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The ‘new’ Education Committee. Ray Hoffmann, and Nick Pajewski, The Medical College of Wisconsisn and Andrew Cucchiara The University of Pennsylvania. Goals of The Education Committee. Provide resources for biostatisticians who teach fellows, junior and senior faculty. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • The new Education CommitteeRay Hoffmann, and Nick Pajewski, The Medical College of Wisconsisn andAndrew CucchiaraThe University of Pennsylvania

  • Goals of The Education CommitteeProvide resources for biostatisticians who teach fellows, junior and senior faculty.Assess the needs and provide additional educational opportunities for GCRC biostatisticians.

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Study Design in Patient Oriented ResearchJonathan J. Shuster, Ph.D ([email protected])Research Professor of StatisticsUniv. of Florida, College of Medicine

  • Take-home MessagesClinical Trials are an excellent way to answer important public health questionsThey require rigorous design, conduct, and analysisThey require oversight for safety and confidentialityA strong code of ethics is essential

  • Take-home MessagesClinical Trials need to have adequate power to demonstrate a clinically important difference. Non-significant results are inconclusive (rarely if ever showing no difference).Sequential monitoring is important for many trials.

  • Modern Statistical Approaches to Data Analysis: How to get information from data correctly!

    Raymond G. Hoffmann, PhDProfessor of BiostatisticsGeneral Clinical Research CenterMedical College of [email protected]

  • OutlineComparing two Non-normal means NonparametricBootstrappingModel BasedLongitudinal Models with Unequal Time PointsMissing Values

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  • Teaching Statistics in Health Sciences SectionMostly book reviewsSome Articles on TeachingE.g.

  • Types of ResourcesJournals Statistics Education Research JournalStatistics Notes & NewslettersAGS SiteGCRC StatisticiansWeb LecturesCauseweb.orgEpidemilogy SupercourseTeaching Statistics in the Health SciencesSoftware

  • Discussion QuestionsWhat are we willing to contribute

    What Educational Materials/Training would be helpful to us