Courses & Resources

Take one of our courses or use our book to apply the COSMIN tools in your study.

Measurement in Medicine

Practical guide for developing and evaluating measurement instruments

We published the book on Measurement in Medicine, based on the COSMIN methodology. It provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine.

This is a perfect course book for students and a perfect companion for professionals/researchers in the medical and health sciences who care about the quality and meaning of the measurements they perform.

Online discussion groups

Online discussion groups are an easily accessible and effective way to learn from each other. COSMIN participates in and encourages the creation of such groups.

COS ClubA COS-club meeting by and for COS developers! Monthly, digital, free and in collaboration with experts in the field.  Amsterdam UMCs COS Club was founded for people within and outside Amsterdam UMC who are involved in or have experience with developing Core Outcome Sets. Interested in joining the club? email to COSclub@amsterdamumc.nl

GEProM: Grupo de Estudo e discussão sobre Propriedades de Medida para países de Língua Portuguesa  – Portuguese Measurement Group. Interested people can signed up by emailing arrudaguilherme@estudante.ufscar.br

COSMIN courses

Clinimetrics: Assessing measurement properties of health measurement instruments

Clinimetrics is the scientific discipline that aimed to develop and evaluate clinical and health measurement instruments and improve its quality.

online course on Clinimetrics 6 half days between January 30 and February 8 2024 (in English)

3-day course on Clinimetrics June 17-19, 2024 (in Dutch).

3-day online course on Item Response Theory March 20-27, 2024 (in English).