Sonia Rizzo, Professional Learning Officer, SCHARR
The following short courses will run between September and October.
- Essentials of Health Protection Practice – 12th & 13th September 2024 (2 days)
This online course seeks to provide an overview of the essential principles of health protection practice. It will cover the principles of infectious disease epidemiology, communicable disease surveillance, outbreak management, immunisation/ vaccination and public health measures for the control of infectious diseases. A range of case studies will also be covered including influenza, invasive meningococcal disease, gastrointestinal infections, healthcare-associated infections, and sexually transmitted infections. This course is a condensed version of the university’s successful and long-running Master of Public Health module on Communicable Disease Control. This course will be relevant to public health practitioners working in local authorities and the NHS, as well as others, who wish to gain a firm foundation in health protection principles. It may also be useful as a revision course for public health registrars preparing for professional exams.
- Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE) – 18th September – 26th September 2024 (one full day and three half days)
This online course will take participants through the stages of defining and exploring scope, conducting the literature searches, quality assessing studies for inclusion, synthesizing data, and writing up and presenting the product of the synthesis. Participants will be provided with practical experience of key stages in the review process.
- How to Produce Evidence Summaries (formerly How to Quickly Synthesise Research – same content, new name!) – 15th & 16th October 2024 (two half days)
This online course will introduce participants to the concept of research synthesis and explore simple ways to rapidly bring evidence together to inform decision-making. During the day, we will undertake a search for high-quality evidence to answer a clinical question. We will then look at ways of identifying the findings/key themes from the research and present various methods/tools to quickly bring the results together to form a useful overview of the evidence quickly and effectively.
All enquiries, please contact scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk
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