Seminars & Workshops

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Define the purpose of a survey
• Determine the population to survey
• Explain best practices in survey design
• Identify survey questions to ask to gather relevant data
• Determine how to deliver a survey.

Taught by: Susan Koch-Weser, ScD.

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Summarize the study design used in a mixed methods research study
• Explain the rationale for using a mixedmethods approach
• Identify the tools employed in a mixed methods research study
• Describe the analytic approach of a mixed methods research study.

Taught by Justeen Hyde, PhD, and Tom Mackie, PhD, MPH, MA

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Describe how a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods can contribute to answering research questions
• Identify ways to combine quantitative and qualitative data to address research questions using a case-based example
• Describe the benefits and challenges of using mixed methods.

Taught by Justeen Hyde, PhD, and Tom Mackie, PhD, MPH, MA

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Determine which sessions in this seminar series will be helpful to you
• Identify potential opportunities for mixed methods approaches in health services research.

Taught by Tom Mackie, PhD, MPH, MA

By the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the major differences between classical and modern psychometric methods
• Understand the process of developing and evaluating a PRO item bank using modern IRT methods
• Describe how item banks are used in computerized adaptive testing (CAT)
• Discuss how information from item banks can be helpful in constructing new fixed-length PRO surveys.

Taught by Barbara Gandek, PhD.

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Explain the differences between qualitative and quantitative research
• Describe the rationale for qualitative and quantitative approach
• List the strengths and limitations of qualitative research methods
• Identify ways qualitative research is effectively used in clinical and basic science research
• Discuss the elements of a high-quality qualitative research study
• Outline examples of current funding and publication avenues for mixed methods research.

Taught by Justeen Hyde, PhD and Tom Mackie, PhD, MPH, MA

After completing this lecture, you will be able to:

• Identify core components of a qualitative study design, including the importance of a primary research question and approach to the study
• Determine the appropriate methods (one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and participant observations) to use in a health services research study
• Discuss the strengths and challenges in applying qualitative research methods to health-related research questions through case-based examples.

Taught by Justeen Hyde, PhD, and Tom Mackie, PhD, MPH, MA