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FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER
VID MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN
2018
Vårterminen 2018
Deadline: 27 november 2017
Höstterminen 2018
Deadline: 28 maj 2018
DOCTORAL COURSES
Spring semester 2018
Deadline: 27 November 2017
Fall semester 2018
Deadline: 28 May 2018
http://www.medfak.umu.se/utbildnin
g/utbildning-pa-forskarniva/
1KURSER VÅRTERMINEN 2018 ................................................................................................. 8
Advanced biostatistics, Logistic regression (online), 1.5 ECTS ................................ 8
Analyzing data in qualitative research, part 1 (online), 3 ECTS ............................... 9
An introduction to multilevel analysis: An epidemiological approach (online),
3 ECTS ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Basic tumour biology – from cell biology to personalized medicine, 1.5 ECTS 11
Bioimaging, 1.5 ECTS ............................................................................................................... 12
Data collection, database management and quality control in quantitative
studies, 1.5 ECTS ........................................................................................................................ 13
Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 1 hp .... 14
Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 4,5 hp 15
Grundläggande forskningsmetodik för läkare i norra sjukvårdsregionen,
utvidgad kurs, 30 hp................................................................................................................. 16
Information retrieval, reference management and publication 1.5
ECTS/Informationssökning, referenshantering och publicering 1,5 hp ............ 18
Qualitative content analysis, 3 ECTS ................................................................................. 19
Regenerative medicine, 1.5 ECTS........................................................................................ 20
Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS ..................................... 21
Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS .................................................... 22
Writing Science: How to write and publish scientific papers, 5 ECTS................. 23
Design of intervention studies within patient-based research, 3 ECTS .............. 24
eHealth- Concepts, principles and methods for healthcare in a digital age, 3
ECTS ................................................................................................................................................ 25
Equity and health, 3.5 ECTS .................................................................................................. 26
Evaluation of exercise capacity and level of physical activity in persons with
cardiorespiratory disease, 1.5 ECTS .................................................................................. 27
Evidence based public health, 4 ECTS............................................................................... 28
Feeding behaviour and nutritional physiology: from nutrient sensing to
ageing, 3 ECTS .......................................................................................................................... 29
Health, gender and human rights: An introduction, 3 ECTS................................... 30
How to write grant applications, 3 ECTS ......................................................................... 31
Intervjuer och observationer som kvalitativa datainsamlingsmetoder, 3 hp
........................................................................................................................................................... 32
Longitudinal Data Analysis 1.5 ECTS ................................................................................. 33
Metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, 1.5 ECTS ..................................... 34
Methods in social epidemiology, 3 ECTS ........................................................................ 35
2Oral presentation, 1.5 ECTS................................................................................................... 37
Qualitative data analysis, 7.5 ECTS .................................................................................... 38
Regression models in medical sciences, 3 ECTS ........................................................... 39
Research based on quality registries, 2 ECTS ................................................................ 40
Research ethics, 3 ECTS .......................................................................................................... 41
Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS ..................................... 42
Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS .................................................... 43
Research writing in the medical sciences, 5 ECTS (online) ..................................... 44
Synaptic and molecular physiology of brain circuits, 3 ECTS ................................. 45
Writing Science: How to write and publish scientific papers, 5 ECTS................. 46
3FORSKARUTBILDNINGSKURSER ANORDNADE AV
MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN, UMEÅ UNIVERSITET
ALLMÄN INFORMATION
Forskarutbildningskursernas omfattning och uppläggning varierar. Vissa kurser ges i
form av föreläsningar eller seminarier under dagtid eller kvällstid. Sådana
deltidskurser kan utsträckas under en större del av terminen. Andra kurser ges som
heltidskurser och omfattar då vanligen såväl föreläsningar som laborativa moment
och demonstrationer under en begränsad tid.
Om en planerad kurs ska ges eller inte beror på antalet sökande till kursen. Beslut om
att en kurs inte ska ges fattas av kursledare och ordföranden i Rådet för utbildning på
forskarnivå gemensamt.
Kursort
Umeå där ej annat anges.
Kursutvärdering/kursintyg
Samtliga kurser avslutas med någon form av examination och i samband med
kursens avslutning sker även en kursutvärdering. Kursledaren är ansvarig för såväl
examinationen som kursutvärderingen. Intyg till deltagarna på genomgången kurs
utfärdas av kursgivande institution. Doktoranden lämnar intyget till
institutionssekreteraren (där doktoranden är antagen) som för in uppgifterna i
LADOK.
TILLTRÄDE TILL KURSERNA
Forskarutbildningskurserna står öppna för doktorander inom medicinska fakulteten
och teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Umeå universitet, samt för
doktorander vid andra medicinska/odontologiska fakulteter. Dessutom får även
personer som ännu inte är antagna till forskarutbildning, delta i mån av plats.
Ansökan är bindande. Om kursplats av någon anledning ej kan utnyttjas skall detta
meddelas kursledaren senast 14 dagar innan kursen startar.
UPPLYSNINGAR
Allmänna frågor rörande forskarutbildning besvaras av fakultetssekreterare Gunilla
4Mårald, gunilla.marald@umu.se, eller av studierektor Ulrich von Pawel-Rammingen,
ulrich.von.pawel-rammingen@umu.se.
Information om kursernas innehåll lämnas av kursansvarig.
