Bristol Medical School
We’ve grouped the short courses from Bristol Medical School into five themes. Use the links at the bottom of this page to navigate to the other Bristol Medical School short course themes or return to our main training page.
Please note that as courses are provided by Bristol Medical School, you will be taken to the University of Bristol website to complete the booking.
Population health
Introduction to Epidemiology
University of Bristol
Start date: 10 February 2025
Duration: 5 days
Delivery: Online
Cost: £1100
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About the course
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions within populations. It is a cornerstone of clinical and public health.
This course aims to provide a grounding in epidemiological study designs and measures of disease risk used in aetiological epidemiology and health services research. It is intended for clinicians, researchers, public health specialists and other health care professionals who have only a basic understanding of epidemiology.
Prior knowledge of basic medical statistics so that you understand findings published in peer-reviewed medical journals is important.
What this course will cover
- Exposure measurement and measures of disease occurrence
- Measures of exposure effect (e.g., risk and odds ratios)
- Study designs (randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies; ecological studies and cross-sectional studies)
- Bias and confounding
- Simple regression and interaction effects
- Sample size calculations
- An introduction to causal inference
- The future of epidemiology
How to join
Please note, there are pre-requisites for enrolling on this course – details can be found on the full course listing linked below.
Sign up via the University of Bristol Medical School website
Molecular Epidemiology
University of Bristol
Start date: 31 March 2025
Duration: 3 days
Delivery: Online
Cost: £660
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About the course
This course enables participants to develop skills for identifying the causes and consequences of molecular variation within population-based studies. It aims to provide participants with:
- An overview of epidemiological principles that are relevant to population-based molecular studies
- The knowledge and skills necessary to design, execute and interpret population-based molecular studies
The course is intended for individuals engaged in population-based studies who wish to incorporate molecular measures of epigenetic marks, gene expression, metabolite presence, protein abundance or genotype into their research.
A basic knowledge of epidemiology is required, and some understanding of genetics terminology is advantageous. Some practical knowledge of R would be helpful. The course includes information on laboratory-based methods, but is aimed at the non-specialist (i.e. those without first-hand lab experience).
What this course will cover
- The various uses of high-throughput molecular data in epidemiology and medicine
- Key considerations in the design of molecular studies
- Practical analysis of molecular data
- Interpreting the biological function some of the most popular molecular data types
- Methods for deriving and evaluating the performance of molecular biomarkers
- Causality of molecular phenotypes
- Critical appraisal of the molecular epidemiological literature
How to join
Please note, there are pre-requisites for enrolling on this course – details can be found on the full course listing linked below.
Sign up via the University of Bristol Medical School website
