Outcomes Research Course
Sponsored by the Surgical Research Committee of the American College of Surgeons
ACS Headquarters, Chicago, IL
November 11-13, 2010
The fourth biennial Outcomes Research Course was offered by the Surgical Research Committee of the ACS in November, 2010. The fifth Outcomes Research Course will be offered in 2012. Dates and details will be posted when available.
This course is designed for clinical and health services researchers with varying degrees of experience in outcomes research. Participants are able to select modules appropriate to their skill level and interest. Surgeons new to outcomes research are able to focus on didactics and skills-based labs in managing, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets. Those with more established research agendas are able to present their research to experts for critique and advice. All are exposed to both scientific and practical aspects of the ongoing surgical outcomes research of leaders in outcomes research.
Objectives
The educational objectives of this course are to:
- Provide a primer on the core methodologies in outcomes and health services research, along with their applications in surgery
- Help surgeons manage, analyze, and interpret information from clinical registries and administrative databases
- Provide surgeons with practical advice on developing an outcomes research agenda and developing academic careers in this area
Participants met their peers, selected from surgical departments in US and Canadian academic medical centers, and had ample opportunity to network with the faculty, which included surgeons in the forefront of outcomes research.
The program featured lectures, labs, and breakout sessions in:
- Fundamentals of outcomes research
- Designing high-level observational studies and assessing validity
- Working with administrative data and clinical registries
- HRQOL Assessment, Decision Analysis/Cost-effectiveness Analysis, and Meta-analysis
- Managing and analyzing large datasets
- Critique and feedback on participants’ research
- Qualitative research
Please click on the links below for the previous course schedule, course faculty listing, and the 2010 course bibliography.
Revised February 17, 2011