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CC = Vancouver Convention Centre
F = Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver
* = applied session ! = JSM meeting theme
Activity Details
27
Sun, 7/29/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 213
SPEED: Survival Analysis — Contributed Speed
Biometrics Section , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Section on Risk Analysis
Chair(s): Xiaoxuan Cai, Yale University
Poster Presentations
for this session.
2:05 PM
Regression Calibration to Address Error Prone Time-To-Event Outcomes
Eric Oh, University of Pennsylvania ; Pamela A Shaw, University of Pennsylvania
2:10 PM
A Gaussian Copula Approach for Dynamic Prediction of Survival with a Longitudinally Measured Marker
Presentation
Krithika Suresh, University of Michigan ; Jeremy M.G. Taylor, University of Michigan; Alexander Tsodikov, University of Michigan
2:15 PM
Adjusting for Covariate Measurement Error in Failure Time Analysis Under Competing Risks
Presentation
Carrie Caswell, University of Pennsylvania ; Sharon X Xie, University of Pennsylvania
2:25 PM
Dependence Modeling for Recurrent Event Times Subject to Right-Censoring with D-Vine Copulas
Presentation
Nicole Barthel, Technical University Munich ; Candida Geerdens, Hasselt University; Claudia Czado, Technical University Munich; Paul Janssen, Hasselt University
2:30 PM
Flexible and Interpretable Models for Survival Data
Presentation
Jiacheng Wu, Univesity of Washington ; Daniela Witten, University of Washington
2:35 PM
Estimation in the Nested Case-Control Design Under Model Misspecification
Presentation
Michelle Nuno ; Daniel L. Gillen, University of California, Irvine
2:45 PM
Temporally Dependent Accelerated Failure Time Model for Capturing the Impact of Events That Alter Survival in Disease Mapping
Rachel Carroll, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ; Andrew B Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina ; Shanshan Zhao, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2:50 PM
An Innovative Approach to Identify Biomarker Signatures for Cancer Genetic Data with Survival Endpoints
Presentation
Ming Wang, Pennsylvania State University ; Zheng Li, Penn State Unviersity
3:00 PM
Survival Analysis Methods for Characterizing B-Cell Mutation Processes
David A. Shaw, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Jean Feng, University of Washington; Vladimir N. Minin, University of California, Irvine; Noah Simon, University of Washington; Erick A. Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
3:05 PM
Competing Risks Matter in the Analysis of Public Health Data: When and How?
Dahhay Lee, National Cancer Center ; Hyunsoon Cho, National Cancer Center
3:15 PM
Inference for Fine-Gray Competing Risks Model with High-Dimensional Covariates
Jue Hou, UCSD Biostatistics ; Jelena Bradic, UC San Diego; Ronghui Xu, UC San Diego
3:20 PM
Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Length-Biased Interval-Censored Data
Fei Gao, University of Washington ; Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, University of Washington
3:25 PM
Sample Size Calculations for Non-Inferiority Trials Using the Concept of Proportional Time
Presentation
Milind A Phadnis, University of Kansas Medical Center
3:35 PM
Regression Analysis of Recurrent Event Data with Measurement Error
Presentation
Yixin Ren, University of Maryland, College Park ; Xin He, University of Maryland, College Park
3:40 PM
Monitoring Rare Events During an Ongoing Clinical Trial
Presentation
Haley Hedlin, Stanford University ; Victoria Ding, Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford School of Medicine
3:45 PM
Matching Methods for Evaluating the Effect of a Time-Dependent Treatment on the Survival Function
Danting Zhu, University of Michigan ; Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
36
Sun, 7/29/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 221
Methods for Cancer Epidemiology — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Chengjie Xiong, Washington University in St Louis
2:05 PM
Bayesian Joinpoint Regression Model to Study the Effect of Smoking on Lung Cancer Incidence
Presentation
Ram C. Kafle, Sam Houston State University ; Melinda M. Holt, Sam Houston State University
2:20 PM
Statistical Interactions from a Growth Curve Perspective
Presentation
Jaya M Satagopan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ; Sean Devlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2:35 PM
Evaluating Discriminatory Accuracy of Models Using Partial Risk Scores in Two-Phase Studies
Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Anil Chaturvedi, National Cancer Institute; Nilanjan Chatterjee, Johns Hopkins University
2:50 PM
An Analysis of Systematic Correlation Between Food Preferences and Causes of Death in Public Applying the Age-Environment Model to Age-By-Period Data
Presentation
Nobutane Hanayama, Shobi University
3:05 PM
Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancy Among Cohorts of Persons Exposed to Low Dose (<100 mSv) of Ionizing Radiation in Childhood.
Mark P Little, National Cancer Institute ; David Borrego, National Cancer Institute; Ben French, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Lydia B Zablotska, University of California San Francisco; Jacob Adams, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rodrigue Allodji, Equipe d'Epidémiologie des radiations, Unité 1018 INSERM; Florent de Vathaire, Equipe d'Epidémiologie des radiations, Unité 1018 INSERM; Choonsik Lee, National Cancer Institute; Alina V Brenner, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Martha S Linet, National Cancer Institute; Marie Lundell, Karolinska University Hospital; Siegal Sadetzki, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research; Richard Wakeford, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute of Population Health; Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, National Cancer Institute; Erik Holmberg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mark Pearce, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health; Michele M Doody, National Cancer Institute; Jeremy Miller, Information Management Services; David Campbell, Information Management Services
3:20 PM
Floor Discussion
45 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-West 224
Statistical Models for Estimating and Testing Causal Effects in Biomedical Studies — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
Chair(s): Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
4:05 PM
Tilted Covariate and Mediator Balancing
Presentation
Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, University of Washington
4:30 PM
Hypothesis Tests of Mediation Under a Composite Null Hypothesis
Yen-Tsung Huang, Academia Sinica
4:55 PM
Understanding Associations Among Multi-Omic Data via Integrative Modeling
Presentation
Asuman Seda Turkmen, The Ohio State University ; Hancong Tang, The Ohio State University; Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
5:20 PM
Causal Organic Direct and Indirect Effects: Closer to Baron and Kenny
Presentation
Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
51 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-West 214
EHR Data + X: Expanding the Reach of EHR Data Through Data Integration — Invited Papers
Biometrics Section , Health Policy Statistics Section, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): Rui Duan, University of Pennsylvania
4:05 PM
Perils and Possibilities of EHR Data Linked to Population Disease Registries: The Example of Cancer Registry Linkage
Presentation
Rebecca Hubbard, University of Pennsylvania
4:30 PM
Integrating Observational Data with Prior Knowledge: Wikipedia-Informed Priors for Predicting Health Outcomes
Presentation
Martijn Jeroen Schuemie, Janssen R&D
4:55 PM
Methods to Utilize Longitudinal EHR and Address Data Connected to the Built Environment to Assess If Moving to a Different Environment Affects Health
Presentation
Jennifer Bobb, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute ; Andrea J. Cook, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
5:20 PM
Risk Prediction Through Temporal Phenotyping and Incorporation of MedDRA Information
Presentation
Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania ; Rui Duan, University of Pennsylvania
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
83
Sun, 7/29/2018,
4:00 PM -
4:45 PM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Survival Analysis — Contributed Poster Presentations
Biometrics Section , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Section on Risk Analysis
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
1:
Regression Calibration to Address Error Prone Time-To-Event Outcomes
Eric Oh, University of Pennsylvania ; Pamela A Shaw, University of Pennsylvania
2:
A Gaussian Copula Approach for Dynamic Prediction of Survival with a Longitudinally Measured Marker
Krithika Suresh, University of Michigan ; Jeremy M.G. Taylor, University of Michigan; Alexander Tsodikov, University of Michigan
3:
Adjusting for Covariate Measurement Error in Failure Time Analysis Under Competing Risks
Carrie Caswell, University of Pennsylvania ; Sharon X Xie, University of Pennsylvania
5:
Dependence Modeling for Recurrent Event Times Subject to Right-Censoring with D-Vine Copulas
Nicole Barthel, Technical University Munich ; Candida Geerdens, Hasselt University; Claudia Czado, Technical University Munich; Paul Janssen, Hasselt University
6:
Flexible and Interpretable Models for Survival Data
Jiacheng Wu, Univesity of Washington ; Daniela Witten, University of Washington
7:
Estimation in the Nested Case-Control Design Under Model Misspecification
Michelle Nuno ; Daniel L. Gillen, University of California, Irvine
9:
Temporally Dependent Accelerated Failure Time Model for Capturing the Impact of Events That Alter Survival in Disease Mapping
Rachel Carroll, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ; Andrew B Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina ; Shanshan Zhao, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
10:
An Innovative Approach to Identify Biomarker Signatures for Cancer Genetic Data with Survival Endpoints
Ming Wang, Pennsylvania State University ; Zheng Li, Penn State Unviersity
11:
Survival Analysis Methods for Characterizing B-Cell Mutation Processes
David A. Shaw, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Jean Feng, University of Washington; Vladimir N. Minin, University of California, Irvine; Noah Simon, University of Washington; Erick A. Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
12:
Competing Risks Matter in the Analysis of Public Health Data: When and How?
