New Workshop: Applying Measurement Principles in Research

The Institute for Work & Health, in partnership with the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael’s Hospital and the Health Policy Management and Evaluation (HPME) Program at the University of Toronto, is holding a two-day workshop entitled:

Measurement Skills Workshop

The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with tools and knowledge to identify measures that can provide the best estimate of a given concept in their clinical work or research. It will provide an introduction on how to select, assess, score and interpret measures. Participants will work through a series of exercises using these measurement concepts.

The workshop is designed for researchers, research assistants /coordinators, trainees and clinicians who use multi-item measures as part of their research.

When:

Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:00 to 5:00 each day

Where:

Room 208, HPME, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto

Fees:

• $700 (includes GST) for the two days
• $400 for students (10 slots available)

Registration:

Complete the registration form (MS Word, 64 KB) and send it to Kristina Buccat at kbuccat@iwh.on.ca, or fax to the attention of Kristina Buccat at (416) 927-4167. Only 35 places are available.

Funding assistance:

Allied health professionals may want to apply to the Allied Health Professional Development Fund for assistance with fees at www.ahpdf.ca.

Faculty includes:

• Claire Bombardier, MD, Senior Scientist, IWH, Professor of Medicine and Pfizer Research Chair in Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Director, Division of Rheumatology, HPME, University of Toronto
• Dorcas Beaton, PhD, Scientist, IWH, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy, HPME, University of Toronto, Scientist Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael’s Hospital Toronto
• Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD, Senior Scientist, IWH, Assistant Professor HPME and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• Peter Smith, PhD, Scientist, IWH, Assistant Professor Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• Ivan Steenstra, PhD, Associate Scientist, IWH
• Gabrielle van der Velde, DC, PhD, Scientist, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative; Adjunct Scientist, IWH
• Quenby Mahood, BA, Manager Library Services, IWH

Documents:

• Workshop Announcement (PDF, 380 KB)

“Science can progress no further than the measurement of its key variables” Nunnally, 1994.