| Dozent/in |
Prof. Dr. med. François Curtin |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Workshop |
| Code |
HS261699 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Medizin |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Di, 15.09.2026, 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Di, 29.09.2026, 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Di, 13.10.2026, 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Di, 03.11.2026, 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Di, 15.12.2026, 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr |
| Weitere Daten |
The course takes place at the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in House 10 (4th floor). |
| Inhalt |
1) Methodology for clinical research: How to formulate the right research questions; study goals and corresponding endpoints; some statistical distributions of endpoints.
2) Basic statistical thinking: Hypothesis testing and type I/II errors; power calculation; biostatistical analysis toolkit with examples of important statistical tests.
3) Epidemiological studies: Different types of studies (cohort and case control studies, survey); analysis of epidemiological studies; differences between epidemiological studies compared to clinical studies.
4) Clinical studies: - Basic methodological concepts (randomization; choice of controls; placebo; blinding) supporting the optimal conditions for the inference; practical aspects of a study.
5) Project presentation / Journal Club: - research projects of participants can be presented; relevant publications will be presented by participants and discussed. |
| Lernziele |
This is a training for clinical researchers at LUKS and PhD/Master students at Uni Luzern which will support them to understand the fundamental principles of clinical research in order to plan, organize and perform clinical research.
The course introduces the scientific and regulatory concepts of clinical studies and trials which make them the gold standard for evidence based medicine.
The course mixes some essential theoretical concepts of clinical and health research with their application, discussed during workshops and practical exercises and discussion of articles.
After following the module with both courses, the students should be able to design a study or trial according to rigorous scientific and ethics standards and be accepted by funding institutions and understand the need to develop protocols according to good clinical practice and international directives for clinical research.
The module with both courses will also allow the students to read critically the scientific literature and appreciate the quality and limitations of clinical research. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Knowledge of health science or medicine acquired with a Bachelor degree; interest for research.
Attendance to the lectures and active participation in workshops and exercises. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
Moodle: https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=1088 |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Attendance and active participation in workshop or exercise part. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Bestätigte Teilnahme / 1 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Registration is binding (Moodle) in order to receive credits.
Teaching method(s)
Lectures, workshops, practicals. For each session, the theory is introduced during the first hour with a lecture; the second hour is dedicated to workshops or exercises where the theoretical concepts are discussed or exercised with practical examples, notably from the clinical research literature. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
francois.curtin@luks.ch |
| Material |
Slides for the theoretical part, scientific articles for the workshops – all available electronically. |
| Literatur |
Literature/Readings: Slides of the lectures.
Scientific papers as examples of the theory discussed in the course.
Some national or international guidelines related to clinical research will be provided as references. |