The science of measurements: basic course with deep insights, clinically and research wise, enabling the participant to construct an instrument

Welcome to The science of measurements: basic course with deep insights, clinically and research wise, enabling the participant to construct an instrument 

Program: Clinical and Pharmacological Medicine (CPM) 

Description: This PhD-course will provide the participant with fundamental insights into the science of measurements in medicine. The participant will acquire skills as to construct a measurement instrument, perform feasibility testing. Disciplines such as validity, responsiveness, reproducibility will be reviewed and the participant will acquire hands-on user-understanding hereoff. This course is an introduction into the world of measurements and will consist of one full day of ”meeting and talking to the professors”, followed by 3 virtual meetings of 2 hours duration.
A detailed syllabus to follow.

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of statistics and clinical understanding

Form of evaluation: Quiz at the end of the PhD course

Organizer: Prof. Niels Ejskjær and Professor Sherrie Kaplan 

Lecturers: Prof Sherrie Kaplan (UC-Irvine, Ca, USA), professor Niels Ejskjaer (Steno Diabetes Center North Denmark), other lecturers tbd

ECTS: 1,5

Time: 19 June, 2026

Place: Aalborg University

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 30

Deadline: 29 May, 2026

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.