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Activity Number:
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654
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Consulting
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| Abstract - #300573 |
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Title:
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Successful Statistical Consulting: The Practicalities
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Author(s):
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William Grant*+ and Matthew J. Hayat*+ and Stephen Simon*+ and Nicole Close*+
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Companies:
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The State University of New York Upstate Medical University and The Johns Hopkins University and P Mean Consulting and EmpiriStat, Inc.
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Address:
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750 E.Adams St. EmStat, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA 525 N. Wolfe St, Office 532, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA 14814 Granada Court, Leawood, KS, 66224, USA 113694 Sam Hill Drive, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, USA
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Keywords:
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Consulting ;
Liability ;
Legal Agreements
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Abstract:
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The Statistical Consulting (CNSL) Section has recently engaged in a lengthy series of exchanges centered around the practical issues of providing consulting services - - typically to individuals or agencies outside one's current employer. Issues that should be addressed in these situations include: Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs, CDAs etc.) Need for legal agreements: Professional liability insurance: Professional Liability, Errors and Omissions, Officers and Directors, etc.; Terms of Rights and Ownership; Need for and format of service contracts; Organizational structure to use: Subchapter S, LLC, etc. (in US); Issues of data 'sharing', confidentiality, security ; Regulatory issues and liability ; Ethical issues, Issues of data ownership, Authorship privileges
This session is intended to allow participants to engage in direct discussion regarding these issues. The session will be structured to provide specific time limits for each of the topics to be addressed. Participants will be invited to present arguments on both sides of the aisle (as it were.The intent is to foster discussion and share experiences, not necessarily to formulate rigid guidelines.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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