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Professional Development Directory

The AcademyHealth Professional Development Catalog provides a detailed list of upcoming virtual offerings including: webinars, Google Hangouts, and seminars led by experts in the field.​

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Professional Development

An Introduction to Mixed Methods

This webinar features an introduction to mixed methods and includes applied examples from public health services and systems research (PHSSR). The course is intended for researchers at all levels as well as practitioners looking to translate research findings. Those with training in mixed methods are also encouraged to participate, in order to refresh their knowledge of current best practices.
101 Free
Professional Development

Analysis of Social Networks Webinar Series

This three-part webinar series, taught by Dr. Robert A Hanneman from the University of California, Riverside, will provide an introduction to analyzing network data and, address ways in which the network perspective can inform common types of health services research, and provide practical guidance on the common statistical software for analyzing networks.
Robert Hanneman, Ph.D
101 Free
Professional Development

Introduction to Case Studies: A Public Health Methods Seminar

This webinar features best practices when conducting case studies. Topics include an overview of the proper use of case studies, focusing on applied examples from public health. The session is intended for both researchers and practitioners. Those with training in qualitative research, including case studies, are encouraged to participate in order to refresh their knowledge of current best practices.
101 Free
Professional Development

Multilevel Modeling: A Public Health Methods Seminar

This advanced webinar on multilevel modeling (MLM) includes a brief conceptual overview and demonstrates the application of MLM for public health questions. The session is intended for public health systems researchers, health services researchers, and others who are interested in using multilevel models to investigate the health of populations.
301 Free
Professional Development

An Introduction to Medicare Claims Public Use Files (PUFs) Webinar Series

As one of the primary sources of information on health services use, claims data are fundamental to health services research. This three-part webinar series on the recently developed Medicare Claims Public Use Files (PUF) provides a unique opportunity to explore an important new data resource. The series will be taught by senior managers and researchers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and Impaq International. Webinars will provide an overview of the files, offer analytic examples to highlight potential uses, and discuss privacy and confidentiality issues that are important to understanding the opportunities and challenges of PUFs.
Free
Professional Development

Grey Literature Web Conference Series

This three-part Web conference series provided an overview of grey literature and approaches to searching the grey literature for health services research; a consumer's guide to conducting advanced searches of grey literature; and a producer's perspective on the "searchability" of grey literature and how to effectively produce and distribute research.
Free