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Psychometric validation of patient reported outcome measures (HyFlex)
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3343-23-00-00There are no available seats 
Enrollment deadline: 20/03/2023
Date and time20.04.2023, at: 09:00 - 04.05.2023, at: 12:00
Regular seats12
Course fee3,240.00 kr.
LecturersKarl Bang Christensen
ECTS credits2.60
Contact personSusanne Kragskov Laupstad    E-mail address: skl@sund.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content

This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD Students from NorDoc member universities. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at a Danish university, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. This also applies to PhD students from NorDoc member universities. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to applicants on the waiting list.


Learning objectives

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

1. Know the basic principles for validation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) using item response theory (IRT) models and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models.

2. Validate simple PROMS using state-of-the-art methods.

3. Evaluate the quality of published PROMS validation studies.


Content

The course introduces psychometric models for validation of index scales summarizing information from several items. The course covers confirmatory factor anlysis (CFA) models, item response theory (IRT) models, and Rasch measurement models. Detection and modelling of differential item functioning and local dependence is discussed. The computer exercises use SAS or R. The course can be done online or in person and a large part of the course work is based on online elements.


Participants

Ph.D.-students and researchers within medicine, public health, epidemiology, sociology, and psychology. A basic knowledge of statistics will be assumed, as will knowledge of simple methods for scale validation corresponding to the contents of the Ph.D. course ‘Introduction to validation of patient reported outcome measures’.


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 or English


Form

A mixture of lectures and computer exercises. A compulsory exercise is handed out on the last day. Participants who bring relevant data of their own can do a compulsory exercise based on these, if the course director approves this. This exercise needs to be handed in by e-mail to the course secretary no later than 18 May (two weeks after the last day on the course). Participants should bring their own laptop with SAS or R installed.


Course director

Associate professor Karl Bang Christensen, Section of Biostatistics; kach@sund.ku.dk


Teachers

Associate professor Karl Bang Christensen, and external teachers.


Dates

20 April and 4 May 2023, both days 9-12.


Course location

CSS


Registration

Please register before 20 March 2023


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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