Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Introduction to Clinical Research (in Danish)
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3716-18-00-01	There are no available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 02/09/2018

Date and time	02.10.2018, at: 08:30 - 10.10.2018, at: 15:30
Regular seats	16
Course fee	4,080.00 kr.
ECTS credits	2.80

Contact person	Marianne Bøje E-mail address: marianne.boeje@regionh.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list. The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). All other participants must pay the course fee. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Formulate a scientific hypothesis 2. Critically evaluate his/her own project and other projects 3. Perform a sample size/power calculation 4. Describe different study designs in medical research 5. Build a scientific database Knowledge: The students will understand the rationale behind formulation of a good scientific hypothesis. They will gain knowledge about study designs in medical research. They will be able to judge the scientific merit of research projects and to point out weaknesses in their own projects. They will gain knowledge about recruiting and retaining study subjects. They will learn about regulatory rules in medical research (e.g. GCP, research ethics, approval bodies). Skills: The students will be able to explain the design and rationale of their own project and of other research projects. They will be able to analyse and discuss their own project in the context of the obtained knowledge about medical research methodology. Competences: The students will be able to formulate a scientific hypothesis. They will be able to perform a basic sample size/power calculation. They will be able to discuss a scientific hypothesis and its relationship with study design, use of statistical methods, database preparation and data analysis. They will be able to give a short oral presentation of their project. They will be able to design a database for statistical data analysis. Content Medical research methodology, study designs, critical appraisal of scientific studies, hypothesis formulation, recruitment of study subjects, power and sample size, database preparation, regulatory needs. Describe the course curriculum in terms of scientific topics covered. Participants PhD students who are at the beginning of their education Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: All graduate programmes Language Danish Form Lectures, discussions, group work, master classes, oral presentations, practical exercises Course director Vibeke Backer, professor, MD, DMSc Department of Respiratory Medicine Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: backer@dadlnet.dk Simon Francis Thomsen, professor, MD, DMSc Department of Dermatology Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: simonfrancisthomsen@gmail.com Teachers Vibeke Backer, professor, MD, DMSc Department of Respiratory Medicine Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: backer@dadlnet.dk Simon Francis Thomsen, professor, MD, DMSc Department of Dermatology Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: simonfrancisthomsen@gmail.com Celeste Porsbjerg, clinical research associate professor, MD, PhD Department of Respiratory Medicine Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: porsbjerg@dadlnet.dk Bo Belhage, clinical research associate professor, MD, DMSc Department of Anaesthesiology Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: bo@amnesi.dk Jens Ulrik Jensen, MD, PhD Department of Respiratory Medicine Y Gentofte Hospital 2900 Hellerup E-mail: jens.ulrik.jensen@regionh.dk Asger Sverrild, MD, PhD, post doc Department of Respiratory Medicine Bispebjerg Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV E-mail: asger.sverrild@regionh.dk Dates 02.10.18 03.10.18 10.10.18 Time: 8.30-15.30 Course location Bispebjerg Hospital Entrance 50 Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV Registration Please register before 2 September 2018 Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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