Introductory Applied Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research

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Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the use of biostatistics in the fields of clinical research, epidemiology and public health. Topics include database entry and management, study design and hypothesis testing, descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and analytical statistics (including parametric and non-parametric tests), as well as an introduction to univariate and multivariate regression methods.

The course concludes with an introduction to scientific writing for the reporting of statistical findings based on international guidelines. Statistical analysis using SPSS is introduced via practical workshops in small tutorial groups and analyses of real world research databases.

Who is this course for and why should I take it?

This course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in allied health fields, research investigators and/or healthcare professionals involved in medical or public health research seeking to improve their data analysis skills and striving to enhance their research outputs. The course is also ideal for those in the academia who have an interest in data analysis skills of biomedical research investigations and publishing in high impact factor journals.

Acquiring knowledge and skills in statistical analysis is important for researchers and practitioners that seek to provide evidence-based solutions for real-world medical and public health challenges that require data analysis. Applied statistics is increasingly important across fields, including research, commercial sector (relating to i.e. health technology and administration, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry), non-governmental organizations and governmental public health work.

The course provides practical skills for conducting statistical analyses in the fields of observational and interventional research studies, including clinical, epidemiologic and public health research. Upon course completion, attendees will have acquired the required knowledge and skills for conducting independently statistical methods, as detailed in the course description below, using SPSS software.

• Two of the top five fastest-growing skills for employment are related to data analytics. (LinkedIn, 2020)
• The top skills and skill groups which employers see rising in prominence in the lead up to 2025 include groups such as critical thinking and analysis. (WEF, Future of Jobs, 2020)
• Data analysis is the most in-demand skill since employers need to discern when patterns in data are meaningful, so that accurate and actionable conclusions can be drawn. (Forbes, 2017)

100% Online

Asynchronous & synchronous activities

5 Weeks

3-4 hours per week

Taught by world-renowned academics and research investigators | per lecturer: a) average Scopus h-index: 26; and, b) average Scopus citations: 3,500

Certificate

Certificate awarded upon course completion

Taught

English

Elena Critselis

BSc, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health, Head of the Dept. of Primary Care and Population Health, MHSA Program Director, University of Nicosia Medical School

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Dr Elena Critselis

Dr Critselis holds a BSc in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University, a Master of Public Health with a dual concentration in Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Global Health from Yale University School of Public Health, and a PhD in Epidemiology, Nutrition from Harokopio University. Building on integrated epidemiological approaches, Dr Critselis’ research interests focus on elucidating the lifestyle determinants for the optimal prevention and management of chronic age-related non-communicable diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and ageing. Her interests also encompass the propagation of “bench-to-bedside” research methodological approaches for optimizing the translational potential of related promising basic research and/or state-of-the-art -omics findings into clinical and public health practice.

Annalisa Quattrocchi

BS, MS, PhD, EPIET alumnus

Assistant Professor in Epidemiology,
Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School

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Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi

Dr Quattrocchi holds a BSc (with Honors) in Biological Sciences from University of Catania (Italy), a MSc (with Honors) in Human Biology (with Honors) from University of Catania (Italy), a PhD in Translational Biomedicine from University of Catania (Italy), and the EPIET (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training) diploma from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC, Sweden). Her research interests include cancer epidemiology, social determinants of health, nutritional epidemiology and early life exposure on health outcomes, with particular focus on the development of chronic diseases in adult life. Furthermore, Dr Quattrocchi is interested in the field of infectious disease epidemiology, from surveillance to risk analysis for infection prevention and control.

Pascale Salameh

PharmD, MPH, PhD, HDR

Professor in Epidemiology, Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School

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Prof Pascale Salameh

Pascale Salameh is a visiting Professor in Epidemiology in the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at the University of Nicosia Medical School.

Prof Salameh holds a PhD from Bordeaux University, a Master of Public Health and a PharmD form Lebanese University.

She is a recipient of the Medal of the French National Academy of Pharmacy.

Previously Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University and Previous Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University. Previously Chair of the Scientific Committee at the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists.

Expert in research direction with a diploma of Ability to Direct Research (HDR); long experience in research designing, data collection, management and advanced statistical analysis. She has more than 365 publications in peer-reviewed journals, several book chapters and hundreds of oral presentations and scientific posters to her credits, in the fields of medical epidemiology, clinical pharmacy, academic education and public health.