Implementation of complex interventions in healthcare (7,5 ECTS)

Kursnummer35
År2017
TypSubjectcourse
Spår-
Max antal deltagare25
Sista ansökningsdag2016-12-15
SpråkEn
KursansvarigProfessor Louise von Essen
InstitutionDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
BesöksadressBMC, Husargatan 3, Uppsala
PostadressBox 564, 751 22 Uppsala
DatumWeeks 4-9, 2017
Lokal
Kurslängd5 weeks (7,5 ECTS)
Kursrapport 
Kursplan 
 

Beskrivning

Aim:
To provide qualified insights in practical implementation of different healthcare
interventions such as new treatments and clinical guidelines and a broad overview of research
on how to improve healthcare.

Eligibility:
Enrolled as PhD student

Selection:
If there are more applicants than places on the course, the selection is made on the date of application.

General information:
The course is open to PhD students in different fields relevant to implementation of new knowledge in healthcare practice such as public health, medicine and psychology.

See preliminary schedule by the link below:

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Inlärningsmål

After finishing the course the students should be able to:

  • Understand and describe the complexity of implementation of new knowledge in healthcare practice

  • Have in-depth knowledge of different theoretical perspectives, methods, and strategies with regard to implementation science and the relevance and usefulness of these in practice

  • Understand and describe how implementation can be measured and how to design studies from an implementation point of view

  • Explain and analyze what implementation of new knowledge in practice demands in form of strategies, resources, and actors

  • Apply all of the above mentioned in writing a research proposal to study implementation of an innovation in healthcare

    • Innehåll

    1. Implementation of change: introduction and concepts
    2. Measuring quality of care: performance indicators
    3. Characteristics of successful implementation strategies
    4. Evaluation of implementation: designs and methods
    5. Interactive session
    6. Implementation in practice and the role of different actors
    7. Workshop on intervention mapping
    8. Final seminars (please see details under examination)

    Examination

    Active participation at lectures, one interactive session, one workshop, and one final seminar
    is required. The final seminar format is live video conference. Examination includes two
    written assignments; one concerning lectures 1-4 and one concerning lecture 6. Before the
    final seminar each student writes a paper and reads other students’ papers. At the final
    2
    seminar there is one opponent and one discussant for each paper. Each student presents
    his/her paper and functions as opponent and discussant on two other papers. Students are
    expected to prepare well before lectures and read three core articles before each lecture.
    Attendance is mandatory.

    Litteratur

    The literature consists of articles and handouts.

    Lärare

    Prof.dr. Theo van Achterberg, KU Leuven, Leuven
    Prof.dr. Marlies Hulscher, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen
    Prof.dr. Gerjo Kok, Maastricht University, Maastricht
    PhD student Anders Brantnell, Uppsala University, Uppsala

    Kontakt

    Prof. Louise von Essen, Uppsala University, Uppsala
    louise-von.essen@kbh.uu.se

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