Dahhay Lee, National Cancer Center ; Hyunsoon Cho, National Cancer Center
14:
Inference for Fine-Gray Competing Risks Model with High-Dimensional Covariates
Jue Hou, UCSD Biostatistics ; Jelena Bradic, UC San Diego; Ronghui Xu, UC San Diego
15:
Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Length-Biased Interval-Censored Data
Fei Gao, University of Washington ; Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, University of Washington
16:
Sample Size Calculations for Non-Inferiority Trials Using the Concept of Proportional Time
Milind A Phadnis, University of Kansas Medical Center
18:
Regression Analysis of Recurrent Event Data with Measurement Error
Yixin Ren, University of Maryland, College Park ; Xin He, University of Maryland, College Park
19:
Monitoring Rare Events During an Ongoing Clinical Trial
Haley Hedlin, Stanford University ; Victoria Ding, Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford School of Medicine
20:
Matching Methods for Evaluating the Effect of a Time-Dependent Treatment on the Survival Function
Danting Zhu, University of Michigan ; Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Oral Presentations
for this session.
87
Sun, 7/29/2018,
8:30 PM -
10:30 PM
CC-West Hall B
Invited ePoster Session: a Statistical Smörgåsbord — Invited Poster Presentations
SSC , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Section on Nonparametric Statistics, Biometrics Section, Section on Statistics and the Environment, Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Section on Statistics in Imaging, WNAR, Social Statistics Section, Astrostatistics Special Interest Group, Biopharmaceutical Section, ENAR, Section on Risk Analysis, Section on Statistical Consulting
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
1:
The LISA 2020 Program to Build Statistics Capacity in Developing Countries
Eric Vance, LISA-University of Colorado Boulder
2:
Conditions for the Uniqueness, Finiteness, and Possible Location of the Maximum Likelihood Estimate with a Log Binomial Model
Gurbakhshash Singh, University of Calgary ; Gordon Hilton Fick, University of Calgary
3:
Two Mixture-Based Clustering Approaches: Modeling an Automobile Insurance Portfolio
Tatjana Miljkovic, Miami University ; Daniel Fernandez, Victoria University of Wellington
4:
An Expectation Conditional Maximization Approach for Gaussian Graphical Models
Zehang Li, University of Washington ; Tyler McCormick, University of Washington
5:
A Bayesian Model for Multivariate Micro-Level Insurance Claims
Marie-Pier Côté, Universite Laval ; Christian Genest, McGill University; David A Stephens, McGill University
6:
Deep Learning for Statistical Inference in Infectious Disease Systems
Rob Deardon, University of Calgary ; Carolyn Augusta, University of Guelph; Graham Taylor, University of Guelph
7:
Flexible Accelerated Failure Time Model in Survival Analysis
Menglan Pang, McGill University ; Michal Abrahamowicz, McGill University; Robert W Platt, McGill University
8:
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Children and Adolescents' Emergency Department Use for Mental Health Reasons in Alberta, Canada
Michelle Thiessen, Simon Fraser University ; Joan Hu, Simon Fraser University; Rhonda J. Rosychuk, University of Alberta
9:
Approximate Bayesian Computation with Complex High-Dimensional Data and Limited Simulations
Taylor Gene Pospisil, Carnegie Mellon University
10:
Zero Counts in Single Cell RNA-Seq Data
Zhijin Wu, Brown University
11:
Quasi-Oracle Estimation of Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
Xinkun Nie, Stanford University ; Stefan Wager, Stanford University
12:
Estimation of Fire Duration Distribution with Missing Start Time
Yi Xiong, Simon Fraser University ; John Braun, University of British Columbia ; Joan Hu, Simon Fraser University
13:
Bayesian Nonparametric Hierarchical Models for Lightcurve Classification and Observation Decisions
David Edward Jones, Duke University and SAMSI ; Sujit Ghosh, North Carolina State Univ.; Ana-Maria Staicu, NC State University; Ashish Mahabal, Caltech
14:
Approximate Bayesian Computation for the Stellar Initial Mass Function
Jessi Cisewski-Kehe, Yale University ; Chad Schafer, Carnegie Mellon University; Grant Weller, Savvysherpa; David Hogg, New York University
15:
A Novel Bayesian Framework to Probe Closed Box Nature of Galaxy Clusters
Arya Farahi, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
16:
Statistical Approaches to Decreasing the Discrepancy of Non-Detects in QPCR Data
Love Tanzy, University of Rochester Medical Center ; Matthew N. McCall, University of Rochester Medical Center
17:
Generalized Statistical Inference for Astrophysical Discoveries
Sara Algeri, Imperial College London ; David A van Dyk, Imperial College London; Jan Conrad, Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics
18:
Nonparametric Causal Effects Based on Incremental Propensity Score Interventions
Edward Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon University ; Matteo Bonvini, Carnegie Mellon University
19:
Addressing Overfitting in Mixtures of Factor Analyzers
Jeffrey L Andrews, University of British Columbia Okanagan
20:
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Environmental Health Risk
Renjun Ma, University of New Brunswick ; Edward Hughes, Edward Hughes Consulting
21:
Probabilistic Partial Least Squares Regression Applied to Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Compositional Data
Peter A Tait, McMaster Univeristy ; Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
22:
Detection of Trend Onset in Environmental Time Series
Ying Zhang, Acadia University
23:
The Analysis of Face Perception MEG and EEG Data Using a Potts-Mixture Spatiotemporal Joint Model
Yin Song, University of Victoria ; Farouk Nathoo; Arif Babul, University of Victoria
24:
Infere
Steven Cumming, Université Laval
25:
Functional Partial Linear Quantile Regression Based on Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space
Peng Liu, University of Alberta ; Linglong KONG, University of Alberta; Bei JIANG, University of Alberta; Nan Zhang, Fudan University; Jianhua Z. Huang, Texas A&M University
26:
Gaussian Process Regression with Large Data Sets: Has the Problem Been Solved?
Sonja Surjanovic, University of British Columbia ; William Welch, University of British Columbia
27:
Sparse Estimation for Functional Semiparametric Additive Model
Peijun Sang, Simon Fraser University ; Richard Lockhart, Simon Fraser University; Jiguo Cao, Simon Fraser University
28:
Analysis of Paired Binary Data Subject to Misclassification Using a Random Effect Model
Hua Shen, University of Calgary ; Richard John Cook, University of Waterloo
29:
A Grouped Weighted Quantile Regression Approach to Modeling Environmental Chemical Mixtures and Childhood Leukemia Risk
David C. Wheeler, Virginia Commonwealth University
30:
Efficient Robust Doubly Adaptive Regularized Regression with Application to fMRI Data
Wei Tu, University of Alberta
31:
A Model-Based Clustering to Identify Disease-Associated SNPs
Li Xing, University of Victoria ; Xuekui Zhang, University of Victoria; Yan Xu, University of Victoria; Weiliang Qiu, Brigham and Women's Hosptial/Harvard Medical School
32:
The Consequences of Requiring 'Greater Statistical Stringency' for Scientific Publication
Harlan Campbell, University of British Columbia ; Paul Gustafson, University of British Columbia
33:
Mixtures of Contaminated Shifted Asymmetric Laplace Factor Analyzers
Brian C Franczak, MacEwan University
34:
Uncertainty Quantification of Stochastic Computer Model for Binary Black Hole Formation
Luyao Lin, Simon Fraser University ; Jim Barrett, University of Birmingham; Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University; Ilya Mandel, University of Birmingham
35:
Network Meta-Analysis of Disconnected Networks: How Dangerous Are Random Baseline Treatment Effects?
