Course description
The participants are introduced to registers, clinical databases and register-based studies, clinical epidemiological methods within register-based research and how to design register-based studies. Furthermore, data management in relation to data control and the establishment of analysis data sets is discussed.
The follow topics are covered:
- Introduction to the Danish Nationwide registers and clinical databases
- Where and how to get access to data
- Register-based epidemiology
- Design and analysis of studies using register- and clinical database data
- Data management including data control and preparation of data
The focus is on practical applications of the concepts by practical exercises using Stata and working with the participants’ own ideas or projects. It is not a prerequisite that students have their own data before the course start. We provide fictive datasets for the exercises. All participants should have Stata installed on their computer prior to the course.
Aim:
- To obtain knowledge on the Danish registers and use of clinical databases
- Obtain knowledge on study design and possibilities of linking various data sources
- Identify possibilities, strengths and limitations in register-based research
After completing the course, the participants are expected to be able to:
- Describe existing Danish health registers and clinical databases
- Predict which information can be obtained from which registers
- Prepare well-structured analysis data sets for register studies
- Design clinical studies using existing registers and using registers as follow up data on existing clinical data
- Choose relevant clinical epidemiological methods for carrying out a register-based clinical study
- Critically evaluate the validity and data quality of health registers
Course fee
The course is free of charge for PhD students enrolled in Universities that have joined the "Open market agreement".
The course fee for other participants is
DKK 4.000 ,-
EUR 537,68 ,-