Professional Development Directory

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.