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Translating Research to Healthcare Policy

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Translating Research to Healthcare Policy

This course is part of Translational Science Specialization

Instructor: Vicki Ellingrod

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

14 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Learn about the process of evaluating the real-world outcomes of health research.
Understand how health care policy informs advances in human health research.
Explore how health research can influence health policy and healthcare practice.

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Assessments

5 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this course, you will learn about the process of evaluating the real-world outcomes of health research. You will learn important terminology and concepts as you explore how the outcomes of health research can influence health policy and practice. The readings, videos, and activities in this course should be completed in the order they are presented to ensure that you will have the best learning experience possible. This course will be of interest to graduate students, health professions students, scientists, public health professionals, and others conducting or planning a career in translational research.

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Welcome to Week 1 of the course Translating Research into Healthcare Policy. This week you will learn to (1 describe the process of translating research into healthcare policy, and 2) define health equity and healthcare policy and identify the difference between the two concepts.

What's included

10 readings2 assignments

10 readingsTotal 125 minutes

Welcome to Translating Research to Healthcare Policy10 minutes
Pre-Course Survey5 minutes
Syllabus10 minutes
Acknowledgements10 minutes
Healthcare Policy: What is it and why is it important?10 minutes
Pitfalls in Health Communication 30 minutes
The (not so) Easy Task of Translating Research into Policy and Practice10 minutes
Health Equity10 minutes
Hiding in Plain Sight: What's Missing in Health Equity20 minutes
Why Healthcare Policy Matters10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

What is healthcare policy? 30 minutes
Health Policy vs. Health Equity 15 minutes

Welcome to Week 2 of the course Translating Research into Healthcare Policy. This week you will learn to (1 explain the role of government in supporting and regulating healthcare policy, and 2) explain the role of advocacy in healthcare policy.

What's included

3 videos8 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 8 minutes

Dissemination of Research Results2 minutes
Translating Research to Communities3 minutes
Translating Research to Policy3 minutes

8 readingsTotal 130 minutes

Global Health Law: International Law and Public Health Policy20 minutes
Definition of Policy10 minutes
Faculty Interviews10 minutes
Which Health Policies Actually Work? 10 minutes
Practice Improvement30 minutes
The Intersection of Health and Community Advocacy10 minutes
The Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE)10 minutes
Policy Statements and Advocacy - The American Public Health Association30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Who is responsible for healthcare policy?15 minutes
Understanding Health Advocacy15 minutes

Welcome to Week 3 of the course Translating Research into Healthcare Policy. This week you will learn to (1 explain how healthcare policy informs advances in basic science and human health research, 2) identify groups that may facilitate the creation of healthcare policy based on scientific evidence, and 3) outline the steps to becoming a healthcare policy researcher.

What's included

5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

5 readingsTotal 100 minutes

The Role of Health Policy in the Treatment of Disease: Childhood Obesity60 minutes
Don Berwick Talks Politics and Health Care10 minutes
5 Ways Public Policy Impacts Health10 minutes
What is Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR)? 10 minutes
Post Course & Series Survey 10 minutes