Overview - Distance Learning/Cyber Courses
from the Epidemiology Biostatistics and Clinical Research Methods
Summer Session
Update: At this time, the Cyber Session courses are undergoing
re-accreditation and are not available for CME/other
accreditation for VA employees. Please contact Richard
Darby at Northport EES for more information.
However, you can still view the courses as streaming video through
UWTV (University
of Washington television). Please note that you will need Microsoft
Windows Media Player, a sound card
and a video card.
To download and view the courses as streaming video,
please go to the University
of Washington TV Web site.
If you have other questions or need more information, please don't
hesitate to contact the ERIC, and thank you for your
interest in Cyber Session-Distance Learning courses.
Eight epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical
research methods courses are available as distance/cyber
learning opportunities. The Seattle
Epidemiologic Research
and Information Center, VA Employee Education System
and Department of Veterans Affairs sponsor these courses.
They will be broadcast
by VAKN satellite and VA CDN as scheduled and will
also be available for Web streaming from the UWTV Web
site.
Continuing education credit
is available for each course. Course registrants
receive a comprehensive course syllabus including lecture PowerPoint
slides, reference articles
and relevant examples. Textbooks are required for
some courses. VA employees can register through the VA Employee Education
System, and
non-VA employees through the University of Washington
Online Learning Program.
See below, for a brief description of the Distance Learning/Cyber Courses.
Curriculum Syllabi
 Economic
Analysis with VA Data
Course Objective: To explore methods for conducting
cost-effectiveness analysis in Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) studies.
Faculty: Mark W. Smith, PhD,
Associate Director of the VA Health Economics Resource
Center (HERC) ; Todd H. Wagner, PhD, Health Economist with the VA
Palo Alto Health Care System; Consulting Assistant Professor
of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University.
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Multilevel
Data Analysis
Course Objective: To provide the basic concepts
in modeling of clustered data and how to apply them to health
science research.
Faculty: Brian G. Leroux,
PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Dental Public
Health, University of Washington; Affiliate Investigator,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods
Course Objective: To provide a basic understanding
of epidemiologic methods for students who are considering using
epidemiologic study designs in their research and for those who
need a firm grounding in epidemiologic principles to critically
interpret research results.
Faculty: Thomas D.
Koepsell, MD, MPH, Professor and former Chair, Department of
Epidemiology, University of Washington; Noel S. Weiss, MD, MPH, DrPH, Professor
and former Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of
Washington
and Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Research and Improving Chronic Illness Care
Course Objective: To present a new paradigm for
better care of the chronically ill and to apply these concepts
to quality improvement, policy development and research.
Faculty: Edward
H. Wagner, MD, MPH, FACP, Director, W.A. MacColl Institute
for Healthcare Innovation, Center for Health Studies, Group
Health
Cooperative of Puget Sound, and Director, Improving Chronic
Illness Care, a national program Office of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation,
and Professor, Health Services, University of Washington;
Connie Davis, MN, ARNP, Associate Director for Clinical Improvement,
Improving
Chronic Illness Care, a national program Office of the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.A. MacColl Institute for
Healthcare Innovation,
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of
Puget Sound; David K. McCulloch, MD, FRCP, Diabetologist, Group
Health Cooperative
of Puget Sound and Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of Washington; Michael R. Von Korff, ScD, Associate
Director for External Research and Senior Investigator,
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget
Sound.
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Developing Scientific Research Proposals (Grantwriting)
Course Objective: To teach clinicians, researchers
and administrators skills in organizing and writing research proposals.
Faculty: Michael
Gaziano, MD, MPH, Director, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiologic
Research and Information Center and Associate Professor
of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Alan Kristal, DrPH, Associate
Head, Cancer
Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Washington.
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Applied Regression Analysis
Course Objective: To instruct students on theory
and application for multivariable regression.
Faculty: Scott
Emerson, MD, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, University
of Washington.
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Advanced Issues in Clinical Trials
Using the Women’s
Health Initiative (WHI) As An Example
Course Objective: To instruct students on multi-site
clinical trial design, management, monitoring and analysis using
the WHI as an example.
Faculty: Ross Prentice,
PhD, Principal Investigator, WHI Clinical Coordinating
Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Professor
of Biostatistics,
University of Washington; Garnet Anderson, PhD, Co-PI,
WHI Coordinating Center and Associate Professor of Biostatistics,
University of
Washington; Andrea LaCroix, PhD, Co-PI, WHI Coordinating
Center and Professor of Epidemiology, University of Washington.
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Cost and Outcomes Research
Course Objective: To provide theory, methods,
tools and applications of outcomes research and cost-effectiveness
analysis of health care services and programs.
Faculty: Sean
Sullivan, PhD, Professor of Pharmacy, Director, Pharmaceutical
Outcomes Research and Policy Program and Co-Director, Center
for Cost and Outcomes Research, University of Washington; David
Veenstra,
PhD, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University
of Washington.
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Clinical Trials
Course Objective: To provide theory and application
on the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials.
Faculty: William
Henderson, PhD, former Director of the Hines VA Cooperative
Study Center and Visiting Professor, Health Outcomes Program,
University
of Chicago; Domenic Reda, PhD, Acting Director of the Hines
VA Cooperative Studies Center.
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General Biostatistics
Course Objective: To provide an introduction to
the concepts and application of biostatistical methods.
Faculty: Marie
Diener-West, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, Bloomberg
School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Diener-West
has
received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching
on four occasions.
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