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.
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Introduction to Research Governance
University of Bristol
Start date: 10 March 2025
Duration: 2 days
Delivery: Online
Cost: £440
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About the course
Health research, whether population based, epidemiological or randomised controlled trials, must comply with a host of standards and legislation. This course is designed for researchers who are new to health research. It will provide an overview of all you need to consider, and signposting further information and support.
You will leave the course knowing:
- Which standards and legislation apply to your work
- Where to go for further support
- Practical tips on how to fullfil your obligations as a health researcher
Please note that this is an introductory course and not designed for those already experienced in this field who may have specific, complex queries.
What this course will cover
- All aspects research governance and knowledge of the processes involved
- Research governance responsibilities
- When in the research process to start thinking about research governance
- Ethical issues that might arise in your research
- Where to get help and advice
How to join
Sign up via the University of Bristol Medical School website
Introduction to Empirical Bioethics
University of Bristol
Start date: 18 March 2025
Duration: 3 days (9am – 3.15pm)
Delivery: Online
Cost: £550
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About the course
Empirical bioethics is a relatively new field that seeks to integrate ethical (normative) research with empirical research. The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to empirical bioethics, including the reasons for its development, central theoretical issues, and key methods and methodologies.
It aims to introduce you to some of the key problems and challenges in empirical bioethics, but also to explore possible solutions. Importantly, the course aims to develop your ability to think critically about empirical bioethics methodology in relation to your own work, and engage with your peers and tutors.
You will get the most out of this course if you are planning, or just starting to undertake, empirical bioethics research.
What this course will cover
- The rationale behind empirical bioethics
- Structuring and planning an empirical bioethics research project
- Literature reviews in empirical bioethics
- Dialogical and consultative methods in empirical bioethics
- Qualitative data collection and analysis in empirical bioethics
- Standards of practice in empirical bioethics
How to join
Sign up via the University of Bristol Medical School website
Introduction to Economic Evaluation
University of Bristol
Start date: 9 July 2025
Duration: 3 days
Delivery: Online
Cost: £660
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About the course
Economic evaluation is used to compare health and social care interventions and treatment options in terms of both costs and outcomes in order to assess value for money and support decision makers. This course aims to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of assessing value for money in health and care.
It is intended for public health, NHS and social care professionals and researchers who are, or will be, involved in research projects that evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health and care.
The course will also be useful for professionals who would like a better understanding of the quality of published economic evaluations and how they feed into local and national decision making.
What this course will cover
- Why we need economic evaluation of health care interventions
- Key concepts in using health and care resources efficiently
- Identification, measurement and valuation of resource use to create costs
- Identification, measurement and valuation of health benefits and benefits beyond health
- Presenting and interpreting the results of economic evaluations
- Applying decision analysis and Markov models in economic evaluation
- Critically appraising the quality of published economic evaluations
- Translating economic evidence into health policy
How to join
Sign up via the University of Bristol Medical School website