Audrey Béliveau, University of Waterloo ; Sarah Goring, SMG Outcomes Research; Robert W Platt, McGill University; Paul Gustafson, University of British Columbia
36:
Nonparametric Measures of Local Causality and Tests of Local Non-Causality in Time Series
Felix Camirand Lemyre, School of mathematics and statistics, University of Melbourne ; Taoufik Bouezmarni, Université de Sherbrooke; Jean-François Quessy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
37:
Sparse Functional Principal Component Analysis in a New Regression Framework
YUNLONG NIE, Simon Fraser University ; Jiguo Cao, Simon Fraser University
38:
Inference of Introgressive Hybridization in Anopheles Mosquito Genomes
Jingxue(Grace) Feng, Simon Fraser University ; Liangliang Wang, Simon Fraser University; Cedric Chauve, Simon Fraser University
39:
Statistical Methods for Addressing Missing Data in HIV/AIDS Surveillance Systems
Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Ying Qing Chen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Deborah Donnell, Fred Hutch
40:
Latent Mixtures of Functions to Characterize the Complex Exposure Relationships of Pesticides on Cancer Incidence
Sung Duk Kim, National Cancer Institute ; Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute
105 * !
Mon, 7/30/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 206/207
Novel Development of Matching Designs for Complex Observational Studies — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Health Policy Statistics Section, Mental Health Statistics Section, Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Bo Lu, The Ohio State University
Chair(s): Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania
8:35 AM
Building Representative Matched Samples in Large-Scale Observational Studies with Multivalued Treatments
Jose Zubizarreta, Harvard University
9:00 AM
Optimal Tradeoffs Between Generalized Design Goals in Multivariate Matching
Presentation
Samuel David Pimentel, University of California, Berkeley ; Rachel R. Kelz, University of Pennsylvania
9:25 AM
Poly-Matching for Observational Studies: A Comparative Trauma Care Study
Bo Lu, The Ohio State University
9:50 AM
Discussant: Paul Rosenbaum, University of Pennsylvania
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
163
Mon, 7/30/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 212
SPEED: Longitudinal/Correlated Data — Contributed Speed
Biometrics Section , Health Policy Statistics Section, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, ENAR
Chair(s): Jonathan Gelfond, University of Texas Health San Antonio
Poster Presentations
for this session.
10:35 AM
Effect of Longitudinal Intracranial Pressure on Ordinal Glasgow Outcome Scale Using a Joint Model Approach
Maria Laura Rubin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Jose-Miguel Yamal, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Claudia Sue Robertson, Baylor College of Medicine
10:40 AM
Mixed Latent Markov Models for Longitudinal Multiple Diagnostics Data with an Application to Salmonella in Malawi
Presentation
Marc Henrion, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme ; Angeziwa Chirambo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Tonney C. Nyirenda, College of Medicine; Melita Gordon, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
10:45 AM
Modeling a Longitudinal Covariate as Continuous Time Markov Chain in a Survival Framework
Presentation
Ting-Yu Chen, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Qiuling Shi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xin Shelley Wang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Charles Cleeland, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:50 AM
Horizontal and Vertical Effects in a Logistic Regression Model
Presentation
Diana Gonzalez, Arizona State University
10:55 AM
An R2 Statistic for Covariance Model Selection in the Linear Mixed Model
Presentation
Byron Jaeger, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Lloyd Edwards, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew Gurka, University of Florida
11:00 AM
Using Multitrajectory Modeling in Latent Class Growth Analysis to Identify Multi-Symptom Trajectories Over Time
Presentation
Wei Pan, Duke University ; Mary C Hooke, University of Minnesota School of Nursing; Cheryl Rodgers, Duke University School of Nursing; Marilyn Hockenberry, Duke University School of Nursing
11:10 AM
A Novel Robust Approach for Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Presentation
Yuexia Zhang, Fudan University ; Guoyou Qin, Fudan University; Zhongyi Zhu, Fudan University
11:15 AM
Comparisons of Modeling Methods on Longitudinal and Survival Data: Identifying Use of Repeat Biomarker Measurements to Predict Time-To-Event Outcome in Cancer Research
Presentation
Meng Ru, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Erin Moshier, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Madhu Mazumdar, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:20 AM
Sampling Studies for Longitudinal Functional Data Analysis
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Toni Jassel ; Andrada E Ivanescu, Montclair State University
11:30 AM
Power and Sample Size Requirements for GEE Analyzes of Cluster Randomized Crossover Trials
Presentation
Fan Li, Duke Univeristy ; Andrew Forbes, Monash University; Elizabeth L. Turner, Duke Global Health Institutes; John S. Preisser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:35 AM
Evaluating Quantile Estimation Methods for Setting Normal Values for Longitudinal Measures
Presentation
Jeffrey Slezak, Kaiser Permanente ; Steven J Jacobsen, Kaiser Permanente; Stephanie Reading, Kaiser Permanente
11:40 AM
Survival Analysis Using Intensive Longitudinal Data and Irregular Moments of Reporting
Trent Lalonde, Applied Statistics Program, University of Northern Colorado ; Kristina T Phillips, University of Northern Colorado; Michael M Phillips, University of Northern Colorado
11:45 AM
Coherence-Based Time Series Clustering for Brain Connectivity Visualization
Presentation
Carolina Euan Campos, KAUST ; Ying Sun, KAUST; Hernando Ombao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
11:50 AM
Interrupted Time Series Analysis to Evaluate the Effect of a Multicenter Collaborative Effort to Improve Care for Adult Intensive Care Patients
Presentation
Alai Tan, Ohio State University College of Nursing ; Michele C. Balas, Ohio State University College of Nursing
11:55 AM
A Comparison of Modeling Approaches for Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials That Include Multilevel Clustering, Confounding by Time, and Effect Modification
Presentation
Lance Ford, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ; Julie A Stoner, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Daniel Zhao, OU Health Sciences Center; Tabitha Garwe, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Ann Chou, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Daniel Duffy, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
12:00 PM
Unified Mediation Analysis Approach to Complex Data of Mixed Types via Copula Models
Presentation
Wei Hao, University of Michigan ; Peter X.-K. Song, University of Michigan
12:05 PM
Vine Copula Models for Family Data Analysis
Yihao Deng, Purdue University Fort Wayne ; N. Rao Chaganty, Old Dominion University
12:10 PM
The Implementation of Moderated T-Tests in Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Lianbo Yu, Ohio State University ; Jianying Zhang, Ohio State University; Guy Brock, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University
164
Mon, 7/30/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 209
SPEED: Causal Inference and Related Methodology — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Miguel Hernan, Harvard School of Public Health
Poster Presentations
for this session.
