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The ‘new’ Education Committee

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.

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The ‘new’ Education Committee

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  1. The ‘new’ Education Committee Ray Hoffmann, and Nick Pajewski, The Medical College of Wisconsisn and Andrew Cucchiara The University of Pennsylvania

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

  3. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  4. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  5. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  6. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  7. Study Design in Patient Oriented Research Jonathan J. Shuster, Ph.D (jshuster@biostat.ufl.edu) Research Professor of Statistics Univ. of Florida, College of Medicine

  8. Take-home Messages • Clinical Trials are an excellent way to answer important public health questions • They require rigorous design, conduct, and analysis • They require oversight for safety and confidentiality • A strong code of ethics is essential

  9. Take-home Messages • Clinical 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.

  10. Modern Statistical Approaches to Data Analysis: How to get information from data correctly!Raymond G. Hoffmann, PhDProfessor of BiostatisticsGeneral Clinical Research CenterMedical College of Wisconsinhoffmann@mcw.edu

  11. Outline • Comparing two Non-normal means • Nonparametric • Bootstrapping • Model Based • Longitudinal Models with Unequal Time Points • Missing Values

  12. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  13. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics Health Sciences Section

  14. Teaching Statistics in Health Sciences Section • Mostly book reviews • Some Articles on Teaching • E.g.

  15. Types of Resources • Journals – Statistics Education Research Journal • Statistics Notes & Newsletters • AGS Site • GCRC Statisticians • Web Lectures • Causeweb.org • Epidemilogy Supercourse • Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences • Software

  16. Discussion Questions • What are ‘we’ willing to contribute • What Educational Materials/Training would be helpful to ‘us’

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