This course has been designed for researchers, health care professionals, and students seeking to learn about the application of epidemiologic quantitative and qualitative research methods to solve contemporary clinical cancer problems.
Applicants will learn about and practice with application and interpretation of specific methodologies that are typical for cancer research, such as:
– Descriptive epidemiology to study patterns of cancer across populations, using cancer registries
– Population-attributable risks to identify risk factors that could be prioritized in preventive intervention studies
– Designs to study the efficacy of screening programs and screening-related biases such as lead-time, length-time and overdiagnosis bias
– Survival analysis and choice of cancer-specific outcomes
– Diagnostic and prognostic modelling
– Quality of life research
– Qualitative research to identify patients’ needs
Examples and applications of these methodologies are shown throughout a five-day program, going from:
Day 1: Prevention
Day 2: Screening and Diagnosis
Day 3: Treatment and Prognosis
Day 4: Survivorship Care
Day 5: Palliation and end-of-life care
Each day consists of an Introduction, Theoretical Basis, Group work applying methodology to specific cases, and Meet-the-expert lectures addressing hot topics in cancer, addressed with epidemiologic quantitative or qualitative methods
