Biostatistics for Health Care Researchers: A Short Course

Add to Calendar Biostatistics for Health Care Researchers: A Short Course 11/10/2020 1:00:00 PM 11/12/2020 5:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://iu.cloud-cme.com/BiostatisticsNovember2020 Description: The Department of Biostatistics in the School of Medicine and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health will present a short course in biostatistics that is designed especially for health care researchers in the health sciences. This course will consist of three sessions. Sessions I and II will cover basic principles, design of medical research studies, standard statistical tests and data analyses, and dat... Online false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 1:00 PM - Thursday, November 12, 2020, 5:00 PM

Target Audience
Specialties - Other

Overview
The Department of Biostatistics in the School of Medicine and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health will present a short course in biostatistics that is designed especially for health care researchers in the health sciences. This course will consist of three sessions. Sessions I and II will cover basic principles, design of medical research studies, standard statistical tests and data analyses, and data management. Session III will focus on more advanced topics, including multiple linear and logistic regression, survival analysis, longitudinal data and genetic analysis. Registrants may choose to attend Sessions I and II, II and III or I, II and III.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Recognize common study designs and statistical methods used in medical research.
  2. Discuss complex study design and analysis with a statistician.
  3. Specify basic concepts of data management.
  4. Identify appropriate use of statistical procedures when given a common study design.
  5. Implement simple statistical analyses under the guidance of a statistician.

Registration

Sessions I and II $40
Sessions II and III $40
Sessions I, II and III $60

 

SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL BOOK
Participants who would like to have additional supplementary information are encouraged to purchase a copy of the book:

Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4th edition,

© 2004, by Dawson-Saunders and Trapp, ISBN# 0071410171. The book will be available
at the IUPUI Campus Center, Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 420 University Boulevard,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202.

The bookstore phone number is (317) 278-2665.


Accreditation
 
In support of improving patient care, Indiana University School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 Physicians
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (10.75 hours)