Methods for Observational Studies: Planning the Analysis

Date

November 12, 19, 26, 2026

Time

1:30pm – 4:30pm

Location

700 – 828 W. 10 Ave., VGH Research Pavilion

instructors

Boris Sobolev, Lisa Kuramoto & Nicole Hu

Methods in market research include surveys, interviews, focus groups, observational studies, and data analysis techniques, aimed at uncovering insights into customer behavior, preferences, and market dynamics

Course Overview

This 3-day course offers an introduction to methods for observational studies across health services, health outcomes and public health research. Its goal is to equip multidisciplinary teams with the essential tools needed for planning and analyzing observational data. Key topics include developing an analytical framework, designing dataset creation strategies, and planning data analysis. This course is ideal for clinicians, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, residents, health services researchers, data analysts, and students.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Participants will develop competencies and skills in:

  1. Presenting study questions within the framework of observational studies.
  2. Developing protocols for dataset creation.
  3. Planning effective analyses of observational data.


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