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Nedanstående kurser är obligatoriska för doktorander antagna mellan
060701 och 111231
• Vetenskapsteori, kunskapsteori och forskningsmetoder, 3 hp
• Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp
• Informationssökning, referenshantering och publicering, 1,5 hp
• Etik i forskningen, 3 hp
Kontaktperson Ulrich von Pawel-Rammingen, studierektor för
forskarutbildning
E-post: ulrich.von.pawel-rammingen@umu.se
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5GENERAL INFORMATION
The scope and organization of doctoral courses vary. Some courses are offered in the
form of lectures or seminars during daytime or in the evenings. Such part-time
courses can be extended throughout most of the semester. Other courses are offered
as full-time courses during a limited period of time and usually covers both lectures
as well as practical exercises and demonstrations.
Whether a planned course should be offered or not depends on the number of
applicants.
Course location
Umeå, unless otherwise stated.
Course evaluation/course certificate
At the end of the course an examination is carried out, as well as a course evaluation.
The course leader is responsible for both the examination and the evaluation. Course
certificates are issued by the department responsible for the course. As soon as a
student has successfully completed a doctoral course and received a course certificate
or completed another credit giving item, the administrator at the home department
shall register these activities in LADOK. The student is responsible for informing the
secretary.
ACCESS TO COURSES
Doctoral courses are mainly intended for those admitted to doctoral education at the
Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science and Technology in Umeå. Doctoral
students from other universities, researchers who have defended their thesis, and
doctoral students to be can be eligible for admission, provided that there are
available admission places and that the course requirements are fulfilled.
The application is binding. If you have been admitted but decide not to accept your
place, you must inform the course leader no later than 14 days before the course
starts.
INFORMATION
General questions regarding graduate studies are answered by faculty officer Gunilla
6Mårald, gunilla.marald@umu.se, or by the director of doctoral studies, Ulrich von
Pawel-Rammingen, ulrich.von.pawel-rammingen@umu.se.
Information about the courses is provided by the course leader.
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The courses mentioned below are mandatory for students admitted
between 1 July 1996 until 31 December 2011
• Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS
• Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS
• Information retrieval, reference management and publication, 1.5 ECTS
• Research ethics, 3 ECTS
Introductory courses are arranged every academic year. The courses are arranged in
Swedish or English. If a course is held in Swedish, doctoral students who do not
speak Swedish are given special exercises in English instead.
Contact person: Ulrich von Pawel-Rammingen, studierektor för
forskarutbildning
E-post: ulrich.von.pawel-rammingen@umu.se
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7KURSER VÅRTERMINEN 2018
Advanced biostatistics, Logistic regression (online), 1.5 ECTS
Biostatistik, fördjupningskurs, Logistisk regression, 1,5 hp
Course director Miguel San Sebastián
Phone: +46 90 785 12 09
Email: miguel.san.sebastian@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 1 March - 31 March 2018
Language English
Number of participants 30
Form of teaching Net based teaching
Knowledge test Home examination
Contents of course
Theoretical and practical knowledge in logistic regression.
8Analyzing data in qualitative research, part 1 (online), 3 ECTS
Analys av data i kvalitativ forskning, del 1 (online), 3 hp
Course director Isabel Goicolea
Phone: +46 90 786 54 66
Email: isabel.goicolea@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date Activities 10 – 30 April 2018 (opens 5 April,
closes 13 May)
Language English
Number of participants 15
Form of teaching Lectures (online) 20 hours
Seminars (online) 10 hours
Knowledge test Home examination
Contents of the course
Qualitative research is characterized by a wide range of approaches and methods of analysis.
This course covers basic concepts in qualitative analysis in the field of public health and
provides practical application for different methods. We will review common features of
qualitative data analysis approaches including the conceptual basis, steps of the process, and
tools for interpretation. Special attention will be given to thematic analysis. This course is not
dependent on specialized theory, and most appropriate for researchers who are in the
beginning stages of conducting qualitative research.
Participants are welcome to use their own data in the course.
9An introduction to multilevel analysis: An epidemiological approach
(online), 3 ECTS
En introduktion till flernivåanalys: Ett epidemiologiskt perspektiv, 3 hp
Course director Miguel San Sebastián
Phone: +46 90 785 12 09
Email: miguel.san.sebastian@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 26 February – 6 April 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours
Practical training 12 hours
Seminars
Knowledge test Home exam
Contents of the course
This course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster the
development of basic skills in multilevel analysis with a focus on fundamental
epidemiological concepts and interpretations rather than statistical or mathematical
formulae. It starts with a description of why multilevel models are necessary if the data have
a hierarchical structure. It then covers the basic theory of two level models (intercept and
random slopes) with emphasis on modeling strategies. Next it explains how multilevel
models can be applied to analyze data when the outcome is continuous (linear regression)
and when the outcome is dichotomous (logistic regression). Further topics include defining
area-level variables and sample size calculation.
Denna kurs bygger på intensiv, praktisk tillämpning med målet att främja utvecklingen av
grundläggande färdigheter i flernivåanalys med fokus på grundläggande epidemiologiska
begrepp och tolkningar snarare än statistiska och matematiska formler. En introduktion till
varför flernivåmodeller är nödvändiga om uppgifterna har en hierarkisk struktur inleder
kursen. Kursinnehållet omfattar därefter den grundläggande teorin för två-nivå-modeller
(intercept och random slopes) med tonvikt på modelleringsstrategier; hur flernivåmodeller
kan tillämpas för att analysera data när utfallsvariablerna är kontinuerliga (linjär regression)
och när de är dikotoma (logistisk regression). Ytterligare teman är att definiera området
nivåvariabler och beräkning av stickprovsstorlek.
