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Overview
What you will study
Health care systems around the world face growing pressures to provide more effective programs, treatments, and interventions. Health outcomes research is the scientific inquiry that provides the evidence required for optimally developing new therapies, implementing quality of care improvement protocols, and enhancing public health system capacity and capability.
During the Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research program offered by Harvard University you will learn the fundamentals for measuring, designing, and analyzing health outcomes research studies and data. Well-designed and executed health outcomes research studies can provide evidence for a broad range of medical and public health practices, such as:
- Incorporating patient-centered outcomes measures such as patient preference and quality of life into the drug and device development process
- Evaluating the impact of chronic disease therapies on physical, emotional and social functioning
- Determining the cost-effectiveness of comparative medical treatments for chronic diseases
- Assessing the population health risks and benefits associated with response and mitigation strategies for infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- the meaning and purpose of outcomes research and evaluation
- the role of epidemiology, health economics, psychometrics and biostatistics in conducting outcomes research
- the usefulness of outcomes measures and the application of new technologies in medical institutions and industries, health care organizations and public health systems
- the different types of measures used in outcomes research, including clinical, health status, quality of life, work/role performance, health care utilization, and patient satisfaction
- new methods for modeling responses obtained from individuals completing questionnaires and surveys
- scale performance and measurement concepts such as reliability, validity, responsiveness, and sensitivity
- statistical methods appropriate for analyzing health outcomes data, such as longitudinal methods
- findings from different types of health outcomes research studies
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Health Sciences View 142 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Participants must have an advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MS, MPH, PharmD) in a relevant discipline.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English is essential for a successful learning experience in the program.
Tuition Fee
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