An intensive, high-level course on TB diagnostic research methods
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Day 1 (6 July 2015)
Introductions and Overview
Research as part of the post 2015 End-TB strategy of WHO - Dick Menzies (McGill) [Download]
HIV-TB research and global priorities - Bill Burman (Denver Public Health) [Download]
Indigenous TB – Approaches to research - Gonzalo Alvarez (UoOttawa) [Download]
Qualitative research – A complementary approach - Amrita Daftary [Download]
Day 2 (7 July 2015)
Modeling and decision analysis
Introduction to disease transmission modeling - Ted Cohen (Yale University) [Download]
Introduction to decision analysis modeling - Alice Zwerling (John Hopkins) [Download]
Economic analysis - Kevin Schwartzman (McGill) [Download]
Putting it together: Key issues and challenges in modeling TB - Ted Cohen [Download]
Day 3 (8 July 2015)
Randomized Trials
Lecture 1: Operational research – what- why and how -Anthony B. Harries (The Union) [Download]
Lecture 2: Capacity building for operational research in low- and middle-income countries- the SORT IT Model - Anthony B. Harries (The Union) [Download]
Lecture 3: Principles and structure of a research protocol - Anthony B. Harries (The Union) [Download]
Lecture 4: Examples of operations research changing policy and practice - Anthony B. Harries (The Union) [Download]
Realistic expectations: Sample size and power - Andrea Benedetti (McGill) [Download]
Day 4 (8 July 2015)
Randomized Clinical Trials
Trial design – from clinical problems to clinical trials - Bill Burman (Denver Public Health) [Download]
Selecting appropriate study populations, minimising bias - Greg Fox (McGill) [Download]
Clustered trial designs, effective oversight of trials - Greg Fox (McGill) [Download]
Data Analysis – primary end-points, planned and unplanned secondary analyses. Interim analyses, stopping rules - Dick Menzies (McGill) [Download]
Data analysis 101 - Andrea Benedetti (McGill) [Download]
Day 5 (9 July 2015)
Molecular epidemiology and translational research
Molecular methods for typing and branding the tubercle bacillus - Marcel Behr (McGill) [Download]
Molecular Typing for patient, outbreak and population-level studies of TB epidemiology - Marcel Behr (McGill) [Download]
Conducting flawless research – the right question, the right design - Dick Menzies (McGill) [Download]
Conducting flawless research – avoiding bias at every step - Madhukar Pai (McGill) [Download]
