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Nossal Institute for Global Health Courses in International Health โ Summer 2010
Short Course:International Adolescent Health, 8 โ 12 February 2010 (5 days)
offered by Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
This five-day course is suitable for health program planners, development workers, doctors and other health practitioners, particularly those with involvement in youth programs.
The course provides a comprehensive picture of emerging health issues for adolescents, focusing on young people from developing countries.Topics to be covered will include: key stages of adolescent health and youth development; socio-cultural determinants in adolescent health; important topic areas in adolescent health including HIV/AIDS, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health, nutrition and sexual and reproductive health.
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- critique a number of frameworks used to address adolescent health needs;
- apply these frameworks to the most important health issues of young people in resource poor settings; and
- develop strategies for effective engagement of young people and their communities to improve adolescent health and welling.
Short Course:Global Health Research and Practice, 18 - 24 February 2010 (5 days)
offered by Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of MelbourneThis course, offered in block mode, provides a comprehensive overview of applied research methods.Students will cover topics presented in the context of developing country settings, including: identification of research questions; qualitative, quantitative and mixed method approaches to research; ethical considerations; application and dissemintation of research findings; and the development of research protocols.
Topics will include:
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method research, with a focus on applied research in less developed settings
- develop a skill set of key research methods and approaches
- recognise the limitations as well as appropriate applications of research
- select appropriate methods for research questions
- understand and incorporate general ethical research considerations, and those particular to less developed settings
- understand the importance of the application and dissemination of research findings
- develop a research protocol for a specified study within the context of a less developed setting
MPH students taking this subject for academic credit should have completed Statistics and Epidemiology core subjects.For others, basic epidemiology knowledge would be useful.
Both of the above two short courses can be taken for academic credit through enrolment with the University of Melbourne or as short courses.For further information and application, contact Joni Law at: jycl@unimelb.edu.au
