Coding 4 Medicine

Dr Caroline Morton and Dr Matt Williams

This course teaches the basics of programming focused on solving clinical problems.

Reynolds Building

Computational approaches to medicine are increasingly important. This course is aimed specifically at clinicians who want to harness the power of computers to solve clinical problems, but who have minimal or no computing skills. It teaches you the basics of programming, and uses that to allow you to understand how to write simple, practical programs which you can use to solve clinical problems. We assume no starting knowledge, and will teach you how to install and run the necessary software you need to start writing small, practical programs (“Coding”). We use that to explore core programming topics, and finish with a mini-project either designed by you to solve a problem you are interested in or using an existing dataset to build a simple predictive model, and we offer post-course support to help develop that project further. The course is suitable for complete beginners, but will also help complement the knowledge of those who have some informal or self-taught programming experience. The course is run by an experienced faculty (we have taught &gt;400 students to program) and is suitable for any post-graduate with a medical/ medical research background (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc). The course cost covers attendance at the course, 6 month support via Slack as well as certificate of attendance. We can offer up to 5 reduced cost places (£50) - please email to apply. On successful completion of the course you will be able:<ul><li>To install and use a text editor and programming language (Python) </li><li>To write and run simple programs </li><li>To recognise common programming constructs (if/else; loops; types; functions) </li><li>To respond appropriately and resolve error messages </li><li>To explain the similarities and differences between several common computer languages </li><li>To locate and use common Python modules </li><li>To recognise some of the potential avenues for further work and development </li></ul><h3>For further information please email l.pakzad-shahabi@imperial.ac.uk </h3>

<h1>Coding for Medicine March 2023</h1><h2></h2><h2>Timetable &amp; Notes</h2>Welcome to the C4M course. This is the 8th time we have run this course, and we are looking forward to another exciting weekend. We have slightly altered the format and content of the course, based on feedback from previous courses, and we will do so for the next course – so please leave us your feedback!The course will be held in the Reynolds Building at Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RP. Please meet Lillie Shahabi at the main reception: 07894790450. We will start at 8:45am March 4th 2023.PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP<h3>BEFORE THE COURSE:</h3>1.	Download and install python 3.10: https://www.python.org/downloads/2.	Download and install a text editor (we would suggest Sublime Text): https://www.sublimetext.com/downloadSome basics for the day:1.	Please be on time and let us know you are running late. 2.	There is no such thing as a silly question or problem – please ask3.	Please make sure you can do one area before moving on to the next4.	Please work in pairs. It helps us to help you more efficiently.5.	The course leads &amp; TAs have a variety of backgrounds, so you may get different answers from different people.<h3>Timetable</h3><aside>Sessions marked * involve coding</aside><h3>Saturday 4th March</h3>08:45 – 09:00*	Student set-up help; TAs meet09:00 – 09:30*	Software installation &amp; Basic computer checks09:30 – 10:00*	Session 1 – An introduction to Computational Medicine10:00 – 10.30*	Session 2a – Variable, Literals, Types10:30 – 11:00	BREAK11:00 – 12:00*	Session 2b – Control and Functions12:00 – 13:00*	Session 3a – Jam Sandwich, files, The Stack13:00 – 13:45	LUNCH13:45 – 15:00*	Session 3b: CSV, input &amp; output15:00 – 15:30	BREAK15:30 – 16:30*	Session 4 – Who is hypertensive?16:30 – 17:30	Project Scoping17: 30 - 18:00 Wrapping up Day 1; Installing Slack<h3>Sunday 5th March</h3>09:00 – 09:30	Recap of Day 109:30 – 10:45*	Session 5: Classes intro – using not writing Session 6: API 2: Bigger &amp; Better APIs10:45 – 11:15	BREAK11:15 – 11:45	What we do in code11:45 – 12:15	30 min project plan on paper12:15 – 13:00*	Session 7 – Errors &amp; Debugging13:00 – 14:00	LUNCH14:00 – 16:00*	Coding your own idea16:00 – 16:30	Project sharing &amp; what next16:30 – 17:00	Session 8 – Other languages &amp; areas; How to talk to CS17:00 – 17:30	Wrap-up, post-course planning, feedback<aside>N.B. These timings are approximate, and might vary slightly depending on questions, etc. in class.</aside>SHEETS: TIMETABLE, CHEAT SHEETS x2, HANDOUTS

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