10:35 AM
Estimating Average Causal Treatment Effects Utilizing Fractional Imputation When Confounders Are Subject to Missingness
Presentation
Nathaniel Corder, North Carolina State University ; Shu Yang, North Carolina State University
10:45 AM
A Comparison of Methods to Estimate Survival Curves Under Time-Varying Treatments
Lucia C. Petito, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Sonja A. Swanson, Erasmus Medical Center; Miguel Hernan, Harvard School of Public Health
10:50 AM
Sufficient Cause Interaction for Ordinal and Categorical Outcomes
Presentation
Jaffer Zaidi ; Tyler VanderWeele, Harvard University
10:55 AM
Combining Inverse Probability Weighting and Multiple Imputation to Adjust for Selection Bias in Electronic Health Records-Based Research
Tanayott Thaweethai, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; David Arterburn, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
11:00 AM
Efficient Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
Presentation
Hengshi Yu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ; Fan Li, Duke Univeristy; John A. Gallis, Duke University; Elizabeth L. Turner, Duke Global Health Institutes
11:05 AM
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the K Parameter in the Poly-K Trend Test for Time-to-Event Data
Anna Korpak, VA ERIC ; Barbara McKnight, University of Washington
11:10 AM
A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach to Estimate Causal Effects of Mediation in the Presence of Nonignorable Missingness
Dandan Xu, US Food and Drug Administration ; Michael Daniels, University of Florida
11:15 AM
Multivariate Mediation Analysis with a Multi-Categorical Exposure Variable: An Application to Explore Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity
Presentation
Qingzhao Yu, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr ; Lin Zhu, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr; Bin Li, Louisiana State University
11:20 AM
Balancing Scores Weighing Methods and Sensitivity Analysis to Unfold Health Disparity
Presentation
Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio
11:30 AM
Power Evaluation for Covariate Balancing Propensity Score Methods
Presentation
Byeong Yeob Choi, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio; Joel Michalek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Jonathan Gelfond, University of Texas Health San Antonio
11:35 AM
Embedding Observational Studies into Hypothetical Fractional-Factorial Experiments
Presentation
Nicole Pashley, Harvard University ; Marie-Abele Bind, Harvard University
11:40 AM
Using Validation Data to Adjust the Inverse Probability Weighting Treatment Effect Estimator for Misclassified Treatment
Presentation
Danielle Braun, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health ; Corwin Zigler, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Francesca Dominici, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Malka Gorfine, Tel Aviv University
11:45 AM
Leveraging Multiple Study Designs and Statistical Methods to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of Asthma Medications
Presentation
Tebeb Gebretsadik, Vanderbilt University Medical Center ; Pingsheng Wu, Vanderbilt University; Rees L Lee, U. S. Navy; Amber M Evans, Health ResearchTX LLC; Tan Ding, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nicholas M Sicignano, Health Research Tx ; Ann Wu, Harvard Medical School; Carlos Iribarren, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; Butler Melissa, Kaiser Permanente; Chang Yu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; William Dupont, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Christina Fox, Health ResearchTx; Tina V Hartert, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:50 AM
Gaussian Process Propensity Scores for Multiple Treatment Regimes
Presentation
Brian Vegetabile, UC Irvine ; Daniel L. Gillen, University of California, Irvine; Hal Stern, University of California, Irvine
12:00 PM
Accounting for Variation in Instrumental Effect Estimates Leads to More Precise Estimates of Causal Effects in MR Studies
Presentation
Richard Barfield, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Li Hsu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
12:05 PM
Estimating Causal Effect by Difference in Difference via Random Forest
Presentation
Tomoshige Nakamura, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University ; Mihoko Minami, Keio University
12:10 PM
Assessing Therapeutic Equivalence of Brand and Generic Drugs Using Observational Data
Presentation
Lamar Hunt, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows ; Daniel Scharfstein, Johns Hopkins University; Irene Murimi, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows; Jodi Segal, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows; Ravi Varadhan, Johns Hopkins University; Ramin Mojtabai, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH
179
Mon, 7/30/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 222
Emerging Methods for Complex Biomedical Data — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Wenzhu Mowrey, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
10:35 AM
ESTIMATING TREATMENT IMPORTANCE in MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS USING TARGETED LEARNING: AN OBSERVATIONAL INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA NETWORK META-ANALYSIS
Presentation
Guanbo Wang, McGill University ; Mireille Schnitzer, University of Montreal; Andrea Benedetti, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre
10:50 AM
Design and Analysis Considerations for Studies Involving Pooled Biomarker Data
Abigail Sloan, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Molin Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Mitchell H. Gail, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH
11:05 AM
Improved Doubly Robust Estimation in Learning Individualized Treatment Rules
Presentation
Yinghao Pan, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Yingqi Zhao, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11:20 AM
Statistical Methods for Pooling Categorical Biomarkers from Multiple Studies
Presentation
Xiao Wu, Harvard University ; Molin Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
11:35 AM
Developing Biomarker Combinations in Multicenter Studies via Direct Maximization and Penalization
Allison Meisner, Johns Hopkins University ; Kathleen F. Kerr, University of Washington; Chirag Parikh, Yale University
11:50 AM
Identifying Disease Progression Dynamics Using Electronic Medical Records
Presentation
Xiaochen Wang ; Hongyu Zhao, Yale
12:05 PM
Bessel Functions and the Ordering of Changes in Biomarkers, with Application to the Hypothesized Biomarker Model in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
Chengjie Xiong, Washington University in St Louis ; Jingqin Luo, Washington University; John Morris, Washington University
218 * !
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 213
Statistical Advances in the Design and Analysis of Sequence-Based Genetic Association Studies — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics , International Indian Statistical Association, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, SSC
Organizer(s): Debashree Ray, Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Haoyu Zhang, Johns Hopkins University
2:05 PM
Statistical Issues in the Design and Analysis of Sequencing Studies
Presentation
Danyu Lin, University of North Carolina
2:30 PM
Analysis of Quantitative Traits in Sequencing Studies with Outcome-Dependent Sampling
SAONLI BASU, University of Minnesota
2:55 PM
Post-Selection Estimation and Testing Following Aggregated Association Tests
Presentation
Nilanjan Chatterjee, Johns Hopkins University
3:20 PM
On the Design of Sequence-Based Case-Control Studies with External Controls
Debashree Ray, Johns Hopkins University ; Pranav Yajnik, University of Michigan; Michael Lee Boehnke, University of Michigan
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
222 *
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 116
New Advances in Statistical Methods for Complex Data — Invited Papers
Section on Risk Analysis , Biometrics Section, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, SSC
Organizer(s): Rajeshwari Sundaram, Eunice Kennedy SHriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Chair(s): Ling Ma, Clemson University
2:05 PM
Complexity in Simple Regression Models with Binary Disease Outcome
Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University
2:30 PM
Regression Analysis of Mixed Recurrent Event and Panel Count Data
Presentation
(Tony) Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
2:55 PM
Independence Conditions and Intermittent Observation in Life History Studies
Presentation
Richard John Cook, University of Waterloo ; Jerald Lawless, University of Waterloo
3:20 PM
Joint Modeling of Length-Biased and Competing Risks Survival Times with View Toward Individualized Prediction: An Application to Spontaneous Labor
Presentation
Rajeshwari Sundaram, Eunice Kennedy SHriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ; Ling Ma, Clemson University
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
227 * !
