Course - Palliative Care Research - Theoretical, Practical, Ethical and Methodological Aspects - PALC8001
PALC8001 - Palliative Care Research - Theoretical, Practical, Ethical and Methodological Aspects
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Passed/Failed
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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Hjemmeeksamen | 100/100 |
Course content
A 2 weeks course covering theoretical, practical, ethical and methodological aspects of palliative care research, with main emphasis on biomedical research.
Topics:
- Introduction to palliative care and palliative care research: definitions and concepts, main research areas and strategies, ethical and practical challenges related to studies in a palliative care population. The PhD education.
-Research methods and study designs
-Literature searches. How to read scientific papers.
-Protocol design, including background, eligibility criteria, outcome measures, monitoring of the data collection, reporting and analysis, publication policy.
-Protocol writing, approvals and procedures
-Ethical and legal regulations in biomedical and health care research
-Organisational aspects of palliative care research (multi-centre trials, trial office structure, data entry and management, monitoring procedures)
-Reporting of results, dissemination and publication processes, getting research evidence into practice
Learning outcome
After completing this course, the PhD students should
-have an understanding of palliative care as a specific area of health care, with its main characteristics and concepts
-have an understanding of the palliative care population and the specific challenges related to doing research in this population
-have knowledge about the main research areas in palliative care and relevant study designs and methods
-have knowledge of ethical and legal regulations in biomedical and health care research
-be able to plan a study in a palliative care topic: formulate research questions and
hypotheses, choose appropriate study design, write a protocol, prepare patient consent forms
-be able to perform systematic literature searches in scientific databases
-be able to read and critically appraise scientific papers presenting palliative care research
-have knowledge about publication processes and important aspects of writing scientific
papers
-be able to give a presentation on a given research topic
-have an understanding of the PhD education, the responsibilities of the tutor and the
candidate, the academic training, and the scientific demands
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and group work during the two separate weeks at the NTNU and the University of Edinburg, respectively. The students will be given a home assignment in the period between the two weeks.
No. of lecture hours: 20 hours per week
Group work: 17 hours per week
The course will be taught in two separate weeks, the first at the NTNU and the second at the University of Edinburgh.
Language of instruction: English
Compulsory assignments
- All lectures, group work and home assignments are mandatory.
Recommended previous knowledge
Admission to the Ph.d.-programme.
Required previous knowledge
The applicant must have a Masters degree or equivalent education within a relevant field like medicine, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, health science, social science or others. The applicant must have a weighted average grade of his/her Masters or equivalent education of B or higher, in accordance with NTNUs grading system.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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SMED8004 | 2.0 | ||
SMED8005 | 1.5 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2011
Language of instruction: English
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- Ethics
- Helse- og sosialfag
- Health Science
- Clinical Medicine
- Medicine
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD Hjemme-eksamen 100/100
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"