10Basic tumour biology – from cell biology to personalized medicine, 1.5
ECTS
Grundläggande tumörlära – från cellbiologi till skräddarsydd behandling, 1.5 hp
Course director Emma Persson
Phone: +46 90 785 14 25
Email: emma.e.persson@umu.se
Course administrator Maria Wing
Phone: +46 90 785 27 09
Email: maria.wing@umu.se
Department Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology
Date 14 – 18 maj 2018
Language Swedish or English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 16 hours
Case, seminars, 20 hours
Oral presentations
Knowledge test Oral presentation
Contents of the course
The course will give an introduction to basic tumour biology and cancer diagnostics,
prognostics and treatment strategies. The course includes lectures on tumour cell biology as
well as cellular and molecular mechanisms behind establishment of primary tumours,
disease progression and metastatic development. In addition to tumour cell biology, the
course also includes lectures on diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, as well as present and
future treatment strategies. Challenges and opportunities with future personalized medicine
are also discussed. Besides lectures, the students will work with case seminars in groups and
the work will be presented at an examining seminar.
11Bioimaging, 1.5 ECTS
Visualisering inom medicin och biologi, 1.5 hp
Course director Richard Lundmark
Phone number: +46 70 620 2464
Email: richard.lundmark@umu.se
Ulf Ahlgren
Phone number: +46 70 220 9228
Email: ulf.ahlgren@umu.se
Course administrator Anita Dreyer Perkiömäki
Phone: +46 90 786 5117
Email: anita.dreyer-perkiomaki@umu.se
Department Department of Integrative Medical Biology
Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine
Date 12 – 16 February 2018
Language English
Number of participants 12
Form of teaching Lectures 26 hours
Practical demonstrations 4 hours
Knowledge test Presentation of take home assignment
Contents of the course
The course is aimed to introduce a variety of bioimaging techniques to provide course
participants with sufficient knowledge to navigate in the field of Bioimaging. It will introduce
the concepts and practice use of advanced techniques within light-, and electron-microscopy,
optical reconstruction tomography, vibrational spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy,
positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging as well as multi-modal and
correlative imaging techniques. The course will give an insight to what instruments and
imaging facilities that are available today. Students will also learn how to design imaging
experiments, ethical considerations, data processes and analysis, figure presentation. The
work will be presented at an examining seminar.
12Data collection, database management and quality control in quantitative
studies, 1.5 ECTS
Databashantering och kvalitetsrutiner för insamling av kvantitativa data, 1.5 hp
Course directors Joacim Rocklöv
Phone: + 46 90 786 55 55
Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se
Wolfgang Lohr
Phone: + 46 90 786 52 05
Email: wolfgang.lohr@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 14 - 18 May 2018
Language English
Number of participants Maximum 20
Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours
Data exercise 12 hours
Knowledge test Practical assignment
Contents of the course
Data management, relational databases, and handling of data formats, data input and quality
control of collected data is of primary interest in high quality and reproducible research. Its
important to understand how to the research process can achieve high data quality and data
integrity. This course will focus on:
Data management
• Handling and transforming of different file types/data types
• Data collection, data entry, design of data collection forms
• Data validation, quality control
• Documentation
• Storage, back-up and archiving
Databases
• Introduction to relational databases
• Introduction to MS Access
• Database design
Labs
• Working with data management tools (MS Excel, text editors, data validation tools)
• Exercises in planning data collection, building data structures, design of data
collection forms, documentation
• Data entry software
Working with MS Access databases
13Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 1
hp
Basic Good Clinical Practice pertaining to clinical research, 1.0 ECTS
Kursledare Anders Blomberg
Telefon: 090 - 785 22 34
Email: anders.blomberg@umu.se
Bo Carlberg
Email: bo.carlberg@umu.se
Kursadministratör Elin Jakobsson
Telefon: 090-785 26 52
E-mail: elin.jakobsson@umu.se
Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
Datum 22 maj 2018
Språk Svenska
Deltagarantal 25
Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 8 timmar
Kunskapskontroll Närvaro
Kursens innehåll
I kursen ges den studerande grundläggande kunskap om gällande regelverk vid klinisk
forskning; Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Vidare ges en orienterande information om de lagar
och förordningar som reglerar medicinsk forskning. Inspektioner och audits av kliniska
läkemedelsprövningar. Efter genomförd kursdag får den deltagande ett certifikat som bevis
på erhållen kunskap om GCP och möjliggör medverkan vid klinisk läkemedelsprövning /
klinisk forskning som projektledare/deltagare. Denna kurs täcker inte ensam de mål som är
uppsatta för GCP-utbildning inom forskarutbildningen utan måste för forskarstuderande
kompletteras med ytterligare moment.
14Grundkurs i Good Clinical Practice (GCP) i kliniskt forskningsarbete, 4,5 hp
Basic Good Clinical Practice pertaining to clinical research, 4.5 ECTS
Kursledare Anders Blomberg
Telefon: 090 - 785 22 34
Email: anders.blomberg@umu.se
Kursadministratör Elin Jakobsson
Telefon: 090-785 26 52
E-mail: elin.jakobsson@umu.se
Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
Datum 29-30 januari samt 26-27 februari 2018
Språk Svenska
Deltagarantal 25
Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 20 timmar
Seminarier 12 timmar
Kunskapskontroll Skriftlig hemuppgift, redovisning i grupper i seminarieform.
Kursens innehåll
I kursen ges den studerande grundläggande kunskap om gällande regelverk vid klinisk
forskning; Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Vidare ges en orienterande information om de lagar
och förordningar som regler medicinsk forskning liksom etisk och statistisk värdering av ett
forskningsprojekt. Kursen ger kunskap i hur ett studieprotokoll ska vara skrivet samt hur
data samlas in och dokumenteras i strukturerad form. Analys av begrepp och regelverk i
relation till det egna forskningsområdet fokuseras under kursen och i grupparbeten.