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 203
Bayesian Variable Selection and Shrinkage in Epidemiology Studies — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , International Indian Statistical Association, WNAR
Organizer(s): Jaya M Satagopan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chair(s): Sujata M Patil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2:05 PM
A Bayesian Hierarchical Framework for Pathway Analysis in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Swati Biswas, University of Texas at Dallas ; Lei Zhang, University of Texas at Dallas; Pankaj Choudhary, University of Texas at Dallas
2:25 PM
A Default Prior for the Intercept Parameter in Logistic Regression
Presentation
Philip Boonstra, University of Michigan ; Ananda Sen, University of Michigan
2:45 PM
Dynamic Variable Selection with Spike-And-Slab Process Priors
Presentation
Kenichiro McAlinn, University of Chicago ; Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
3:05 PM
Multiethnic Joint Analysis of Marginal SNP Effects
Presentation
David Conti, University of Southern California ; Kan Wang, University of Southern California; Chris Haiman, University of Southern California; Paul Newcombe, MRC Biostatistics Unit
3:25 PM
Penalized Shrinkage Estimation in Reduced-Rank Time-To-Event Data
Presentation
Ananda Sen, University of Michigan
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
244
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 202
Missing Data; Causal Inference — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Shankar Viswanathan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2:20 PM
Estimate Cognitive Decline in Presence of Non-Random Missing Data and Ceiling Effect
Presentation
Cuiling Wang, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; Charles B Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Richard B Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Joe Verghese, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Mindy J Katz, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2:35 PM
Characterising for Sensitivity Analyzes the Participant Attrition in a Childhood Cohort with Large Initial Drop-Out
Presentation
Petr Otahal, Menzies Institute for Medical Research University of Tasmania ; Leigh Blizzard, Menzies Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania; David W Hosmer, University of Massachusetts; Jim Stankovich, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania; Alison Venn, Menzies Institute for Medical Research University of Tasmania
2:50 PM
Strategies for Analyzing Summary Variables in the Presence of Partially Missing Longitudinal Data
Presentation
Jennifer Thompson, Vanderbilt University ; Rameela Chandrasekhar, Vanderbilt University
3:05 PM
Multiple Imputation Strategies for Handling Missing Data When Generalizing Randomized Clinical Trial Findings Through Propensity Score-Based Methodologies
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Albee Ling, Stanford University ; Maya Mathur, Stanford University; Kris Kapphahn, Stanford University; Maria Montez-Rath, Stanford University; Manisha Desai, Stanford University
3:20 PM
Cluster Mean Centering in Hierarchical Linear Models
Presentation
Noa Molshatzki, University of Southern California ; Sandrah P. Eckel, University of Southern California
3:35 PM
Assessing Indirect Effect in a Mediation Model with a Censored Mediator
Presentation
Jian Wang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Sanjay Shete, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
257
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
2:45 PM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Longitudinal/Correlated Data — Contributed Poster Presentations
Biometrics Section , Health Policy Statistics Section, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, ENAR
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
1:
Effect of Longitudinal Intracranial Pressure on Ordinal Glasgow Outcome Scale Using a Joint Model Approach
Maria Laura Rubin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Jose-Miguel Yamal, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Claudia Sue Robertson, Baylor College of Medicine
2:
Mixed Latent Markov Models for Longitudinal Multiple Diagnostics Data with an Application to Salmonella in Malawi
Marc Henrion, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme ; Angeziwa Chirambo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Tonney C. Nyirenda, College of Medicine; Melita Gordon, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
3:
Modeling a Longitudinal Covariate as Continuous Time Markov Chain in a Survival Framework
Ting-Yu Chen, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Qiuling Shi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xin Shelley Wang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Charles Cleeland, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:
Horizontal and Vertical Effects in a Logistic Regression Model
Diana Gonzalez, Arizona State University
5:
An R2 Statistic for Covariance Model Selection in the Linear Mixed Model
Byron Jaeger, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Lloyd Edwards, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew Gurka, University of Florida
6:
Using Multitrajectory Modeling in Latent Class Growth Analysis to Identify Multi-Symptom Trajectories Over Time
Wei Pan, Duke University ; Mary C Hooke, University of Minnesota School of Nursing; Cheryl Rodgers, Duke University School of Nursing; Marilyn Hockenberry, Duke University School of Nursing
8:
A Novel Robust Approach for Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Yuexia Zhang, Fudan University ; Guoyou Qin, Fudan University; Zhongyi Zhu, Fudan University
9:
Comparisons of Modeling Methods on Longitudinal and Survival Data: Identifying Use of Repeat Biomarker Measurements to Predict Time-To-Event Outcome in Cancer Research
Meng Ru, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Erin Moshier, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Madhu Mazumdar, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10:
Sampling Studies for Longitudinal Functional Data Analysis
Toni Jassel ; Andrada E Ivanescu, Montclair State University
11:
Power and Sample Size Requirements for GEE Analyzes of Cluster Randomized Crossover Trials
Fan Li, Duke Univeristy ; Andrew Forbes, Monash University; Elizabeth L. Turner, Duke Global Health Institutes; John S. Preisser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12:
Evaluating Quantile Estimation Methods for Setting Normal Values for Longitudinal Measures
Jeffrey Slezak, Kaiser Permanente ; Steven J Jacobsen, Kaiser Permanente; Stephanie Reading, Kaiser Permanente
13:
Survival Analysis Using Intensive Longitudinal Data and Irregular Moments of Reporting
Trent Lalonde, Applied Statistics Program, University of Northern Colorado ; Kristina T Phillips, University of Northern Colorado; Michael M Phillips, University of Northern Colorado
14:
Coherence-Based Time Series Clustering for Brain Connectivity Visualization
Carolina Euan Campos, KAUST ; Ying Sun, KAUST; Hernando Ombao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
15:
Interrupted Time Series Analysis to Evaluate the Effect of a Multicenter Collaborative Effort to Improve Care for Adult Intensive Care Patients
Alai Tan, Ohio State University College of Nursing ; Michele C. Balas, Ohio State University College of Nursing
16:
A Comparison of Modeling Approaches for Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials That Include Multilevel Clustering, Confounding by Time, and Effect Modification
Lance Ford, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ; Julie A Stoner, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Daniel Zhao, OU Health Sciences Center; Tabitha Garwe, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Ann Chou, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Daniel Duffy, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
17:
Unified Mediation Analysis Approach to Complex Data of Mixed Types via Copula Models
Wei Hao, University of Michigan ; Peter X.-K. Song, University of Michigan
18:
Vine Copula Models for Family Data Analysis
Yihao Deng, Purdue University Fort Wayne ; N. Rao Chaganty, Old Dominion University
19:
The Implementation of Moderated T-Tests in Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Lianbo Yu, Ohio State University ; Jianying Zhang, Ohio State University; Guy Brock, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
258
Mon, 7/30/2018,
2:00 PM -
2:45 PM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Causal Inference and Related Methodology — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
21:
Estimating Average Causal Treatment Effects Utilizing Fractional Imputation When Confounders Are Subject to Missingness
Nathaniel Corder, North Carolina State University ; Shu Yang, North Carolina State University
23:
A Comparison of Methods to Estimate Survival Curves Under Time-Varying Treatments
Lucia C. Petito, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Sonja A. Swanson, Erasmus Medical Center; Miguel Hernan, Harvard School of Public Health
24:
Sufficient Cause Interaction for Ordinal and Categorical Outcomes
Jaffer Zaidi ; Tyler VanderWeele, Harvard University
25:
Combining Inverse Probability Weighting and Multiple Imputation to Adjust for Selection Bias in Electronic Health Records-Based Research
Tanayott Thaweethai, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; David Arterburn, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
26:
Efficient Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
Hengshi Yu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ; Fan Li, Duke Univeristy; John A. Gallis, Duke University; Elizabeth L. Turner, Duke Global Health Institutes
27:
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the K Parameter in the Poly-K Trend Test for Time-to-Event Data
Anna Korpak, VA ERIC ; Barbara McKnight, University of Washington
28:
A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach to Estimate Causal Effects of Mediation in the Presence of Nonignorable Missingness
Dandan Xu, US Food and Drug Administration ; Michael Daniels, University of Florida
29:
Multivariate Mediation Analysis with a Multi-Categorical Exposure Variable: An Application to Explore Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity
Qingzhao Yu, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr ; Lin Zhu, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr; Bin Li, Louisiana State University
30:
Balancing Scores Weighing Methods and Sensitivity Analysis to Unfold Health Disparity
Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio
31:
Power Evaluation for Covariate Balancing Propensity Score Methods
Byeong Yeob Choi, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio; Joel Michalek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Jonathan Gelfond, University of Texas Health San Antonio
32:
Embedding Observational Studies into Hypothetical Fractional-Factorial Experiments
Nicole Pashley, Harvard University ; Marie-Abele Bind, Harvard University
33:
Using Validation Data to Adjust the Inverse Probability Weighting Treatment Effect Estimator for Misclassified Treatment
Danielle Braun, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health ; Corwin Zigler, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Francesca Dominici, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Malka Gorfine, Tel Aviv University
34:
Leveraging Multiple Study Designs and Statistical Methods to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of Asthma Medications
Tebeb Gebretsadik, Vanderbilt University Medical Center ; Pingsheng Wu, Vanderbilt University; Rees L Lee, U. S. Navy; Amber M Evans, Health ResearchTX LLC; Tan Ding, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nicholas M Sicignano, Health Research Tx ; Ann Wu, Harvard Medical School; Carlos Iribarren, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; Butler Melissa, Kaiser Permanente; Chang Yu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; William Dupont, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Christina Fox, Health ResearchTx; Tina V Hartert, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
36:
Gaussian Process Propensity Scores for Multiple Treatment Regimes
Brian Vegetabile, UC Irvine ; Daniel L. Gillen, University of California, Irvine; Hal Stern, University of California, Irvine
37:
Accounting for Variation in Instrumental Effect Estimates Leads to More Precise Estimates of Causal Effects in MR Studies
Richard Barfield, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Li Hsu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
38:
Estimating Causal Effect by Difference in Difference via Random Forest
Tomoshige Nakamura, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University ; Mihoko Minami, Keio University
39:
Assessing Therapeutic Equivalence of Brand and Generic Drugs Using Observational Data
Lamar Hunt, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows ; Daniel Scharfstein, Johns Hopkins University; Irene Murimi, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows; Jodi Segal, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH & OptumLabs Visiting Fellows; Ravi Varadhan, Johns Hopkins University; Ramin Mojtabai, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH
Oral Presentations
for this session.
