Hot Topics in Health Care Research
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, participants:
- know current research questions and/ or practice problems in primary care, nursing, palliative care, quality and safety;
- recognize significance of these “hot topics” for health systems and health services research;
- have a basic understanding of key methods applied in health services research and know their advantages and limitations.
Topics/Content
This course will address four specific, important topics of health care systems: Primary care, nursing, palliative care, quality and safety. In each topic, we will discuss uptodate research questions or practice problems and link these to health policy, law and health systems organization and financing. Key methods for health care research are introduced and discussed with their advantages and limitations, e.g. routine health care data as indicators for system performance
Activities / Program
Preparatory reading
Seminar
Discussion
Assignment(-s)
Basic information
| Number | E046.234.25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Wednesday 21.05.2025, Safety |
| Times | 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Course location | This course is being held online, on zoom |
| Lead | Professor David Schwappach, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern |
| Seats max. | 20 people |
| Course language | English |
| Registration deadline | 07.05.2025 |
| Format | Individual event from Public Health Sciences Course Program You will receive a certificate of attendance. |
| Governing Unit |
Faculty of Medicine University of Bern Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
| ECTS info |
1 ECTS point will be credited for this course including four sessions For an accreditation of the ECTS, a minimum of 80% attendance and active participation incl. completion of assignments and assessments are required.
root number KSL: 486266 |
Target audience
All PhD students, Post-docs, clinicians and public health practitioners interested in health care research.
Special
Course takes place every second year.
Application and admission procedure
A tertiary education degree is required. The program manager decides on the final admission. Priority is given to PhD students
Application process: You are requested to enroll online. Seats will be allocated according to date of enrolment. Three weeks before the course/workshop at the latest, the administration will decide and inform about running or cancelling the course/workshop.
Costs
Amount still open
Administrative / Payment modalities
Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern who commit to the whole course attendance. To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course. Please note cancellation regulations below.
Course fees for other participant categories:
PostDocs Uni Bern CHF 100
Other participants Uni Bern CHF 300
Participants other academic institutions 600
Other participants CHF 840
Participants completing the entire PHS Course Program benefit from a reduction; overview course fees here.
Cancellation regulations
After the closing date for registrations, the organisers will decide whether the course can take place. The decision is based on the number of registrations.
Contact
University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program
c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 684 34 04