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Fall Institute in Medical Care Course Offerings 309.732.98 Organizational and Human Factors in Patient Safety This course will provide students with the essential concepts, methods and tools to enable them to design effective patient safety interventions and evaluate their impact. At the end of this course the student will be able to describe and apply concepts and methods in organizational and human factors literature; assess the roles of organizational, system and human factors in patient safety and in provider/patient behavior change more broadly; use appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to identify and prioritize patient safety problems; describe and propose designs for successful patient safety interventions; identify and address barriers to improvement efforts; identify appropriate team members for safety improvement efforts; and evaluate the outcomes of patient safety interventions. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation and the evaluation of an existing patient safety improvement project. Students taking this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be further evaluated based on a paper expanding upon the patient safety improvement project identified in class, due within one month after the conclusion of the course, on a date identified by the instructor. 340.867.98 Introduction to Clinical Research This course will introduce participants to clinical research. Elements that will be reviewed include the key aspects of observational study designs (case-control, cross-sectional and cohort studies) and clinical trials. The class dynamics will encourage in-depth discussions of research methodologies and the practical aspects of designing and conducting clinical research studies, incorporating a mixture of lectures and journal club discussions of published articles. Finally, in small groups each day, participants and instructors work on the development and refinement of a plan for a research study proposed by each participant. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation and the development of a research study plan. Students taking this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be further evaluated on a final paper due within one month after the conclusion of the course, on a date identified by the instructor. 300.877.98 New Medical Paradigm in Medical Education This course will introduce leaders in medical education to the process and challenges of curriculum reform. Largely using interactive modules, participants explore how changes in biomedical science and society have created the need for new skills in physicians of the future. Participants then explore how the process of medical education needs to change to produce these future physicians, and how educators must be trained to champion this renewed mission. The 'Genes-to-Society' curriculum recently introduced at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will be presented, along with the lessons learned during its first year of implementation. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation and the development of an outline for medical education curriculum change. Students taking this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be further evaluated based on a paper expanding upon the outline developed in class, due within one month after the conclusion of the course, on a date identified by the instructor. 340.660.98 Practical Skills in Conducting Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Investigation This course emphasizes the practical aspects of conducting and organizing a clinical research project. The course will focus on developing skills to conduct and manage a research protocol, monitor the data collection, manage the data, and disseminate results. Topics to be addressed include the basic components of a clinical research team, the components of good clinical practice, the responsibilities, expertise and tasks that each member is expected to perform, and organizational, logistical and attitudinal issues that need to be addressed in producing an effective research group. Special attention will be made to translational research and the kinds of issues that arise in the multi-disciplinary teams brought together to conduct it. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation and exercises. Students taking this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be further evaluated on a final paper due within one month after the conclusion of the course, on a date identified by the instructor. 312.693.98 Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes Research This course will introduce students to the motivation and methods of comparative effectiveness research. Problems faced by decision makers across the health care system, and the priority topics for investigation will be addressed. Specific topics to be examined include the role of stakeholders, including payors, manufacturers, health care organizations, professional groups, providers and patients. Study designs and methods used in effectiveness research, focusing in particular on observational studies, will also be discussed. Given the policy implications of this research, the impact of CER will also be considered. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation and exercises. Students taking this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be further evaluated on a final paper on how to design an approach to a problem in comparative effectiveness research, due within one month after the conclusion of the course, on a date identified by the instructor. 300.878.98 Early Detection in Cancer: Recent Developments and Challenges Screening tests for the detection of asymptomatic disease are increasingly used in clinical practice and organized screening programs. Early detection of disease can considerably improve survival or quality of life. But it can also prolong the period during which a person is aware of having a disease. Moreover, screen results can be false positive or clinically irrelevant, inducing unnecessary diagnostic and treatment interventions. In other words, screening can have a beneficial as well as a harmful impact on health, quality of life, and societal cost. In reported literature, screening is a heavily debated public health issue with sometimes seemingly extremely opposing evidence. In this course, the most recent evidence (both pro and con) will be discussed for the major cancer screening sites: breast and prostate cancer will serve to assess effectiveness, the importance of trial and screen characteristics and the balance between favorable and unfavorable effects. New developments will be illustrated by lung and colorectal cancer screening. Challenges address amongst others assessing overdiagnosis in cancer screening, incorporating HPV (vaccination) in screening and informed decision making. All students enrolled in this course will be evaluated for receipt of the certificate of participation based on class participation. Students enrolled in this course for Johns Hopkins academic credit will be required to submit a 10-15 page paper on a topic identified by the instructor due within one month after the conclusion of the course. |
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