widmark, Clinical Neuroscience Phone number: +46 90 785 19 19 Email: sara.widmark@neuro.umu.se Department Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience Date 29 th of September to 2 nd of October, 2014 Number of Participants 50 Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours Seminars 6-8 hours Home examination Contents of course 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 etics in animal research. Discussion on students own project. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

24 RESEARCH ETHICS, 3 ECTS Etik i forskningen, 3 hp Compulsory course for all doctoral students at the Medical Faculty Course director Course administrator Rune Dahlqvist, Clinical Pharmacology Phone number: +46 70 630 18 06 Email: rune.dahlqvist@pharm.umu.se Sara Widmark, Clinical Neuroscience Phone number: +46 90 785 19 19 Email: sara.widmark@neuro.umu.se Department Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience Date 24 th to 27 th of November, 2014 Number of Participants 50 Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours Seminars 6-8 hours Home examination Contents of course 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 etics in animal research. Discussion on students own project. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

KVALITATIV INNEHÅLLSANALYS BEGREPP, PROCEDUR OCH ÅTGÄRDER FÖR ATT UPPNÅ TROVÄRDIGHET, 7,5 hp Qualitative content analysis concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness, 7.5 ECTS 25 Kursledare Ulla Hällgren Graneheim Telefon: 090 786 92 58 Email: ulla.hallgren.graneheim@nurs.umu.se Britt-Marie Lindgren Telefon: 090-786 92 61 Email: britt-marie.lindgren@nurs.umu.se Kursadministratör Inga-Greta Nilsson Telefon: 090-786 9167 Email: ingagreta.nilsson@nurs.umu.se Institution Institutionen för omvårdnad Datum 22-25 september och 20-21 november 2014 Språk Svenska Deltagarantal 25 Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 18 timmar Seminarier 12 timmar Praktisk övning 8 timmar Kunskapskontroll Examinationsarbete med opponentskap. Kursens innehåll Kursen omfattar genomgång av metodens historiska utveckling från kvantitativ till kvalitativ analystradition. Olika begrepp relaterade till kvalitativ innehållsanalys liksom begrepp relaterade till metodens trovärdighet behandlas. Exempel på olika datamaterial (text, bild, videoinspelningar) diskuteras och olika tillvägagångssätt övas. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys i relation till andra kvalitativa metoder kommer att belysas liksom metodens styrkor och svagheter. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

26 GLOBAL HEALTH AND GENDER, 7.5 ECTS Global hälsa och genus, 7,5 hp Course directors Isabel Goicolea Email: isagoiko@yahoo.es Ann Öhman Phone number: +46 90 785 26 13 E-mail: ann.ohman@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Lena Mustonen Phone number: +46 90 785 29 33 E-mail: lena.mustonen@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date 22 nd to 26 th of September and 6 th to 10 th of October, 2014 Number of Participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 25 hours Seminars 15 hours Mandatory seminars and home examination Contents of course The course focuses on a theoretical approach to gender and health from a global perspective. The course is grounded in a definition of gender as being the social and cultural implications of women s and men s lives that affect health. Issues to be covered are gender and work related health, gender and human rights, and gender and reproductive health issues. Important concepts and theories such as gendered norms and values, social constructions of masculinity and femininity, as well as global power structures and gendered exploitation will form the basis of the course. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

27 ANALYSING DATA IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, PART 1, 3 ECTS (ONLINE) Analys av data i kvalitativ forskning, del 1 (online), 3 hp Course director Course administrator Kjerstin Dahlblom Phone number: +46 90 785 29 28 Email: kjerstin.dahlblom@epiph.umu.se Lena Mustonen Phone number: +46 90 785 29 33 E-mail: lena.mustonen@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date November 24 (online) Number of Participants 15 Form of teaching Lectures (online) 20 hours Seminars (online) 10 hours Home examination Contents of course Qualitative research is characterised 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. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

28 ADVANCED BIOSTATISTICS, LOGISTIC REGRESSION, 1.5 ECTS (ONLINE) Biostatistik, fördjupningskurs, Logistisk regression, 1,5 hp (online) Course director Course administrator Hans Stenlund Phone number: +46 90 785 12 17 Email: hans.stenlund@epiph.umu.se Carolina Näslund Phone number: +46 90 785 29 74 Email: carolina.naslund@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date November 2014 (online) Number of Participants 30 Form of teaching Net based teaching Home examination Contents of course Theoretical and practical knowledge in logistic regression. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

