Training and events

Upcoming events

Detailed below are upcoming Coventry HDRC events.

Using data to understand health outcomes

Tuesday 12 November, 12:30-13:30 | Online via Microsoft Teams

Speaker: Dr Adeniyi Fagbamigbe, Associate Professor of Medical Statistics, Coventry University

In this webinar, Dr. Adeniyi Fagbamigbe will discuss the use of secondary data sources, such as already existing data, and how they can be used to understand health outcomes. The webinar will cover types of secondary data, applications of secondary data in health outcomes research, advantages of using secondary data,  challenges and limitations, best practices in using secondary data, case studies, and examples.

What has research done for us?

Wednesday 18 September, 12:30-13:15 | Online via Microsoft Teams

Speakers: Gabriela Matouskova (Hope for the Community) and Professor Andy Turner (Coventry University)

In this seminar, Gabriela Matouskova and Professor Andy Turner will discuss how research and evidence can lead to positive outcomes for the community and organisations. The Hope Programme, developed through a collaboration between social enterprise and academia, will exemplify how research can be used effectively.

How do we find evidence about an area of interest?

Monday 14 October, 13:00-13:45 | Online via Microsoft Teams

Speaker: Naila Dracup, University of Warwick

Many forms of evidence can be used to influence local authority practice. There is also a wealth of academic evidence produced by universities and charities that should be considered when considering new programmes of work. This seminar will outline how academic literature can be searched for and accessed by those working in local authorities.

Whole System Approaches to Public Health

Wednesday 30 October, 12:30-13:30 | Online via Microsoft Teams

Speaker: John Wilcox, Head of the Coventry HDRC

Whole-system approaches are advocated to address many complex public health problems. In this webinar, John Wilcox, Head of the Coventry HDRC, will introduce whole-system approaches and concepts for their evaluation. 

Training opportunities

Below is a range of free resources recommended by the HDRC available to help you develop knowledge and skills in research and evaluation.

Open University

The Open University offer free, self-guided, online courses that cover aspects of research, data, and evidence. Some resources developed are shared below:

•  Exploring data: graphs and numerical summaries (20-hour self-guided course, introductory level)
•  Using data to aid organisational change (10-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  Understanding research with children and young people (16-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  The power of infographics in research dissemination (7-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  Becoming an ethical researcher (18-hour self-guided course, advanced level)
•  Quantitative and qualitative research in finance (10-hour self-guided course, advanced level)

National Institute of Health and Care Research

The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NHIR) are the UK's largest funder of health and care research. Some resources developed by NIHR organisations are shared below:

•  What are Health Determinants Research Collaborations? (short video)
•  Introduction to cultural competence in research (10-minute video)
•  Toolkit for conducting Equality Impact Assessments in Research (written guide)

National Centre for Research Methods

The National Centre for Research Methods host a range of resources about the different methods that can be used to carry out research. Included in their resources are a range of podcasts and online resources, some of which are shared below:

•  Selection of short podcasts about research
•  What is inclusive research? (podcast)

The NCRM also deliver in-person and online training workshops on a variety of research methods.

Future Learn – Starting out in research

Future Learn host a free online, introductory course about carrying out research. The topics focus on health and social care, although the learning can be applied to other topics.

The course content covers 2 hours per week for 8 weeks. People working for organisations delivering NHS or social care services (including local authorities) are eligible for a free course upgrade where you can complete the course entirely at your own pace.

Cochrane - Involving the public in research

Cochrane offer free training videos about how to involve members of the public throughout the whole research process.

Key videos of interest may include:

• Patient and public involvement in research: What, why and how? 
• Co-Production in action
• Setting research priorities with members of the public
• No choice of outcomes about us without us!

Health Determinants Research Collaboration Coventry Webinars

The Coventry HDRC are running training webinars each month. Sign up to attend a live webinar via the links at the top of this page.

All previous training webinars delivered by the Coventry HDRC can be watched on the HDRC Youtube channel. Videos will be added each month: https://www.youtube.com/@CoventryHDRC

Feedback

If you decide to visit and engage with any of these courses, we welcome your views on if you found it helpful or not. If you need any assistance to access any of the above please contact the team by email: CoventryHDRC@coventry.gov.uk.