Five Days International Virtual Workshop on Research Methods in Public Health
Event Date:
November 10, 2021
Event Time:
8:00 pm
Event Location:
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Event Code: MTU10141021
Registration Starts: October 29, 2021
Last Date of Registration: November 8, 2021
Date: November 10, 2021 to November 14, 2021
Timing: 6:00PM to 8:00PM (IST)
Objective of the Workshop
This workshop provides an overview of the major issues in research including key concepts in research methods appropriate to the investigation of problems in public health. It demonstrates how to formulate testable research hypotheses, utilize appropriate study designs, collect and analyze data, and interpret findings with an eye to their potential public health impact. It also considers designs and techniques appropriate for qualitative/text data analysis. It will cover both quantitative and qualitative methods. There will be a lab session on the use of computers in Public Health. In addition, the aim of this workshop is to provide researchers with the opportunity to develop skills to conduct research independently and to critically appraise existing research.
Who can participate?
Academicians, young researchers, MD/PhD students, programme officers, staff working with government or NGOs, programme evaluators, M&E experts.
About the Workshop
The workshop will be held through Cisco Webex. All the sessions will be hands-on practical and implementation-based. Recording and presented contents will be provided to each registered participant. The timing of each session will be 6:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day. International Participants are requested to convert IST to their local time. Click here for world clock. Limited seats are available. Certificates will be given to those registered participants who attend all sessions.
How to register?
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Day wise Content
| Day | Timing | Content | Resource Person |
| 10-11-2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODS What Data are to be Collected?, Clarity of Questions for collecting the data, Pretesting of Forms and Pilot Studies, Data Editing and Verification, Data Handling, Amount of Data Collected: Sample Size, Inferences from a Study, Precision and Validity of Measurements, Quantification and Reduction of Uncertainty, missing ness of data. |
Dr. Kandarp Mathur |
| 11-11-2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
EPIDEMIOLOGICALSTUDY DESIGNS Cohort Study, Indication of A Cohort Study, Features of Cohort Study, Elements Of Cohort Study, Analysis of Data From Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies Analysis of Case-Control Data, Sample Sizes for Observational Studies, retrospective study, prospective study, longitudinal study. |
Dr. Abyot Asres |
| 12-11-2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
CLINICALTRIALS Designing Studies for Dose Response., Bayesian Data Monitoring in Clinical Trials, Longitudinal Data Analysis (Repeated Measures) in Clinical Trials, Repeated Measures in Clinical Trials: Simple Strategies for Analysis Using Summary Measures, Strategies for Comparing Treatments on a Binary Response with Multi-Centre Data, A Review of Tests for Detecting a Monotone Dose-Response Relationship with Ordinal Response Data. |
Dr. Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor |
| 13-11-2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
RESEARCH ETHICS What does statistics have to do with it?, Protection of Human Research Subjects, Informed Consent, Equipoise, Research Integrity, Authorship policies, Data and Safety Monitoring Boards. |
Dr. Dipanjan Roy |
| 14-11-2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS-AND META-ANALYSIS Criteria for including studies, Identification of studies, Study selection, Data extraction, Quality assessment, Data analysis, Published or individual patient data?, Sample size. Methods of included trials. Demonstration with practical for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis. |
Dr. Geetha Ravindran Menon |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Geetha Ravindran Menon: Scientist-E, National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR-NIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi -110029, INDIA
Dr. Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor: Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-151001, INDIA
Dr. Dipanjan Roy: MBBS(AFMC), MD(Pub. Hlth), DNB(Pub. Hlth), MNAMSTeam Lead, Strengthening Comprehensive Primary Health Care, PwC-ADB, India and Focal Point, Technical Review Panel, RSSH, The Global Fund, Geneva
Dr. Abyot Asres: Assistant professor of Public Health, Vice president, Research and Community Services, Mizan-Tepi University, ETHIOPIA
Dr. Kandarp Mathur: PhD (Pursuing), MPH, PGDHHM, BDS, Poornima University, Jaipur, INDIA
Organizing Committee:
CHIEF PATRON:
Dr. Abyot Asres: Assistant professor of Public Health, Vice president, Research and Community Services Mizan-Tepi University, ETHIOPIA
PATRON:
Mr. Anduale Henok: Chief Academic and Research Director, Mizan-Tepi University, ETHIOPIA
Coordinators:
Mr. Wondwossen Niguse: Research and Community Service Vice Dean, MizanTepi University, ETHIOPIA
Dr. Sudhi Rajiv: Dean, International Relations & Professor of English and Soft Skills, Poornima University, Jaipur, INDIA
Dr. Ashish Manocha: Head, School of Public Health, Poornima University, Jaipur, INDIA
Dr. Bharti Kapoor: Department of Mathematics, Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, INDIA
Organized by
College of Health Sciences,
Mizan-Tepi University, ETHIOPIA
in collaboration with
Poornima University, Jaipur, INDIA &
MathTech Thinking Foundation (MTTF), INDIA
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