Course Name

Introduction of Health Services Research

Course Number

0ATHE25Credits

1.0 Credits

Adaptation years

1, 2 YearClass hold days

SprAB Thu4

Instructor

Nanako Tamiya, Takehiro Sugiyama, Masao Iwagami

Overview

This course is designed to introduce basic concepts and methods used in HealthServices Research. The course helps students to understand how to apply HealthServices Research on several fields in health care based on the interests ofthe students.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to discuss current publichealth and welfare services through the prism of Health Services Research.

Remarks

Identical to 01DZ510.
Lectures are conducted in English.
face‑to‑face(partially online)

Course Typelectures

Relation to Degree

Core area 3 of public health sciences: an ability for application of health

Program Competences

policy and management skills to apply basic knowledge relating to health policy
and management

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to discuss current public(Learning Outcomes)

health and welfare services through the prism of Health Services Research.

Class Schedule

Lectures are given face‑to‑face, but depending on the situation, there is apossibility of scheduled online (on‑demand)
1. Lecture1 (April 13th)
田宮菜奈子

TAMIYA Nanako

Introduction of study designs used in the field of health service research1.

2. Lecture2 (April 20th)
杉山雄大

SUGIYAMA Takehiro

Translation of HSR into health policy.

3. Lecture3 (April 27th)
岩上将夫

IWAGAMI Masao

Basic Statistics Necessary for Health Services Research.

4. Lecture4 (May 11th)
岩上将夫

IWAGAMI Masao

Evidence‑based policy making and Health Services Research.

5. Lecture5 (May 18th)
阿部智一

ABE Toshikazu

Clinical Research and Health Services Research.

6. Lecture6(May 25h)Class Schedule

田宮菜奈子

TAMIYA Nanako

Introduction of study designs used in the field of health service research2.

7. Lecture7 (June 1st)
宮脇敦士

MIYAWAKI Atsushi

Writing Method and Literature Review in Health Services Research.

8. Lecture8 (June 8th)
五反田紘志

GOTANDA Hiroshi

Measuring quality of health care.

9. Lecture9 (June 15th)
東尚弘

HIGASHI Takahiro

Health Services Research.

10. Lecture10 (June 22nd)
田宮菜奈子

TAMIYA Nanako

Summary.
Course Prerequisites

NoneGrading Philosophy

Class attendance and final report.

Course Hours

All classes are conducted in lectures (almost 100%).

Breakdown and Out‑of‑Preparing for the range of classes and reviewing then after class.

Class Learning
Textbooks,

1. 国民衛生の動向 各年度 厚生統計協会

References,and

2. Understanding Health Services

Supplementary

3. ロスマンの疫学(篠原出版新社)

Materials

4. Kenneth J. Rothman.,Epidemiology: An Introduction, Oxford University Press

Open University Press

5. 医学研究のデザイン第3版(メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル)
6. Stephen B. Hulley, et al.,Designing of Clinical Research
Office Hours andNanako Tamiya (Institute of medical building 840, ex.8324, ntamiya@md.tsukuba.

Contact Informationac.jp)
NanakoTamiya ntamiya at md.tsukuba.ac.jp

http://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/hsr/
Other(Behavioral(1)

We will upload the materials on manaba.

expectations and(2)Attendance

points to note for

For face‑to‑face classes: We will confirm the attendance with an attendance

students duringsheet.

coursework)

For on‑demand classes: We will confirm the attendance by checking the survey(impression of the lecture less than 75 words) submitted from manaba. The
contents of the short report do not affect your evaluation..
(3)

Others

The students can ask questions on the bulletin board on Manaba.

Relation to Other01EQ518 Health Service Administration

Courses

0ATHE23 Health Service Administration

Teaching Fellow
and/or Teaching
AssistantCourse Keywords

Health services research, Survival Analysis, Health policy, statistics,
Internal validity, Public health