Tag: professional development

Do you need to learn how to read and interpret statistics in medical literature? Are you looking for a refresher on critically evaluating statistics in medical studies? Then this course offered by Stanford Online might be of interest to you.

The course focuses on real examples from the medical literature and popular press. Each unit starts with teasers, such as: Should I be worried about lead in lipstick? Should I play the lottery when the jackpot reaches half-a-billion dollars? You will work your way back from the news coverage to the original study and then to the underlying data.

The course will also prepare you to be able to analyze your own data, guiding you on how to choose the correct statistical test and how to avoid common statistical pitfalls. Optional modules cover advanced math topics and basic data analysis in R.

Statistics in Medicine is a free self-paced course that is divided into 9 learning units. Each unit contains videos, quizzes, and a homework assignment with a multiple-choice final exam at the end. Once you have completed the course, if you have earned at least 60% on the graded assignments, you will be able to request a Statement of Accomplishment.

Unit 1 – Descriptive statistics and looking at data
Unit 2 – Review of study designs; measures of disease risk and association
Unit 3 – Probability, Bayes’ Rule, Diagnostic Testing
Unit 4 – Probability distributions
Unit 5 – Statistical inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing)
Unit 6 – P-value pitfalls; types I and type II error; statistical power; overview of statistical tests
Unit 7 – Tests for comparing groups (unadjusted); introduction to survival analysis
Unit 8 – Regression analysis; linear correlation and regression
Unit 9 – Logistic regression and Cox regression

Please go here to register or for more information.

Interested in learning more about the health impacts of climate change? Then this four-part webinar series by the APHA and ecoAmerica might appeal to you.

Attend this webinar series to explore the connection between climate change and key areas of our health: allergies and asthma; health risks in children; mental health; and transportation and healthy community design as a mitigation approach.

Part I: Making the Connection: Climate Changes Allergies and Asthma
Monday, May 9, 10:30 – 11:30 am PDT

Part II: Making the Connection: Climate Changes Children’s Health
Thursday, May 26, 10:30 – 11:30 am PDT

Part III: Making the Connection: Changing Climate through Healthy Community Design and Transportation
Tuesday, June 7, 10:30 – 11:30 am PDT

Part IV: Making the Connection: Climate Changes Mental Health
Wednesday, June 29, 10:30 – 11:30 am PDT

One free CME, OP, CNE, CPH, or CHES credit is available for each webinar. Participants must register, attend the entire live webinar and complete the evaluation online to obtain a CE certificate.

Want to learn what it takes to inspire others, promote a novel idea, or even have a difficult conversation? Want to see ways to be sure that the message you are intending to send is what is being received? Then you might want to join in with this class to explore this topic and the important role communication plays in inclusive leadership.

Through research and real-world examples, you will learn strategies to enhance your communication skills and approach. Topics will include understanding dialogue processes, debunking everyday communication myths, testing assumptions, listening, expressing yourself authentically, and communicating across differences. Short quizzes, case studies, and videos will help you develop these skills.

The Inclusive Leadership Training: Leading with Effective Communication begins on April 19, 2016 and runs for 4 weeks. It should take about 1-2 hours of time a week. While it’s free, you can add a Verified Certificate for $50 if you wish.

Interested in hearing more details on the the Flint water crisis? Wondering about the regulation of drinking water quality as a health equity issue? Then you might be interested in this webinar. It’s part of a series by APHA called The Flint Water Crisis and Beyond.

This webinar, the second in the series, features Dr. Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who helped expose the Flint lead poisoning. She and a team of panelists will identify some potential ways public health practitioners can address the regulation of drinking water quality as a health equity issue. They will also describe the Flint water crisis and explain what role public health can help play in maintaining the quality of drinking water.

Date: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 10am – 11am Pacific Time
Hosts: The Partnership for Public Health Law, a collaboration of APHA, ASTHO, NACCHO, and NALBOH

The final webinar in the series is: Working Together to Address Lead Exposure in our Communities.

Date: April 26
Time: 10am Pacific Time
Hosts: The Partnership for Public Health Law, a collaboration of APHA, ASTHO, NACCHO, and NALBOH

Dr. Dave Jacobs, National Center for Healthy Housing, Ruth Ann Norton, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, and Kristie Trousdale, Children’s Environmental Health Network are the presenters for this.

1 CPH continuing education credit is available for individuals who register and attend either live webinar. Find out more about CPH credentials.

Looking for ways to improve your teams at work? Want to learn some effective ways to communicate with your teams? Then this course might be of interest to you.

