390.675.01
Outcomes and Effectiveness Research

Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Clinical Investigation
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Sonal Singh
Contact Name
Sonal Singh
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introductory biostatistics course sequence (e.g., 140.611-612 or 140.621-623), SOCI student, or consent of instructor.

Description
Provides an overview of outcomes and effectiveness research. Emphasizes conceptual, design, and analytical aspects of research including policy implications. Covers both experimental (randomized) and observational designs, with greater emphasis on the latter. Examines alternative approaches to addressing confounding in controlled observational studies. Explores methods for evaluating the effectiveness and safety of medications using experimental, observational designs and evidence synthesis. Considers a wide range of outcomes, including time to event outcomes (survival analysis), patient preferences and patient-reported outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop skills needed to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of outcomes and effectiveness research
  2. Craft a preliminary design for an outcomes or effectiveness study
  3. Recognize how various epidemiological methods meets study aims
  4. Describe a wide variety of innovative approaches to outcomes and effectiveness investigation
  5. Understand the implications of outcomes and effectiveness studies for end-users
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Consent required for students not in the GTPCI or SOCI programs.
Consent Contact
ssingh31@jhu.edu
Special Comments

One of the 7 courses offered in the SOCI Award Program.