Scientific reviews prepared by the participants
Course of Research Methodology in Reproductive Health
Târgu-Mureş
May 2004
organised by
The East European Institute for Reproductive Health
The Targu-Mures University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Epidemiology
The Targu-Mures Center of Public Health
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER)
The UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme for Research in Human Reproduction,
Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family and Community Health
Cluster, World Health Organization (WHO/RHR)
The International Association of Maternal and Neonatal Health (IAMANEH)
in collaboration with
The Department of Health of the Canton
of Geneva
The Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University and
The Geneva Medical Association
| Lectures | Workshop |
| Module 1. Introduction | |
| Introduction to the course, presentation of institutions | |
| Evidence based medicine: the gap between evidence and practice | |
| Methodology of a research study | |
| Sampling | |
| Types of epidemiological studies | |
| Bibliographic research | |
| Internet and Medline, bibliographic references and references management software | |
| EEIRH documentation centre – resources, utilization | |
| Computer essentials | |
| Using Powerpoint to prepare a presentation | |
| Module 2. Epidemiological studies | |
| Descriptive studies | |
| Cohort studies | |
| Case-control studies | |
| Randomized controlled trials | |
| Field and community interventions and equivalence trials | |
| Studies of diagnostic strategies | |
| Screening | |
| Screening for breast and cervical cancers | |
| Data collection for a research study | |
| Module 3. Strategies for data analysis | |
| Introduction to data analysis | |
| Strategies for data analysis: cohort studies | |
| Strategies for data analysis: case-control studies | |
| Strategies for data analysis: RCT | |
| Strategies for data analysis: equivalence trials | |
| Limitations of epidemiological studies | |
| Methodological issues in the measures of maternal morbidity/mortality | |
| Module 4. Qualitative research and operations research | |
| Introduction to qualitative research | |
| Qualitative research methods | |
| Sampling issues, setting standards and judging data in qualitative research | |
| Strategies for data analysis in qualitative research | |
| Introduction to operations research | |
| Problems, strategies and interventions in operations research | |
| Experimental design in operations research | |
| Quasi- and non-experimental designs in operations research | |
| Introduction to economic evaluation of health care | |
| Module 5. Research synthesis | |
| Research synthesis | |
| Critical appraisal of research reports | |
| Systematic reviews | |
| Critical appraisal of a research paper | |
| Systematic review of a research topic | |
| The Cochrane Library | |
| The WHO Reproductive Health Library | |
| Metaanalysis | |
| Data management in a research study | |
| Module 6. Ethics and communication | |
| Ethical issues in research | |
| Good Clinical Practice in research on human subjects | |
| Gender and women's rights: implications for research | |
| The WHO Strategic Approach for improving the quality of care | |
| Communicating research results | |
| How to write a scientific paper | |
| Preparing a presentation | |
| Tailoring charts to data presentation | |
| How to make a presentation | |
| Research to policy gap | |
| How to write a policy brief |