294 * !
Tue, 7/31/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 122
Epidemiologic Methods for the Re-Use of Existing Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Erinn Hade, Ohio State University
Chair(s): Sarah Janse, The Ohio State University
8:35 AM
Genetic Association Testing with Imperfect Phenotypes Derived from Electronic Health Records
Presentation
Jennifer Sinnott, Ohio State University
8:55 AM
Data Integration for the Simultaneous Estimation of Normal Means
Sihai Dave Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:15 AM
Spatiotemporal Trends in Heart Disease Mortality Rates by Age, Race, and Sex
Harrison Quick, Drexel University ; Adam Vaughan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Michele Casper, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Linda Schieb, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Michael Kramer, Emory University
9:35 AM
Re-Use of Multiple Nested Case Control Studies from the Women's Health Initiative
Presentation
Erinn Hade, Ohio State University ; Theodore M. Brasky, The Ohio State University
9:55 AM
Regression Splines and Multi-Group Propensity Score Weighting for the Study of Surgical Volume-Outcome Relationships
Jennifer Cooper, Nationwide Children's Hospital
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
300
Tue, 7/31/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 PM
CC-West 209
SPEED: Statistical Epidemiology — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section on Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Chair(s): Jimmy Efird, University of Newcastle
Poster Presentations
for this session.
8:35 AM
Meta-Analysis of the Difference of Medians
Presentation
Sean McGrath, McGill University ; Andrea Benedetti, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre; Russell Steele, McGill University
8:40 AM
Model Validation of Time-To-Event Analyzes via the Concordance Statistic
Samantha-Jo Caetano, McMaster University
8:45 AM
A Comparative Longitudinal Study of the Distributions of Observed Versus Estimated Untreated Natural Blood Pressures
Presentation
Saryet Kucukemiroglu
8:50 AM
Meta-Analysis of Depression on the Risk of Fracture and Bone Loss in Prospective Cohort Studies
Presentation
Qing Wu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; Baowen Liu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Sajib Tonmoy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
8:55 AM
Expected Versus Observed Effects on Conditional Probability for Clinical Trial Futility Assessment
Presentation
Zhibao Mi, VA CSPCC Perry Point ; Kelsey A.L. Alexovitz, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Xiaoli Lu, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Kousick Biswas, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Joseph F Collins, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center
9:00 AM
Logistic Regression with a Right-Skewed Exposure Variable Measured in Pools and Subject to Errors
Dane R Van Domelen, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; Emily M Mitchell, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Enrique F Schisterman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Neil Perkins, DIPHR/NICHD/NIH; Robert Lyles, Emory University
9:05 AM
Invalid Statistical Inference Due to Social Network Dependence
Presentation
Youjin Lee, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health ; Elizabeth Ogburn, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
9:10 AM
Compatible Estimates for the Risk Ratio, Odds Ratio, and Risk Difference
Presentation
Charles Rose, CDC
9:15 AM
A Joint Model of Opioid Treatment Admissions and Deaths for Adults and Adolescents in Ohio Counties
Presentation
David Kline, Ohio State University ; Staci Hepler, Wake Forest University
9:20 AM
A Comparison of Some Propensity Score Methods
Presentation
Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University ; Amgad Mohammed Alajlan, Cleveland State University
9:30 AM
Comparison of Group Testing Algorithms for Clustered Data
Presentation
Ana Best, NIH NCI DCEG Biostatistics Branch ; Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute; Yaakov Malinovsky, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
9:35 AM
Incorporating Genetic Network into Case-Control Association Studies with High-Dimensional DNA Methylation Data
Presentation
Hokeun Sun, Pusan National University
9:40 AM
Application of External Concordance Method
Wenliang Yao, Astrazeneca ; Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Astrazeneca
9:45 AM
Estimating Memory Decline Among Nondemented Older Adults
Presentation
Wenzhu Mowrey, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; Ellen Grober, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Molly E Zimmerman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Mindy J Katz, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Charles B Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Martin J Sliwinski, Pennsylvania State University; Richard B Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
9:50 AM
A Probabilistic Linkage Approach for Combining VA and State Prescription Drug Databases for Evaluating Veterans' Receipt of Long-Term Opioid Therapy Across Multiple Systems
Larry Cook, University of Utah ; Tess A Gilbert, HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care ; Kathleen F Carlson, HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care
9:55 AM
Application of a Method for Identifying Disease Subtypes That Are Etiologically Heterogeneous
Emily Zabor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ; Colin B Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
306
Tue, 7/31/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 119
Disease Prediction — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Brenda Kurland, University of Pittsburgh
8:35 AM
Uncertainty Estimates for Population Attributable Fractions
Breda Munoz, RTI International
8:50 AM
Age-Related Variations in Cancer Mortality Rates
Keshav Pokhrel, University of Michigan-Dearborn
9:05 AM
Grouping Trajectories of Unbalanced Longitudinal Data: a Comparison Between Growth Curve Mixture Models and Clustering BLUPs from Mixed Effects Models
Md Hossain, Nemours Biomedical Research, A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital ; Benjamin Leiby, Thomas Jefferson University
9:20 AM
A Statistical Approach Based on NHANES 1963-2016 Data to Track Severe Obesity in Children Aged 2-20 Years
Presentation
Rong Wei, National Center for Health Statistics ; David S Freedman, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, CDC
9:35 AM
Floor Discussion
342
Tue, 7/31/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 209
SPEED: Sports to Fire: Fascinating Applications of Statistics — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistics in Sports , SSC , Section on Statistics in Imaging, Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Consulting, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Statistical Auditing Interest Group, Transportation Statistics Interest Group, Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Bo Chen, University of Toronto
Poster Presentations
for this session.
10:35 AM
Claim-Level Models Using Statistical Learning Techniques and Risk Analysis
Presentation
Mathieu Pigeon, Université du Québec à Montréal ; Francis Duval, Université du Québec à Montréal
10:40 AM
Beach Volleyball Team Optimization
Presentation
Matthew Oehler, BYU
10:45 AM
Distributions of Time to First Spot Fire
Presentation
Trevor Thomson, Simon Fraser University
10:50 AM
Rao-Blackwellizing Field Goal Percentage in the NBA
Presentation
Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Simon Fraser University ; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University
10:55 AM
Estimating Attendance at Non-Ticketed Non-Gated Events
Presentation
Carl Schwarz, Simon Fraser University
11:10 AM
Teaching Statistics Graduate Students the Importance of Reproducible Research
Presentation
Kristen McQuerry, University of Kentucky
11:15 AM
Shared and Study-Specific Dietary Patterns: a Novel Approach to Replicability and Validity
Roberta De Vito ; Carlo La Vecchia, Università degli Studi di Milano; Giovanni Parmigiani , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Valeria Edefonti, Università degli Studi di Milano
11:20 AM
Statistical Ethics and Challenging Substantial Errors in Statistical Methods and Results in a Prominent Peer Reviewed Economics Journal
Chris Barker, Statistical Planning and Analysis Services, Inc.
