University of Bergen
- Start Date: 07 Mar, 2022
- 5 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Learn how to design and deliver randomised controlled trials of healthcare interventions to maximise their effectiveness.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
The need for evolution in healthcare
Health systems, patient needs, and government priorities constantly change. It’s important that health services are constantly adapted and revised to meet these. When significant changes are made to service delivery it is vital that they improve patient care, represent value for money to the health system and are safe.
On this five-week course from the University of Bergen, you’ll learn why it is important to fully develop and test any new ideas for service delivery in health (complex interventions) before performing the final definitive trial.
Maximising the likelihood of success
Historically, significant amounts of research money have been wasted on trials of complex healthcare interventions that fail to recruit to target, fail to deliver the intervention effectively, fail to show an effect, or fail to transfer the findings into practice.
This course will guide you through the process of conducting a trial and disseminating your results to maximise your opportunity for success.
Exploring the development and evaluation of complex interventions
Complex interventions can be difficult to design, and ultimately test due to the number of interacting components.
This course, which is aimed at early career researchers, will guide you through the process from idea inception to the final randomised controlled trial, explaining the rationale behind each stage of the process.
This course is designed for PhD students undertaking Health Services Research, specifically pharmacists and medical practitioners.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen (UiB) offers first-class education and cutting-edge research at our location in the city centre of Bergen, Norway. We have collaborations worldwide, and are ranked among the world’s top 200 universities, according to the QS World University Rankings.
UiB has 14,000 students and 3,500 staff. The university has always had a strong international presence, and 21% of academic staff, 30% of PhD candidates and 11% of students at UiB are from outside of Norway.
The university was officially opened in 1948, and is a young and dynamic university. UiB offers comprehensive research and education. Our six faculties and 30 departments cover all the major academic disciplines.
Bordered by the North Sea to the west and mountains to the east, our proximity to nature is underlined by the university’s strong marine and environmental research.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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