15Grundläggande forskningsmetodik för läkare i norra sjukvårdsregionen,
utvidgad kurs, 30 hp
Introduction to research methodology for doctors in northern Sweden, extended course, 30
ECTS
Kursledare Olov Rolandsson
Telefon: 090-785 35 71
E-mail: olov.rolandsson@umu.se
Kursadministratör Karin Hedlund
Telefon: 090-785 68 21
E-mail: karin.hedlund@vll.se
Institution Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, enheten för
allmänmedicin
Tid Januari 2018 – maj 2019
Språk Svenska
Deltagarantal 25
Pris 36 000 kr
Undervisningsform Föreläsningar
Seminarier
Dataövningar
Grupphandledning
Grupparbete
Kunskapskontroll Examination av kursen sker individuellt genom hemtentamen,
presentationer och opponentskap samt inlämningsuppgifter.
Kursens innehåll
Målet för kursen är att ge sådana grundläggande kunskaper och färdigheter att deltagarna
skall kunna genomföra FoU-arbete på sina arbetsplatser. Godkänd kurs kan räknas som 30
hp inom forskarutbildningen och uppfyller då kurskravet för kurser i etik och vetenskapsteori
samt kraven för GCP-kurs motsvarande 4,5 hp i forskarutbildningen.Ingående ämnen är
vetenskapsteori, forskningsetik, genusvetenskap, epidemiologi, statistik med dataövningar,
kvalitativ metodik, Good Clinical Practice (GCP, 4,5hp), Evidence based medicine,
metaanalys, informationssökning och referenshantering, intervju- och enkätstudier,
biobanksforskning, hur man skriver projektplan, ansökan om forskningsmedel samt
vetenskaplig artikel. Vetenskapligt skrivande inkl projektplan ingår i form av
studerandeaktivt arbete.Kritisk granskning och presentation inkl opposition/försvar tränas i
grupp under handledning samt i seminarieform utgående från kursdeltagarens eget
forskningsprojekt.
Kursen genomförs som uppdragsutbildning och vänder sig till läkare (ST och specialister) i
Region Norrbotten, Västerbottens läns landsting, Landstinget Västernorrland och Region
Jämtland Härjedalen såsom en forskningsförberedande kurs. Kursen bekostas av respektive
sjukvårdshuvudman som förutsätts ge kursdeltagarna ledigt 10 % under terminstid,
motsvarande en dag varannan vecka under tre terminer för denna utbildning.
Ansökningsblankett och ett preliminärt schema hittar Du på vår hemsida,
http://www.phmed.umu.se/enheter/allmanmedicin/utbildning/utbildning-pa-
forskarniva/-forskarutbildningskurs/
16Health, environment and sustainability, 5 ECTS
Hälsa, miljö och hållbarhet, 5 hp
Course director Barbara Schumann
Phone: +46 90-786 62 42
Email: barbara.schumann@umu.se
Course administrator Angelica Johansson
Phone: +46 90 786 59 54
Email: angelica.johansson@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 15 January – 2 February 2018
Language English
Number of participants 5
Form of teaching Lectures 25 hours
Seminars 10 hours
Lab/practical sessions 20 hours
Knowledge test Take home assignment
Contents of the course
Environmental and climate change are global threats to public health. They pose also risk for
sustainability and development, in particular in low and middle-income countries.
The aim of this course is to explore interrelations between population health, dynamics in the
environment, and opportunities for promoting sustainability in the context of an ever-
changing world. Lectures and seminars will provide students with a comprehensive survey of
the interconnectedness between health, environment and sustainability. Teaching will cover
an introduction to environmental health/epidemiology, climate change and health, aspects of
sustainability, environmental impact assessment, as well as policies and international efforts
towards global solutions for sustainability. Research methods in the field of environmental
epidemiology will be addressed in lectures and exercises.
The course will constitute lectures, practical exercises, seminars, critical article readings and
an individual student project.
17Information retrieval, reference management and publication 1.5
ECTS/Informationssökning, referenshantering och publicering 1,5 hp
Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31
December 2011
Kursledare Helene Rova
Telefon: 090 – 786 96 98
Email: helene.rova@umu.se
Institution Medicinska biblioteket
Tid Grupp 1 (på svenska): 13 - 14 mars 2018
Group 2 (in English): 22 - 23 March 2018
Språk Svenska/English
Antal deltagare 76
Undervisningsform Föreläsningar 16 timmar
Kunskapskontroll Hemtentamen / exam questions
Kursinnehåll
Kursen ger en orientering i olika metoder för informationssökning. Kursens tonvikt ligger på
litteratursökningsteknik inom biomedicin, odontologi, omvårdnad och evidensbaserad
medicin – både via databaser och Internet. Undervisning i referenshanteringssystemet
EndNote utgör en del av kursinnehållet. Kursen lär också ut hur den medicinska
publiceringen fungerar både via ordinarie tidskriftsutbud och via Open Access. För de som
önskar ingår en visning av Medicinska biblioteket.
The aim of this course is to learn different methods in information retrieval for biomedicine,
dentistry, nursing and evidence based medicine – via databases as well as the Internet. We
also teaches the reference management software EndNote. The course includes how the
medical publication system works, both through ordinary journals and through Open Access.
A tour of the Medical Library is offered for those who are interested.
18Qualitative content analysis, 3 ECTS
Kvalitativ innehållsanalys, 3 hp
Course director Ulla Hällgren Graneheim
Phone: + 46 90 786 9258
Email: ulla.hallgren.graneheim@umu.se
Britt-Marie Lindgren
Phone: + 46 90 786 9261
Email: britt-marie.lindgren@umu.se
Course administrator Birgitta Nilsson
Phone: +46 90 786 7718
Email: birgitta.nilsson@umu.se
Department Department of Nursing
Date 5-7 of February and 19-20 of April 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Forms of teaching Lectures; 10 hours
Hands-on exercise; 8 hours
Examination seminars; 10 hours
Knowledge test Individual papers
Contents of the course
This course focus on qualitative content analysis and covers the method’s epistemological
base, basic concepts and steps in the analysis process, and provides hands-on exercise of
the method. Further we discuss concepts of importance for trustworthiness. Examples on
various data (e.g. texts, pictures, video recordings) are discussed. Participants are welcome
to use their own data in the course.
