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312.693.98
Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes Research

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, November 20, 2014
End Date
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Class Time(s)
Th, F, Sa, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2014
Description
Reviews the problems faced by decision makers across the US health care system, and reviews priority topics for investigation. Explains the role of stakeholders, including payors, manufacturers, health care organizations, professional groups, providers and patients. Explains study designs and methods used in effectiveness research, focusing in particular on observational studies, but also on newer trial designs. Addresses the policy implications of this research.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the role of comparative effectiveness research and outcomes research in improving health, which includes the place of comparative effectiveness research in the U.S. research portfolio, the identity and agendas of stakeholders, and the policy impl
  2. Illustrate the difference between efficacy and effectiveness research
  3. Develop study designs and methodologies unique to effectiveness research
  4. Choose appropriate outcomes and match outcomes to design options to address priority topics
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates and interdivisional registrants are not permitted in this section
Special Comments

CER is the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor a clinical condition, or to improve the delivery of care. The purpose of CER is to assist consumers, clinicians, purchasers, and policy makers to make informed decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels