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Population Health Sciences (M19) (Dept. Info)

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Ethics in Population and Clinical Health

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This course will expose population and clinical health researchers to the various ethical issues and situations encountered in their research and clinical duties, with a focus on research-related issues and solutions. It will also familiarize them with available ethics and compliance resources. Case studies and scenario presentations will facilitate discussion on topics such as informed consent, rights to health, personal responsibility for health, allegations of misconduct, research with communities, data objectivity and presentation, publications, collaborators' rights and responsibilities, intellectual property, and student-mentor relationships.

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12:30P-1:30P

Taylor Ave Bldg / 2131W

Hunleth, Waters

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Start: 1/13/2025 End: 4/21/2025

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Applied Research Independent Study

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calThe purpose of the Independent Study course is to develop and refine the skills students learn in the fall core courses, Introductory and Intermediate Clinical and Epidemiology and Biostatistics series. Students enrolling in this course must come prepared with a circumscribed and well-defined project that relates to public health and population sciences. A research mentor within Washington University School of Medicine must be identified and approved of by MPHS leadership prior to the course enrollment. Objectives, a synopsis and milestones of the project per each student's individualized syllabus should be identified and submitted to the MPHS leadership and mentor prior to the start of the semester. Students will be expected to submit a report, for example, drafted manuscript, an abstract for a conference, data analysis results, at the end of the spring semester to the MPHS leadership for credit. Course credit will be evaluated by both the research mentor and MPHS leadership. This two-credit course will be offered only as a pass/fail course to current MPHS students. Prerequisites: Approval from MPHS leadership and students must have completed the Introductory and Intermediate Clinical and Epidemiology and Biostatistics series.

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Independent study, tutorial, or other

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Using Administrative Data for Health Services Research

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The objective of this advanced graduate course is to prepare students to understand and use large administrative healthcare databases to perform epidemiologic / health services research. Lectures will cover the translation of clinical care into healthcare utilization data, review various types of national and state administrative databases, describe methods for administrative database research, and emphasize key issues related to data security and confidentiality. We will consider the strengths and limitations of observational studies using large databases to augment evidence from randomized clinical trials. Students will get hands-on experience with administrative data via programming with R statistical software. Students will develop and present to the class a research proposal in their own area of interest using administrative data. Students will further gain experience with healthcare database research by reviewing journal articles weekly. Course note: M19-501 Introductory Clinical Epidemiology and M19-511 Introductory Biostatistics for Clinical Research are required prerequisites. R software required. Students may download freely available R Studio software on their laptop or desktop computer.

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Taylor Ave Bldg / 2131W

Butler

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Development, Validation and Application of Risk Prediction Models

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This course will provide the knowledge and principles of predictive modeling, with applications to clinical and population health settings. Topics covered will include design, conduct, and application of risk predictions; statistical methods and analysis for model development and validation; evaluation of prediction models; emerging new methods; and risk stratification to identify a risk group, to assess eligibility to clinical trials and interventions, and to guide prevention priorities. The student will learn these topics through lecture, class discussions, data analysis lab, and homework.

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2:00P-5:00P

Taylor Ave Bldg / 2132

Liu, Park

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Principles of Shared Decision Making and Health Literacy in the Clinical Setting

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This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to principles of shared decision making and health literacy and their implications for clinical communication. Topics may include basic and applied research on shared decision making, principles of designing and evaluating patient decision aids, principles of health literacy, research on relationship between health literacy, numeracy, and health outcomes, best practices for communication with low-numerate and low-literate individuals, best practices (and controversies) in communicating probabilities and their associated uncertainty about screening and treatment outcomes, and best practices for designing and evaluating written information for clinical populations (such as intake forms, brochures, and informed consent documents). Course activities: lectures, manuscript critiques, class project, paper

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9:00A-12:00P

Taylor Ave Bldg / 2132

Politi

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Communicating Research Findings to the Media and Lay Audiences

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A critical step in the dissemination of population-level clinical research is communicating research findings and key messages to the media and lay audiences. With conflicting messages coming from advocacy groups and others, the burden falls on the clinician-researcher to distill complex information, dispel misinformation, and tell a compelling story that resonates with the audience. The course will equip students with the skills, technique, experience and confidence needed to give successful, engaging media interviews and presentations related to the publication of research and expertise-specific topics. Through critique, tape and review exercises, class discussion, and guest speakers, students will learn about the facets that make an interview or presentation successful, including nonverbal communication and delivery skills (body language and vocal interpretation), content and messaging, and navigating interactions with the media. The instructor will evaluate each student's skill set and create a working skills inventory on which the student will build throughout the course in a series of on-camera experiences.

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8:00A-12:00P

Taylor Ave Bldg / 2132

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Start: 1/6/2025 End: 1/10/2025

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Introduction to Propensity Score Methods

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This introductory course on Propensity Score Methods is designed for medical students, clinicians and health researchers to understand propensity score methods and to foster the skills needed to plan and conduct their own research projects. This course will introduce the students to the techniques of using propensity score methods to control for confounding biases in non-randomized observational studies. Through lectures, labs, and homework assignments, students will learn the concept of propensity score methods and how to apply learnt statistical methods in a medical context.

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Taylor Ave Bldg / 2132

Wan

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Grant writing: applying clinical and population health methods

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This course provides students with the opportunity to apply methods and principles learned in previous MPHS classes to the development of a grant application. Students prepare this application on a research question of their own choosing and in the format expected for National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03, R21, or K grant applications (research plan only). Students also have the opportunity to evaluate research proposals for scientific merit. This course is required for medical graduates but optional for medical students.

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Taylor Ave Bldg / 2132

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Students outside MPHS program, need instructor approval to register for this course.

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Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis for Clinical and Public Health Research

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This course is designed for medical students, clinicians, epidemiologists, and other public health researchers. The topics include basic statistical concepts and methods for continuous, categorical, count, and time-to-event data in multilevel and longitudinal settings. Through lectures, SAS/R/Stata lab, homework assignments, and a small project, students will understand the basic statistical concepts and methods for these types of data, will be able to address research questions using the concepts and methods, will be able to perform basic data analyses with one of SAS/R/Stata software, will be able to interpret the results in the context of clinical/epidemiological/public health research. Course prerequisite: (1) M19-512 or knowledge of generalized linear model and Cox PHM. (2) introductory knowledge of SAS, and (3) availability of SAS software for the class.

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