19Regenerative medicine, 1.5 ECTS
Regenerativ medicin, 1,5 hp
Course directors Paul Kingham
Phone: 090-786 97 54
Email: paul.kingham@umu.se
Peyman Kelk
Phone: 090-786 63 81
Email: peyman.kelk@umu.se
Mikko Lammi
Phone: 090-786 54 52
Email: mikko.lammi@umu.se
Course administrator Anita Dreyer-Perkiömäki
Phone number: 090-786 51 17
Email: anita.dreyer-perkiomaki@umu.se
Department Department of Integrative Medical Biology
Date Meddelas senare
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures
Student-led group seminars
Knowledge test Written assignment
Contents of the course
The course covers key concepts in translational research in the area of regenerative medicine.
Topics include cell and tissue development, stem cell biology and tissue regeneration,
biomaterials and scaffolds, clinical trials and regulatory framework. Students are taught the
principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine by academic staff members giving
cutting edge examples of new developments in the field and emerging concepts and
technologies as well as clinical implementation. The students also work in groups to discuss
scientific reviews and research articles about a specific topic in the field and present this to
their peers, thereby improving their communication and analytical skills.
20Research methodology and philosophy of science, 3 ECTS
Vetenskapsteori, kunskapsteori och forskningsmetoder, 3 hp
Please note! Compulsory for all doctoral students
Course director Klas-Göran Sahlén
Phone: +46 90 785 13 91
Email: klasse.sahlen@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 785 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 29 January– 2 February 2018
Language English
Number of participants 45
Form of teaching Lectures 29 hours
Data exercise 20 hours
Knowledge test Presentations of take home assignment
Contents of the course
This course is an introduction to philosophy of science and common concepts and theories
used in research, corresponding to national goals. The course gives an insight in the variation
of methods used concept at the Medical Faculty including quantitative and qualitative
methods.
The educational format is a mixture of plenary lectures, group discussion, participant’s own
presentations and an assignment to work with in two steps, before and during the course.
During the week we will have some presentations of the students’ own research projects.
Using the variety as point of departure, lectures on philosophy of science will give different
perspectives of knowledge in medical research. Generic knowledge, research as part of
society and how to communicate research will be in focus. Later lectures focusing on
different in research methods used in pre- and clinical research is presented. Gender,
equality and the importance of research in society will be discussed.
21Research methodology with biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS
Forskningsmetodik med grundläggande statistik, 7,5 hp
Please note! Compulsory for students admitted between 1 July 1996 until 31
December 2011
Course director Joacim Rocklöv
Phone: +46 90 785 12 95
Email: joacim.rocklov@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 9 – 12 and 23 – 26 April 2018
Language English
Number of participants 35
Form of teaching Lectures 32 hours
Practical exercises 16 hours
Knowledge test Home exam
Contents of the course
The course is an introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics. Basic epidemiological and
statistical concepts are covered, and issues of study design and validity discussed. In
biostatistics, lectures focus on sampling, descriptions of data and common tools for data
analysis. Practical exercises are also included.
22Writing Science: How to write and publish scientific papers, 5 ECTS
Vetenskapligt skrivande: Att skriva och publicera vetenskapliga artiklar, 5 hp
Course directors Martin Rosvall
Phone: 070-239 19 73
Email: martin.rosvall@umu.se
Ryan Sponseller
Phone: 090-786 65 50
Email: ryan.sponseller@umu.se
Course administrator Lisa Hed
Phone: 090- 786 52 16
Email: lisa.hed@umu.se
Department Physics and Ecology and environmental sciences,
Faculty of science and technology
Date 13, 20 and 27 March, 3, 10 and 17 April 2018
Language English
Number of participants 30
Form of teaching Lectures
Writing group discussions and exercises
Concluding classroom discussions
Knowledge test Mandatory attendance. Writing/editing/reviewing
exercise for each meeting that builds on the same
short article. Analysis and peer review of a set of
published papers.
Contents of the course
This is an advanced course in scientific writing. To succeed as a scientist the ability to write
scientific papers is a central and very important skill. The aim of the course is that students
should acquire tools and learn the craft to become skilled scientific writers. It includes the
three components of effective communication: content, structure and language. We present
the purpose and significance of the major general structures of a scientific paper. Here we
highlight why an article must contain the topic of the research, a knowledge gap, a clear
research question, a description of methods, results, discussion and conclusions. We present
different narrative techniques and analyse how they can be used for better flow and
continuity within and between sections. We develop writing skills down to the detailed level
of internal structures of paragraphs and sentences.
We meet once a week for six weeks. Each meeting starts with a short lecture focused on
scientific writing in practice and based on experience with, for example, journals and editors.
Then we make a short introduction to the writing exercise and split into small writing groups
of three students. Each student has prepared a text, or revised the text according to the
specific exercise, and the other students in the group have commented on the result. Together
the students analyze, discuss, and revise the texts to further improve them. The exercises
derive from the book Writing Science, which from chapter to chapter provides new tools to
better tell the story. Each week, we cover three chapters and the corresponding exercises.
Finally we reunite, summarize, conclude, and present the exercise for the next meeting.
23KURSER HÖSTTERMINEN 2018
Design of intervention studies within patient-based research, 3 ECTS
Design av interventionsstudier inom patientnära forskning, 3 hp
Course directors Erik Rosendahl
Phone: +46 90 786 91 37
Email: erik.rosendahl@umu.se
Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
Phone: +46 90 786 91 35
Email: lillemor.lundin-olsson@umu.se
Course administrator Chatarina Carlén
Phone: +46 90 786 65 09
Email: chatarina.carlen@umu.se
Department Department of Community Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Date 3-4 October & 14-15 November 2018
Language English (or Swedish, if only Swedish-
speaking students)
Number of participants 30
Form of teaching Lectures: 12 hours
Seminars/Work-Shops: 20 hours
Assignment: 48 hours
Examination Written assignment about study design relevant
to own research project, and active participation
in workshops and seminars.
Contents of the course
The course includes theoretical and practical aspects of planning, conducting and evaluating
randomized controlled trials, as well as studies with other designs aiming at evaluating
interventions within patient-based research. The course will also give an insight into
Participatory Action Research, Patient and Public Involvement, and the concept of ”Complex
Interventions”. After the course, the PhD student will be able to evaluate study designs
relevant to own research project and to critically review the methodological quality of studies
with various designs.
24eHealth- Concepts, principles and methods for healthcare in a digital age,
3 ECTS
eHälsa- Koncept, principer och metoder för vård och omsorg i en digital tid, 3 hp
Course Director Helena Lindgren
Phone: +46 90 786 77 73
Email: helena.lindgren@umu.se
Marlene Sandlund
Phone: +46 90 786 9530
Email: marlene.sandlund@umu.se
Course Administrator Chatarina Carlén
Phone: +46 90 786 65 09
Email: chatarina.carlen@umu.se
Department Department of Community Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Date 24-25 September & 22-24 October 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 10 hours
Laboratory assignments
and workshops 10 hours
Seminars 15 hours
Knowledge test Presentations of assignments relevant to their
research topics, and active participation in
workshops and seminars
Contents of the course
The course will give an overview of the foundations of eHealth and Medical Informatics
including research methodologies. The purpose of the course is to provide the student the
opportunity to apply new knowledge in theme discussions and explore, partly hands-on, the
potentials in developing and applying digital tools, which are relevant to their research topic.
The following themes will be included: ICT-based interventions; design and development of
”behaviour change systems” and decision-support systems; the professional’s perspective:
change of work practices when introducing new digital tools; and the citizen’s perspective on
digital aids for health, e.g., ethics, equality, equity, autonomy, self-management.
25Equity and health, 3.5 ECTS
Den jämlika hälsan, 3.5 hp
Course directors Anna-Karin Hurtig
Phone: +46 90 785 11 64
Email: anna-karin.hurtig@umu.se
Lars Lindholm
Phone: +46 90 785 29 34
Email: lars.lindholm@umu.se
Course administrator Angelica Johansson
Phone: +46 90 786 59 54
Email: angelica.johansson@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 20 September - 3 October 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours
Seminars 8 hours
Group-discussions
Home assignments
(Seminars, group-discussions and home
assignments are mandatory)
Examination Written assignment
Contents of the course
Inequities in health have got more and more attention, both in the national and global
agendas. However, there are different opinions both regarding the definition of equity, and
regarding which polices that are appropriate and justified to increase equity. This course
introduces the theories which so far have been most influential in health care and public
health – utilitarianism, Rawl’s theory of justice, communitarianism and feminism. The
course investigates how these theories have influenced both research and policy-making.
26Evaluation of exercise capacity and level of physical activity in persons
with cardiorespiratory disease, 1.5 ECTS
Bedömning av fysisk förmåga och fysisk aktivitetsnivå hos personer med hjärt- och/eller
lungsjukdom, 1.5 hp
Course director Karin Wadell
Phone: +46 90 786 98 87
E-mail: karin.wadell@umu.se
Course administrator Chatarina Carlén
Phone: +46 90 786 65 09
E-mail: chatarina.carlen@umu.se
Department Department of Community Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Date 10-11 and 25 October 2018
Language Swedish or English
Number of participants 15
Form of teaching Lectures 8 hours
Practical training 6 hours
Seminars 5 hours
Knowledge test Presentation of take home assignment
Contents of the course
The course will give an introduction to exercise capacity and level of physical activity and
evaluation of these parameters in patients with different cardiorespiratory diseases. It will
give an insight to what instruments that are available today. The students will learn how to
critically evaluate and practice different test methodologies of functional physical capacity
and level of physical activity. The student chose one method to explore validity and reliability
for the chosen patient category. The work will be presented at an examining seminar.
27Evidence based public health, 4 ECTS
Evidensbaserat folkhälsoarbete, 4 hp
Course directors Lars Lindholm
Phone: +46 90 785 29 34
Email: lars.lindholm@umu.se
Course administrator Angelica Johansson
Phone: +46 90 786 59 54
Email: angelica.johansson@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 3 September – 19 September 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 30 hours
Seminars 10hours
Knowledge test Take home assignment
Contents of the course
It is desirable to found public health policies on best possible evidence. Almost no potential
policy can meet the conditions necessary for randomized control trials. On the other hand,
too low evaluations standards can imply that ineffective or even harmful policies are
implemented. Research aimed at a foundation for policy-making further requires an
understanding of the decision-making process in public organizations. Decision-makers have
to balance more or less legitimate interest of different stakeholders, and even make decisions
when the evidence is far from perfect. They commonly act under economic and legitimate
constraints, such as respect for human rights. Frameworks for compiling available evidence
from different sources such as realistic synthesis and Markov-modelling will be presented
and discussed. Most of the practical experience of compiling different aspects of health
technologies can be found in the health technology assessment literature. Concrete and
timely examples will be studied.