11:30 AM
To Bet or Not to Bet - the Modified Kelly Criteria
Presentation
Dani Chu, SFU Sports Analytics Club ; Yifan Wu, Simon Fraser University; Tim Swartz, Simon Fraser University
11:35 AM
The Home Run Spike of MLB 2017: Drop in Quality of Pitch (QOP) Is a Missing Factor
Presentation
Jason Wilson, Biola University
11:40 AM
An Application of Machine Learning for 3D IC Defect Detection
Presentation
Meihui Guo, National Sun Yat-Sen University ; Yu-Jung Huang, I-Shou University
11:50 AM
The Simple Story of Advanced NBA Metrics
Zach Fulker, University of Pittsburgh ; Tyler Folta, University of Pittsburgh; Lucas Mentch, University of Pittsburgh
11:55 AM
Application of Email Spam Filtering Algorithms to SMS Data
Presentation
Yishu Xue, University Of Connecticut
12:00 PM
MLB Rule IV Draft: Valuing Draft Pick Slots
Presentation
Anthony Cacchione, City College of New York
12:05 PM
Assessing the Impact of Practice Restriction Rules on Injury Rates in the National Football League (NFL)
Presentation
Zachary Binney, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; Cecile Janssens, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Kyle E Hammond, Emory University School of Medicine; Mitchel Klein, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Michael Goodman, Emory University
349
Tue, 7/31/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 202
Longitudinal, Spatial, and Bayesian Methods — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Veronica J. Berrocal, University of Michigan
10:35 AM
The Relationship Between Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome: a Bayesian Measurement Error Approach
Presentation
Daniel Ries, Sandia National Laboratories ; Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University
10:50 AM
Relationship Between Caffeine Intake and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Progression
Presentation
Katelyn McKenzie, University of Kansas Medical Center ; Jonathan D Mahnken, University of Kansas Medical Center; Mirelle El Ters, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic; Vicente E Torres, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic; Peter C Harris, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic; Arlene B Chapman, Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago School of Medicine; Michal Mrug, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama; Frederic F. Rahbari-Oskoui, Emory University School of Medicine; Kyongtae Ty Bae, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Douglas P Landsittel, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; William M Bennett, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital; Alan S. L. Yu, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, KUMC
11:05 AM
Estimating Small Area Life Expectancy Using Hellinger Distance Spatial Correlation
Robert E. Johnson, Vanderbilt University ; Sarah Lotspeich, Vanderbilt University
11:20 AM
Spatial Statistics Vs Machine Learning: Evaluating Air Pollution Exposure Prediction Models
Presentation
Gregory Watson, UCLA ; Donatello Telesca, UCLA
11:35 AM
Time-Stratified LOESS Smoothers for Estimating and Testing Temporal Heterogeneity in Spatial Risk Patterns
Presentation
Yannan Tang, UCI
11:50 AM
Estimating Gestational Age from Maternal and Neonatal Anthropometry
Presentation
Ana Maria Ortega-Villa, National Institutes of Health ; Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute
12:05 PM
Application of Bayesian Analysis on Blood Lead Level Data for Children
Presentation
Shailendra Banerjee, Centers for Disease Control
367
Tue, 7/31/2018,
11:35 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Statistical Epidemiology — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section on Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
1:
Meta-Analysis of the Difference of Medians
Sean McGrath, McGill University ; Andrea Benedetti, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre; Russell Steele, McGill University
2:
Model Validation of Time-To-Event Analyzes via the Concordance Statistic
Samantha-Jo Caetano, McMaster University
3:
A Comparative Longitudinal Study of the Distributions of Observed Versus Estimated Untreated Natural Blood Pressures
Saryet Kucukemiroglu
4:
Meta-Analysis of Depression on the Risk of Fracture and Bone Loss in Prospective Cohort Studies
Qing Wu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; Baowen Liu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Sajib Tonmoy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5:
Expected Versus Observed Effects on Conditional Probability for Clinical Trial Futility Assessment
Zhibao Mi, VA CSPCC Perry Point ; Kelsey A.L. Alexovitz, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Xiaoli Lu, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Kousick Biswas, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center; Joseph F Collins, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center
6:
Logistic Regression with a Right-Skewed Exposure Variable Measured in Pools and Subject to Errors
Dane R Van Domelen, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; Emily M Mitchell, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Enrique F Schisterman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Neil Perkins, DIPHR/NICHD/NIH; Robert Lyles, Emory University
7:
Invalid Statistical Inference Due to Social Network Dependence
Youjin Lee, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health ; Elizabeth Ogburn, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
8:
Compatible Estimates for the Risk Ratio, Odds Ratio, and Risk Difference
Charles Rose, CDC
9:
A Joint Model of Opioid Treatment Admissions and Deaths for Adults and Adolescents in Ohio Counties
David Kline, Ohio State University ; Staci Hepler, Wake Forest University
10:
A Comparison of Some Propensity Score Methods
Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University ; Amgad Mohammed Alajlan, Cleveland State University
11:
Comparison of Group Testing Algorithms for Clustered Data
Ana Best, NIH NCI DCEG Biostatistics Branch ; Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute; Yaakov Malinovsky, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
12:
Incorporating Genetic Network into Case-Control Association Studies with High-Dimensional DNA Methylation Data
Hokeun Sun, Pusan National University
13:
Application of External Concordance Method
Wenliang Yao, Astrazeneca ; Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Astrazeneca
14:
Estimating Memory Decline Among Nondemented Older Adults
Wenzhu Mowrey, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; Ellen Grober, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Molly E Zimmerman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Mindy J Katz, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Charles B Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Martin J Sliwinski, Pennsylvania State University; Richard B Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
15:
A Probabilistic Linkage Approach for Combining VA and State Prescription Drug Databases for Evaluating Veterans' Receipt of Long-Term Opioid Therapy Across Multiple Systems
Larry Cook, University of Utah ; Tess A Gilbert, HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care ; Kathleen F Carlson, HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care
16:
Application of a Method for Identifying Disease Subtypes That Are Etiologically Heterogeneous
Emily Zabor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ; Colin B Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oral Presentations
for this session.
383 * !
Tue, 7/31/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 109
New Developments in Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , ENAR, Health Policy Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Liangyuan Hu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chair(s): Chenyang Gu, Harvard Medical School
2:05 PM
Sensitivity Analysis in Multilevel Models
Presentation
Nicole Bohme Carnegie, Montana State University ; Jennifer L Hill, New York University; Masataka Harada, Fukuoka University; Vincent Dorie, New York University
2:30 PM
Assessing Sensitivity to Unmeasured Confounding with Multiple Treatments and a Binary or Survival Outcome: A Bayesian Approach
Presentation
Liangyuan Hu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Chenyang Gu, Harvard Medical School; Michael Lopez , Skidmore College
2:55 PM
A Comparison of Bayesian and Monte Carlo Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding
Presentation
Lawrence McCandless, Simon Fraser University ; Paul Gustafson, University of British Columbia
3:20 PM
Causal Inference Using a Bayesian Nonparametric Model with Informative Priors on Sensitivity Parameters
Presentation
Jason Roy, University of Pennsylvania
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
435
Tue, 7/31/2018,
3:05 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Sports to Fire: Fascinating Applications of Statistics — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Sports , SSC , Section on Statistics in Imaging, Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Consulting, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Statistical Auditing Interest Group, Transportation Statistics Interest Group, Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
1:
Claim-Level Models Using Statistical Learning Techniques and Risk Analysis
Mathieu Pigeon, Université du Québec à Montréal ; Francis Duval, Université du Québec à Montréal
2:
Beach Volleyball Team Optimization
Matthew Oehler, BYU
3:
Distributions of Time to First Spot Fire
Trevor Thomson, Simon Fraser University
4:
Rao-Blackwellizing Field Goal Percentage in the NBA
Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Simon Fraser University ; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University
5:
Estimating Attendance at Non-Ticketed Non-Gated Events
Carl Schwarz, Simon Fraser University
8:
Teaching Statistics Graduate Students the Importance of Reproducible Research
Kristen McQuerry, University of Kentucky
9:
Shared and Study-Specific Dietary Patterns: a Novel Approach to Replicability and Validity
Roberta De Vito ; Carlo La Vecchia, Università degli Studi di Milano; Giovanni Parmigiani , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Valeria Edefonti, Università degli Studi di Milano
10:
Statistical Ethics and Challenging Substantial Errors in Statistical Methods and Results in a Prominent Peer Reviewed Economics Journal
Chris Barker, Statistical Planning and Analysis Services, Inc.