29 AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, 3 ECTS (ONLINE) En introduktion till flernivåanalys: ett epidemiologiskt perspektiv, 3 hp (online) Course directors Miguel San Sebastian Phone number: +46 90 785 26 77 Email: miguel.sansebastian@epiph.umu.se Nawi Ng Phone number: +46 90 785 13 91 Email: nawi.ng@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Veronika Lodwika Phone number: +46 90 785 29 30 Email: veronika.lodwika@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health Date November 2014 (online) Number of Participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours Labs (computer sessions) 17 hours Home examination Contents of course 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 modelling strategies. Next it explains how multilevel models can be applied to analyse data when the outcome is continuous (linear regression) and when the outcome is dichotomous (logistic regression). This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

30 REGISTERFORSKNING MED SÄRSKILD INRIKTNING PÅ KVALITETSREGISTER, 2 HP Research based on quality registries, 2 ECTS Kursledare Yulia Blomstedt Telefon: 090 785 27 66 Email: yulia.blomstedt@epiph.umu.se Jack Lysholm Telefon: 090-785 70 91 Email: jack.lysholm@vll.se Kursadministratör Lena Mustonen Telefon: 090-785 29 33 Email: lena.mustonen@epiph.umu.se Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för epidemiologi och global hälsa Datum 24-28 november, 2014 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. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

31 EVIDENCE BASED PUBLIC HEALTH DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY, 7.5 ECTS Evidensbaserat folkhälsoarbete att hantera osäkra förutsättningar, 7,5 hp Course directors Lars Lindholm Phone number: +46 90 785 29 34 Email: lars.lindholm@epiph.umu.se Klas-Göran Sahlén Phone number: +46 90 785 13 91 Email: klasse.sahlen@epiph.umu.se Course administrator Karin Johansson Phone number: +46 90 785 27 69 Email: karin.johansson@epiph.umu.se Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, division for Epidemiology and Global Health Date 15 th to 19 th and 22 nd to 26 th of September, 2014. Please note! The 1 st week in Umeå, the 2 nd week distance learning Number of participants 20 Form of teaching Lectures 30 hours Seminars 10hours Take home assignment Contents of the course It is desirable to found public health policies on best possible evidence. Almost no potential policy can meet the conditions necessary for randomized control trials. On the other hand, too low evaluations standards can imply that ineffective or even harmful policies are implemented. Research aimed at a foundation for policy-making further requires an understanding of the decision-making process in public organizations. Decision-makers have to balance more or less legitimate interest of different stakeholders, and even make decisions when the evidence is far from perfect. They commonly act under economic and legitimate constraints, such as respect for human rights. Frameworks for compiling available evidence from different sources such as realistic synthesis and Markov-modelling will be presented and discussed. Most of the practical experience of compiling different aspects of health technologies can be found in the health technology assessment literature. Concrete and timely examples will be studied. This course is financed by the Swedish Research School for Global Health. Students in the Research School will be given priority. DEADLINE: 2 nd of June, 2014

32 KONTAKTPERSONER VID ÖVRIGA MEDICINSKA FAKULTETER CONTACT PERSONS AT THE OTHER MEDICAL FACULTIES IN SWEDEN GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITET UPPLYSNINGAR Lena Eriksson Tanemar, tfn 031-786 35 83 e-post: lena.erikssontanemar@sahlgrenska.gu.se KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET UPPLYSNINGAR Anna Gustafsson, tfn 08 524 800 00 (vx) e-post: anna.gustafsson@ki.se HÄLSOUNIVERSITETET I LINKÖPING UPPLYSNINGAR Pia Andersson, tfn 013 28 68 98 e-post: pia.andersson@liu.se LUNDS UNIVERSITET UPPLYSNINGAR Emelie Josephsson, tfn 046-222 72 37 e-post: Emelie.Josephsson@med.lu.se UPPSALA UNIVERSITET UPPLYSNINGAR Pernille Husberg, tfn 018-471 1961 e-post: pernille.husberg@uadm.uu.se