Evaluation of Effectiveness in Health Care (P00940)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P00940

Understanding of the various phases in evaluation of health care interventions, the underpinning theories, the methodological issues, and possible approaches to successful dissemination into service, illustrated by appraisal and discussion of research examples.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Introduction to Research Methods and Ethics

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the student will:
be able to explain the importance of context (disciplinary perspective) to selection of evaluation approacheshave knowledge of the variety of methods needed for evaluation and of the potential usefulness of mixed methods;
be able to identify complex health care interventions and describe the phases in their evaluation and implementation;understand the importance of implementation research, in particular for complex interventionsappreciate the differences and similarities between approaches to evaluating health care interventions, as covered in this course, and complex interventions for health improvement (Evaluation course).