We offer online and blended learning courses on how to better understand the patient perspective on medicines use and how to integrate this perspective into healthcare practice, utilizing qualitative research methods.

Online courses

Qualitative Research on the Patient Perspective on Medicines Use

The centre offers online courses in qualitative research methods for health professionals.

The courses provide:

  • step‑by‑step introduction to qualitative approaches
  • tools to understand patient perspectives on medicines use
  • practical skills in interview techniques and data collection
  • guidance on designing and conducting small qualitative studies

All courses are delivered as four‑week online programmes using accessible digital learning tools.

Why?

When patients and healthcare professionals engage together in healthcare, the use of medicines is better tailored to each patients’ needs and preferences. It is therefore of importance that healthcare professionals and health policy makers understand the patient perspective on medicines use and know how to integrate this perspective into healthcare.

We offer courses on the patient perspective on medicines use, and how to further explore this. Course participants will get an understanding of patients’ lives with medicines and will learn how (and try themselves) to conduct a small study.

What and when?

We offer two learning options:

Option 1.
Understanding Patient Perspectives on Medications
The fundamentals of the patient perspective on medicines use.

4-week online course running continuously every 4 weeks.

Registration via Coursera.

See a video about the course

Option 2.
Patient Perspectives on Medications: Qualitative Interviews
The fundamentals of the use of interview methods to explore patients’ perspectives on medicines use.

4-week online course running continuously every 4 weeks. 

Registration via Coursera

See a video about the course

Who should apply?

Both courses are developed for professionals who can influence patients’ use of medicines, and who wish to improve their awareness of patients’ perspectives.

  • Health‑care professionals seeking patient‑centred competencies
  • Pharmacy staff engaged in counselling and practice development
  • Researchers and postgraduate students in qualitative health research
  • Policymakers and regulators working on rational medicines use

Organisers and teachers

The courses are organized in collaboration with researchers from the University of Oslo, University of Groningen, and Trinity College Dublin.

Funding

The development of the courses is supported by EIT Health

The development of the courses is supported by EIT Health.

Further information

For individual inquires please contact the course coordinator 
Ramune Jacobsen.
ramune.jacobsen@sund.ku.dk