28Feeding behaviour and nutritional physiology: from nutrient sensing to
ageing, 3 ECTS
Ätbeteende och näringsfysiologi: från avkänning av näringsämnen till
åldrande, 3 ECTS
Course director Birgitta M Olofsson
Email: bmo21@cam.ac.uk
Course administrator Lina Sollén
Phone: + 46 90 786 52 76
Email: lina.sollen@umu.se
Department Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine
(UCMM)
Date 3-14 September 2018
Language English
Number of participants 30
Forms of teaching 12 lectures, one compulsory seminar and a
presentation session
Knowledge test A compulsory seminar, a written
assignment and a multiple choice written
test
Contents of the course
This course will provide a broad overview on how organisms including humans forage, and
seek nutrients, regulate appetite and the physiological consequences of over-feeding and
starvation. It will also cover how the gut microbiome promotes health and how lifespan is
regulated. Experimental work in model organisms will be discussed and signalling pathways
related to feeding and metabolism will be molecularly defined.
At the completion of the course, students should be able to describe how appetite is
regulated and the molecular mechanisms that lie behind the choices of food sources
organisms make. Students should understand and be able to explain the physiological
consequences of both starvation and overeating, and how nutritional status affects eating
behaviour and metabolism. They should further be able to give concrete examples of how
the intestinal microbiome affects health. Students should be able to summarize how
research with model organisms has led to an understanding of the signalling pathways that
regulate appetite, and also be able to compare the mechanisms that regulate feeding
behaviour in different animals. At the completion of the course, the students will be
expected to be able to read and critique research papers within the field.
The course is intended for Master students in Dietetics and PhD students in Biology or
Medicine.
29Health, gender and human rights: An introduction, 3 ECTS
Hälsa, genus och mänskliga rättigheter: en introduktion, 3 hp
Course directors Isabel Goicolea
Phone: + 46 90 786 54 66
Email: isabel.goicolea@umu.se
Kerstin Edin
Phone: +46 90 786 92 55
Email: kerstin.edin@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: Ulrika.järvholm@umu.se
Departments Department of Public Health and Clinical
Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health
Department of Nursing
Date 19-23 November 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Forms of teaching Lectures
Group discussions and exercises
Knowledge test Take home assignment and essay
Contents of the course
This course is an introduction to human rights frameworks, gender and intersectional
theories and their connections with health, health policies and health systems. The main
objectives of the course are: to make the participants aware of the different facets of the
linkages between health, health care, gender, social determinants and human rights; to
develop the knowledge necessary for critical analysis of the existing international and
national policies affecting global health issues and the right to health; and to acquaint the
participants with tools that can be employed in order to mainstream and address issues
concerning health in policy making.
The educational format is a mixture of plenary lectures, individual reading, group
discussions, participants’ own presentations and an assignment to be submitted.
30How to write grant applications, 3 ECTS
Att skriva ansökningar om forskningsanslag, 3 hp
Course director Karl-Erik Renhorn
Phone: +46 70 242 98 58
Email: karl-erik.renhorn@umu.se
Course administrator Karl-Erik Renhorn
Phone: +46 70 242 98 58
Email: karl-erik.renhorn@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 20 November – 7 December 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 20 hours
Practical training 10 hours
Knowledge test Presentation of take home assignment
Contents of the course
The course will present course participants with tools to enable them to understand research
funding systems; to structure their proposal writing; and to compile high-quality research
applications, thus increasing their chances for success. The content includes policy
background and rationale for public research funding, the procedures and processes of
research funding; preparation and planning of application writing, and language and style. A
large part of the course will be devoted to individual and group exercises.
31Intervjuer och observationer som kvalitativa datainsamlingsmetoder,
3 hp
Interviews and observations as qualitative data collection methods, 3 ECTS
Kursledare Britt-Marie Lindgren
Tel: + 46 90 786 9261
E-post: britt-marie.lindgren@umu.se
Ulla Hällgren Graneheim
Tel: + 46 90 786 9258
E-post: ulla.hallgren.graneheim@umu.se
Kursadministratör Birgitta Nilsson
Tel: +46 90 786 7718
E-post: birgitta.nilsson@umu.se
Kursansvarig institution Institutionen för omvårdnad
Kurstid 17-19 september och 15-16 november 2018
Språk Svenska
Antal deltagare 20
Undervisningsformer Lektioner; 10 timmar
Praktiska övningar; 8 timmar
Examinationsseminarium; 10 timmar
Examinationsform Individuella “paper” som diskuteras vid
seminarium
Kursens innehåll
Intervjumetoder som presenteras är: individuella intervjuer som till exempel
strukturerade, semi-strukturerade och ostrukturerade intervjuer, narrativa och
reflekterande intervjuer samt fokusgruppsintervjuer. Vidare omfattar kursen deltagande
och icke-deltagande observationstekniker. Kursen behandlar också tekniker för insamling
och utskrift av data.
32Longitudinal Data Analysis 1.5 ECTS
Longitudinell analys, 1,5 hp
Course directors Johan Sommar
Phone: +46 90 785 34 53
Email: johan.sommar@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 3 – 6 December 2018
Language English
Number of participants 20
Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours
Data exercise 9 hours
Knowledge test Practical assignment
Contents of the course
The course deals with statistical analysis in studies with repeated or time dependent
outcomes.
- Introduction to longitudinal data and longitudinal study designs
- Characteristics and description of longitudinal data
- Introduction to Mixed models with random and fixed effects for longitudinal analysis
- Introduction to General Estimation Equation models
- Covariance structures and their implementation within longitudinal analysis
- Model fitting in longitudinal analysis
The course is given in form of lectures, seminars, and practical computer exercises. The
course is intended for students with practical and theoretical knowledge of biostatistics
corresponding to the course Research methodology with Biostatistics, 7.5 ECTS.
33Metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, 1.5 ECTS
Metabola sjukdomar inklusive diabetes, 1,5 hp
Course director Tommy Olsson
Phone: +46 90 785 18 45
E-mail: tommy.g.olsson@umu.se
Course administrator Elin Jakobsson
+ 46 90 785 26 52
Email: elin.jakobsson@umu.se
Department Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine
Date 8-12 October 2018
Language English
Number of participants 30
Form of teaching Lectures 12 hours
Practical training 6 hours
Seminars 12 hours
Knowledge test Presentation of take home assignment
Contents of the course
The course includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, complications and treatment of type
1 diabetes, obesity and obesity related disorders - notably type 2 diabetes. Aspects on adipose
tissue biology, lipid metabolism, insulin resistance and treatment with lifestyle changes,
pharmacological treatment and surgery will be covered. Lectures also include aspects on
hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The seminars will be related to the course
participants’ ongoing projects. Practical training relates to techniques involved in basic and
clinical research including relevant methods available at the clinical research centre at Umeå
University Hospital.
34Methods in social epidemiology, 3 ECTS
Metoder inom social epidemiologi, 3 hp
Course director Miguel San Sebastián
Phone: +46 90 785 12 09
Email: miguel.san.sebastian@umu.se
Course administrator Ulrika Järvholm
Phone: +46 90 786 71 43
Email: ulrika.jarvholm@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 10 December – 14 December 2018
Language English
Number of participants 5 at PhD-level
Form of teaching Lectures 18 hours
Practical training 12 hours
Seminars
Lectures will be held in the mornings and computer sessions with applied exercises will follow
in the afternoon after each lecture session. Hands-on practical session in the computer labs
will use Stata software. Previous knowledge of Stata is required.
Knowledge test Home exam
Content of the course
Socioeconomic inequalities in health are a major challenge for health policy. Monitoring the
changes in the magnitude of these inequalities is essential to assess the effectiveness of health
policy interventions. There is a wide variety of summary measures for the magnitude of
socioeconomic inequalities in health. These measures choose different perspectives, and it is
recommended to assess the magnitude of health inequalities based on a set of diverse measures
that together cover all the relevant perspectives. Both simple and sophisticated summary
measures are available for each of these perspectives.
This course is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will foster the
development of theoretical knowledge and basic skills in calculating and interpreting different
health inequality measurements. The different measurements included in the course are: the
relative index of inequality and the concentration index, the principal component analysis
applied to socioeconomic status, the measurement of intersectionality, how to conduct a
decomposition analysis and propensity matching score. Further topic includes methodological
issues when carrying out life course studies and the advantages of multilevel analysis.
Previous knowledge on biostatistics and epidemiology are pre-requisite for taking this
course.
35Expected learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
Differentiate various measures of health inequalities and judge their weaknesses and
strengths.
Understand the theoretical concepts behind the health inequality measurements.
Calculate the measures of health inequalities presented in the course.
Interpret the results of the health inequality measurements.
36Oral presentation, 1.5 ECTS
Muntlig presentation, 1,5 hp
Course Director Åse Tieva, Centre for Educational Development
(UPL)
Phone: + 46 90 786 60 89
Email: ase.tieva@umu.se
Course administrator Gunilla Mårald
Phone: + 46 90 786 71 78
Email: gunilla.marald@umu.se
Department Board of Doctoral Education, Faculty of Medicine
Date 27 – 28 September and 2-3 October
Language English
Number of participants 24
Form of teaching Lectures, workshops, practical assignments, group
work and exercises.
Knowledge test Oral presentation and feedback on other students
presentations
Contents of the course
The goal of the course is to give the students an opportunity to develop skills in oral
presentation, with focus on presentations at conferences. To make this possible, the course
includes sessions about rhetorics and body language. We will work with Power point
presentations, presentation using the headline technique and poster presentations to give the
students the opportunity to develop an array of presentation skills. There will be several
opportunities to practice these methods and the teachers and students will give feedback to the
different presentations that each student will perform. There will also be opportunities to learn
how to respond to feedback and how to use it to improve presentation skills.
The course is built on John Dewey´s concept “learning by doing” and David Kolb´s theories
about experiential learning.
37Qualitative data analysis, 7.5 ECTS
Kvalitativ dataanalys, 7,5 hp
Course Director Isabel Goicolea
Phone: + 46 90 786 54 66
Email: isabel.goicolea@umu.se
Course Director Kristina Lindvall
Phone: + 46 90 786 59 06
Email: Kristina.lindvall@umu.se
Course administrator Angelica Johansson
Phone: + 46 90 786 59 54
Email: angelica.johansson@umu.se
Department Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Date 4 October – 5 November 2018
Language English
Number of participants 10 at PhD-level
Form of teaching Lectures 22 hours
Seminars 12 hours
Group works 12 hours
Group supervision 5 hours
Examination Literature seminar, course project, individual paper
and article analysis
Contents of the course
The course focuses on the basic principles and steps of qualitative data analysis. Grounded
Theory method is one of the interpretation techniques used in the course. This is aimed at
generating concepts and theories through qualitative data collection and analysis.
Participants will perform the basic steps of analyzing qualitative data (teacher-provided as
well as their own). Moreover, participants will examine and discuss critically various
examples of scientific studies that employ qualitative data analysis. In addition, this course
looks more closely into Grounded Theory method in relation to qualitative methodology
more broadly.
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