NHS-R/NHS.pycom Online Conference Workshop 2023 – Introduction to R and R Studio (Part 2)

Introduction to R and R Studio with Zoë Turner

We are very excited to announce that the NHS-R Community will be hosting its annual conference, including pre-conference online talks, online workshops and the main conference, during October 2023. 

The online conference workshop will be hosted via Zoom and take place on the following date:

• Tuesday 03rd October 2023 – 9:30am until 1:00pm (UK time)

Workshop Content

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in data analysis using Excel, SQL, Access or uses statistical programmes like SPSS to get started with R and R Studio. 

After this course, you will:

• See examples of R in producing healthcare related visualisations and use publicly available healthcare data to answer questions.
• Recognise and understand key terms often used by users of R.
• Interact with R using the RStudio environment.
• Learn how to set up some of the accessibility features of RStudio.
• Take charge of their workflow using RStudio projects.
• Import data into R using csv files (other data sources will be discussed).
• Carry out data manipulation using simple steps to solve complex problems.
• Join multiple tables together.
• Produce and save plots using ggplot2.
• Learn how to find more information on functions within R packages.
• Open an RMarkdown template and learn how to get started in producing an integrated text and code report. Take away ideas for continuing learning after the course

Pre-requisites: No prior knowledge of R is required; however, it is assumed that you will have a moderate level of computer literacy. For example, you will be able to navigate to drives and files and be confident in searching for solutions to technical problems on the internet. You will work with, or have an interest in, data.

Ticket Information

By registering for this event, you will qualify for the following:

• Attendance to the full workshop virtually.

Accessibility

A Zoom link will be provided to you to attend the conference workshop virtually. Please note that if subtitles are used, they are likely to be generated by Zoom thus, may encounter some issues converting technical language and acronyms to text.

If you require any additional information or have any accessibility requests, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Team via nhs.rcommunity@nhs.net. 

Additional Conference Related Activities

Please note that the conference will also include the following separate activities:

• A series of online workshops from Thursday 28th September 2023 until Friday 06th October 2023
• A series of online conference talks from Monday 09th October 2023 until Wednesday 11th October 2023
• The NHS-R/NHS.pycom Conference 2023 at Edgbaston Stadium on Tuesday 17th October 2023 and Wednesday 18th October 2023 (can be attended in-person or virtually)
• A post-conference ‘speed dating’ inspired networking session to provide community member’s with an opportunity to be introduced to other event attendees in the afternoon of Tuesday 17^th October 2023 (in-person attendance required)
• A post-conference social in the evening of Tuesday 17^th October 2023 (in-person attendance required).