Course description
The Danish registers are a gold mine for health research, whether used alone or in combination with clinical data. Participants will be introduced to the Danish registers, clinical databases, and register-based studies. They will learn clinical epidemiological methods within register-based research and how to design such studies. Additionally, data management, data control, and the establishment of analysis data sets will be covered.
Topics Covered:
- Introduction to the Danish nationwide registers and clinical databases
- Accessing data: where and how
- Register-based epidemiology
- Design and analysis of studies using register and clinical database data
- Data management: data control and preparation
The course focuses on the practical implementation of using registers, guiding participants through the process from the initial research idea, introduction to registers, application for data, to data handling. Participants will gain insights into the application process and required permissions. The course will center around participants' own ideas or projects, including practical exercises using Stata or R. Fictive datasets will be provided for the exercises. Participants should have Stata or R - which ever they prefer - installed on their computers before the course begins.
Aim:
- To obtain knowledge on the Danish registers and use of clinical databases
- To design studies using register data, including linking various data sources
- To identify possibilities, strengths, and limitations in register-based research
Intended Learning Outcomes:
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe existing Danish health registers and clinical databases
- Identify which information can be obtained from specific registers
- Draft a register-based study protocol, considering various registers
- Prepare well-structured analysis data sets for register studies
- Design clinical studies using existing registers and use registers as follow-up data on existing clinical data
Learning Methods: This is a 3-week course with five full days of lectures and exercises in the first week. Between the first week and the final seminar day, participants will work on their own projects and prepare a course report, which will be submitted prior to the seminar day. The participants will act as peer reviewers of each other’s reports. Each participant will present their report on the mandatory seminar day. The participants should set aside time to work on the course report and the peer reviews during the period between the first course week and the seminar day.
Course fee
The course is free of charge for PhD students enrolled in Universities that have joined the "Open market agreement" or NorDoc.
The course fee for other participants is:
DKK 5000
EUR 670