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Join the Education Committee to access biostatistics teaching tools and opportunities, including web lectures, journals, and more. Learn about study design in patient-oriented research and modern statistical approaches. Engage in discussions about educational needs and resources.
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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. • Assess the needs and provide additional educational opportunities for GCRC biostatisticians.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Outline • Comparing two Non-normal means • Nonparametric • Bootstrapping • Model Based • Longitudinal Models with Unequal Time Points • Missing Values
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
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
Teaching Statistics in Health Sciences Section • Mostly book reviews • Some Articles on Teaching • E.g.
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
Discussion Questions • What are ‘we’ willing to contribute • What Educational Materials/Training would be helpful to ‘us’