What is Health Research?

Online Course

University of Leeds

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What is Health Research?

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What is the course about?

What is Health Research?

The course What is Health Research? is an online class provided by University of Leeds through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore the world of health research and the role volunteers play in transforming treatments and improving health care.

Course description

Learn about health research and explore opportunities to get involved.
3 weeks

Have you ever wondered how doctors and nurses know what treatment or care to give?
It’s only through health research that healthcare professionals find new and better ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease. Today’s research is tomorrow’s treatment.
On this course, you will learn how health research happens, why it matters and what to expect if you take part. You will also hear stories from people who have taken part in research; why they volunteered and the difference it made.

What is research?
Different types of research
Why do people get involved in health research?
What can you expect?
How are people kept safe and informed during health research?
Why health research is exciting
How can you contribute?

Reflect on patient case studies to describe what is involved in health research
Apply learning to make informed decisions on how and why you could participate in health research
Identify the questions to ask before taking part in health research
Identify who to contact to get more information about health research

If you’re interested in taking part in health research or discovering how to get involved in supporting health research, this course will help to answer your questions before you make the decision.

University of Leeds
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
National Institute for Health Research
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is funded through the Department of Health and Social Care to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

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Prerequisites & Facts

What is Health Research?

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

University of Leeds

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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What is Health Research?

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Leeds you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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What is Health Research?

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