Advanced Course in SAS Programming for Health Care Data

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: K2F2868
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-11
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2025-01-12
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Course description

The purpose of this course is to give students with prior experience in SAS the foundation needed to work independently with large data bases in SAS, performing the data management needed for observational studies from for instance a register linkage.

Requirements and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Knowledge corresponding to the intended learning outcomes of the KI doctoral courses Introductory course in SAS programming, Epidemiology I: Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics I: Introduction for epidemiologists and Biostatistics II: Logistic regression for epidemiologists.

Selection

Eligible doctoral students will be prioritized according to 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written information), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date). To be considered, submit a completed application form. Give all information requested, including a short description of current research training and motivation for attending, aswell as an account of previous courses taken.

Course director

Thomas Frisell, thomas.frisell@ki.se

Course syllabus

K2F2868

Department

Department of Medicine, Solna

Doctoral programme

Epidemiology

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

SAS Programming

CONTACTThomas Frisell

thomas.frisell@ki.se