Aims This course explores concepts of ‘sickness’ and health-seeking behaviours across societies. We take seriously diverse ways of knowing and treating personhood, the body, life and death, disorder and disease. We view health and illness in their social context arguing…
Curriculum: NEPTuNE
Systematic Reviews
Module Content Types of systematic reviews Planning a systematic review Core components of a systematic review Formulating the question for a systematic review Eligibility Criteria Study Identification Quality assessment and data extraction Meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, heterogeneity, subgroup and sensitivity analyses Structured…
Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health
Aims This module is aimed at students who are interested in reproductive health throughout the life cycle, and in efforts to improve reproductive, maternal and child health (RMCH) worldwide. It will analyse the causes and extent of the mortality and…
Epidemiology
This module is an introduction to basic principles and methods of epidemiology. Understanding the aetiology of disease is a prerequisite if one is to interfere in disease occurrence or progression. Identification of risk factors and limitation of harmful exposures can…
Health Policy & Systems
This module aims to provide students with a greater appreciation of health policy and systems at the global and local level in both humanitarian and development contexts. The module examines the range of factors that shape and determine health policy…
HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network Training
What is the HRB-TMRN? Randomised trials (which can include clinical trials, healthcare interventions, clinical evaluations and behavior change interventions) are studies conducted to evaluate the potential benefits (and risks) of health care interventions such as new medical treatments. These studies provide the…
Healthcare Marketplace; Economics of Healthcare
This module focuses on the lifecycle management of medicines. It describes the legal and ethical principles governing communication between the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals and. It examines the provision of product information within the healthcare marketplace by a pharmaceutical…
Biologicals and Advanced Therapies
This module provides comprehensive information on medicines derived from biological sources, including those defined as advanced therapies. It details the legal, ethical, regulatory and practical issues relating to the development of such medicines and provides practical application of the regulatory…
Health Economics (Pharmacoeconomics)
The aim of this module is to provide a higher understanding of the importance of health economics in contemporary healthcare management. It gives a comprehensive overview of the principles of health economics, economic modelling, QALY’s and sensitivity analysis. It provides…
Medicines Regulation
This module, run in parallel with module 8, provides comprehensive information on the role of drug regulation before and during the authorisation of medicines. It details the current national and international regulatory requirements for the authorisation of medicines. It looks…