This course is an introduction to teamwork skills for all disciplines that will help you improve your own performance and that of your team. It covers why teams are important, the roles of individuals in a team, systems and processes for effective teamwork and communication, and methods for addressing team conflict.

Throughout the course you will be provided with a range of tools and templates that you will be able to use with any team.

Course: Working in Teams: A Practical Guide
Begins: March 14, 5 – 6 hours, self-paced
Cost: Free, or you can add a Verified Certificate for $99
Institution: UQx (online courses from University of Queensland)

Have you ever wondered how, despite being in the minority, anti-vax groups have managed to develop such a strong voice? One avenue they utilize is social media. This webinar will examine how they leverage platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram to sway public opinion and for legislative advocacy.

Conversations about vaccines and other public health topics are actively happening on social media platforms but the authoritative voices of public health officials and physicians are missing or hard to find. Social media is an increasingly important communication channel. The vast majority of people use some type of social media on a daily basis.

In this webinar, you’ll explore the role of social media in public health communications, and the use of visual social media in vaccine-themed discourse. After that, you’ll see how ?opposition research? can help inform public health community experts to better understand the tactics of the opposition such as the anti-vax groups. You’ll learn how to leverage these platforms to get pro-immunization messages to your key audiences.

When: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm PST
Cost: Free
Who: Jeanine Guidry, academic researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Renee DiResta, co-founder of Vaccinate California

This is the latest webinar in the Health Communication Matters Webinar Series. The webinar series Health Communication Matters is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Public Health Practice, a part of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health; the American Public Health Association; and the California Public Health Association-North.

Do you sometimes find yourself in charge of projects? Have you ever wanted to learn more effective ways to plan, scope, schedule, cost and manage them? Then this might be the class for you!

Project management is an essential skill-set for many careers and in many contexts in our lives. Beginning on February 17, 2016, you will learn practical ways to use project management skills, whether your project is large or small.

In the course, you will see practical ways to explore and understand your goals from the outset of your project, and to consider all the factors that may affect its execution.

This course will also enable you to explore how you can effectively communicate, manage people and employ leadership skills to successfully complete the project.

Dates: Begins on Feb. 17 and runs for 6 weeks
Effort: 2-3 hours a week
Cost: Free, and you may add a Verified Certificate for $50 if you wish

Please go to the class description at edX for more information or to register.

Do you want to talk about climate change from an informed perspective? Are you interested in how global warming works? Do you want to be part of the global conversation? Then you might be interested in this free online class.

Climate Change: The Science is an introduction to climate science basics. In it you’ll discuss flows of energy and carbon in Earth?s climate system, how climate models work, climate history, and future forecasts.

This course will give you knowledge and practice in communicating about climate change. You?ll meet people from around the world with a huge range of local and regional climate change issues.

Dates: Starts on January 11, 2016 and runs for 7 weeks
Expected time needed: 2-5 hours week, depending on your goals
Cost: Free, with a Verified Certificate available for $49
Offered by: The University of British Columbia

Ever wondered about the impact of low numeracy on health care consumers’ abilities to use health data in meaningful ways? Want to hear about some communication strategies to overcome these barriers? Then you might want to attend this free webinar, presented by UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Practice and the American Public Health Association (APHA) Health Communication Working Group.

This webinar will help you to be able to describe the numeracy skills of adults in the United States as measured by the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), to identify some of the ways that adults with low numeracy skills have difficulty using or interpreting health data, and to identify evidence-based communication methods that improve understanding of numerical health data.

When: Monday, December 14 at 10:00 AM PST
Speakers:
– Cynthia Zafft RN, EdD, Principal Investigator, Literacy Information and Communication System;
– Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School

Please go to the Health Communication Matters Webinar Series website for more information or to register. When the meeting starts, the first 250 attendees will be allowed in the meeting room. If you are unable to access the event the day of due to a full lobby, the hosts will be emailing out links to the webinar recording, slides and any resources shortly after the event.

Are you responsible for developing online training products? Would you like free assistance with the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to create quality e-learning products? Then you might consider applying for an E-Learning Institute (ELI) Fellowship. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), is inviting distance learning professionals to submit their applications now.

Professionals from state, local, territorial, tribal, and international health departments responsible for developing online training products should apply. Your skill level only needs to be beginner or intermediate level for this. Applications will be accepted through November 13, and selected applicants will be notified by December 14.

This program will be conducted from February 8 to June 10, 2016. Participants will need to devote about two hours per week for program activities, with a final project that may require more time. Participants will also travel twice to Atlanta, GA, for the orientation and final showcase event. Fellows participate at no cost.