11:
To Bet or Not to Bet - the Modified Kelly Criteria
Dani Chu, SFU Sports Analytics Club ; Yifan Wu, Simon Fraser University; Tim Swartz, Simon Fraser University
12:
The Home Run Spike of MLB 2017: Drop in Quality of Pitch (QOP) Is a Missing Factor
Jason Wilson, Biola University
13:
An Application of Machine Learning for 3D IC Defect Detection
Meihui Guo, National Sun Yat-Sen University ; Yu-Jung Huang, I-Shou University
15:
The Simple Story of Advanced NBA Metrics
Zach Fulker, University of Pittsburgh ; Tyler Folta, University of Pittsburgh; Lucas Mentch, University of Pittsburgh
16:
Application of Email Spam Filtering Algorithms to SMS Data
Yishu Xue, University Of Connecticut
17:
MLB Rule IV Draft: Valuing Draft Pick Slots
Anthony Cacchione, City College of New York
18:
Assessing the Impact of Practice Restriction Rules on Injury Rates in the National Football League (NFL)
Zachary Binney, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; Cecile Janssens, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Kyle E Hammond, Emory University School of Medicine; Mitchel Klein, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Michael Goodman, Emory University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
474
Wed, 8/1/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 209
SPEED: Infectious Disease, Environmental Epidemiology, and Diet — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Biometrics Section, Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Kathleen Jablonski, George Washington University
Poster Presentations
for this session.
8:35 AM
A Weighted Kernel Machine Regression Approach to Environmental Pollutants and Infertility
Presentation
Zhen Chen, NICHD/NIH ; Wei Zhang, BBB/DIPHR/NICHD; Aiyi Liu, BBB/DIPHR/NICHD; Germaine Buck Louis, George Mason University
8:40 AM
Multi-Frame Sampling Design for WTCHR
Sukhminder Osahan, NYC DOHMH
8:45 AM
Application of Principal Components Analysis to Urine Metal and Metalloid Exposures in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Data
Po-Yung Cheng, CDC ; Robert L Jones, CDC; Kathleen L Caldwell, CDC
8:50 AM
Statistical Approaches to Assess Early Life Exposure to Complex Mixtures and Associations with Latent Patterns of Neurodevelopmental Trajectories
Presentation
Shelley H. Liu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Brent A. Coull, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Robert Wright, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
8:55 AM
A Data-Driven Approach for Assessing the Risk of Dengue Transmission Using High-Resolution Weather Data
Presentation
Chathurika Hettiarachchige, IBM Research - Australia ; Roslyn Hickson, IBM Research - Australia; Stefan von Cavallar, IBM Research - Australia; Timothy Lynar, IBM Research - Australia; Manoj Gambhir, IBM Research - Australia
9:00 AM
Trends of Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations, United States, 2010-2016
Presentation
Pengjun Lu, CDC/NCIRD/ISD/AB ; Mei-Chuan Hung, CDC; Alissa O'Halloran, CDC; Helen Ding, CDC; Walter Williams, CDC; James Singleton , CDC
9:05 AM
Longitudinal Regression Trees: An Application to Environmental Exposure and Growth
Brianna Heggeseth, Macalester College ; Anna Neufeld, Williams College
9:10 AM
Modeling Vertical Transmission of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Foxhounds in the United States
Presentation
Marie Ozanne, University of Iowa
9:15 AM
Comparison Between HIV Routine Testing Data and Sentinel Surveillance Data
Ben Sheng, Pennsylvania State University ; Jeffrey Eaton, Imperial College London; Kimberly Marsh, UNAIDS; Mary Mahy, UNAIDS; Le Le Bao, Penn State University
9:20 AM
Estimating Efficacies of Supplementary Immunization Activities via Discrete Time Modeling of Disease Incidence Time Series
Presentation
Qi Dong, University of Washington ; Jon Wakefield, Univ of Washington; Kevin McCarthy, Institute for Disease Modeling; Niket Thakkar, Institute for Disease Modeling; Kurt Frey, Institute for Disease Modeling
9:30 AM
Causal Inference for Infectious Disease Interventions in Networks
Presentation
Xiaoxuan Cai, Yale University ; Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health
9:35 AM
Online Sequential Monitoring of Disease Incidence Rates with an Application to the Florida Influenza-Like Illness Data
Presentation
Kai Yang, University of Florida ; Peihua Qiu, University of Florida
9:40 AM
Incidence, Latency, and Survival of Cancer After World Trade Center Exposure: Implementing a Large Epidemiologic Study Involving Many Data Sources
Presentation
Charles B Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; Rachel Zeig-Owens, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Amy R. Kahn, Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health; James Cone, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Jiehui Li, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Mark Farfel, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Robert Brackbill, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Paolo Boffetta, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:45 AM
Estimation of Outcome Trajectory Using Inverse Probability of Censoring Weighting When Data Are Missing Not at Random
Dustin Rabideau, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health; Ronald J. Bosch, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
9:50 AM
Impact of Distance Calculation Methods on Geospatial Analysis of Healthcare Access
Presentation
Sarah Lotspeich, Vanderbilt University ; Robert E. Johnson, Vanderbilt University
9:55 AM
Creating a Composite Score for Physical Activity Using Shape Constrained Additive Model
Eli Kravitz, Texas A&M Statistics ; Raymond J. Carroll, Texas A & M University; Sarah Keadle, California Polytechnic State University
10:00 AM
Supervised Robust Profile Clustering
Presentation
Briana Stephenson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Amy H Herring, Duke University Statistical Science; Andrew Olshan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:05 AM
On the Impact of Empty Clusters in Transgenerational Studies
Presentation
Glen McGee, Harvard University ; Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Columbia University; Marc Weisskopf, Harvard University; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Brent A. Coull, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
482
Wed, 8/1/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 114
Causal Inference and Related Methods — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Breda Munoz, RTI International
8:35 AM
A Nonparametric Estimator for the Probability of Causation
Presentation
Maria Cuellar, Carnegie Mellon University ; Edward Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon University
8:50 AM
A Powerful Approach to the Study of Moderate Effect Modification in Observational Studies
Kwonsang Lee, Harvard University ; Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania; Paul Rosenbaum, University of Pennsylvania
9:05 AM
Multiply Imputing Missing Values Arising by Design in Transplant Survival Data
Presentation
Robin Mitra, University of Lancaster
9:20 AM
Can We Train Machine Learning Methods to Outperform the High-Dimensional Propensity Score Algorithm?
Presentation
Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, University of British Columbia ; Robert W Platt, McGill University
9:35 AM
EXTENDED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS for HETEROGENEOUS UNMEASURED CONFOUNDING with an APPLICATION to SIBLING STUDIES of RETURNS to EDUCATION
Raiden Hasegawa, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania ; Colin Fogarty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:50 AM
When Confounders Are Confounded: Naive Benchmarking in Sensitivity Analysis
Presentation
Carlos Leonardo Kulnig Cinelli, UCLA ; Judea Pearl, UCLA; Bryant Chen, IBM
10:05 AM
Principal Stratification for Longitudinal Data in Environmental Trials
Presentation
Joshua Keller, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Roger D Peng, Johns Hopkins University
505 *
Wed, 8/1/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 206/207
Flexible Methods for Causality Research — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Biometrics Section, Health Policy Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Zhiwei Zhang, University of California at Riverside
Chair(s): Zhiwei Zhang, University of California at Riverside
10:35 AM
Sharp Instruments for Classifying Compliers and Generalizing Causal Effects
Presentation
Edward Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon University
10:55 AM
Matching Using Sufficient Dimension Reduction for Causal Inference
Yeying Zhu, University of Waterloo ; Wei Luo, Baruch College
11:15 AM
A Robust and Efficient Approach to Causal Inference Based on Sparse Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Shujie Ma, UC Riverside-Dept of Statistics
11:35 AM
Generalizability of Causal Inference in Observational Studies Under Retrospective Convenience Sampling
Presentation
Zonghui Hu, National Institute of Health ; Jing Qin, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
11:55 AM
A Novel Result on Collaborative Double Robustness
Presentation
Ivan Diaz, Weill Cornell Medicine
12:15 PM
Floor Discussion
534
Wed, 8/1/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West Hall B
Contributed Poster Presentations: Section on Statistics in Epidemiology — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
1:
Behaviors and Exposures Associated with Pathogen Carriage at a Large Community Gathering
Ruby Bayliss, St. Catherine University ; Meghan Mason, St. Catherine University; Bozena Morawski, University of Minnesota; James Johnson, University of Miinesota; Connie Clabots, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
2:
Propensity Score Methods for Merging Observational and Experimental Data Sets
Evan Taylor Ragosa Rosenman, Stanford University ; Art Owen, Stanford University; Michael Baiocchi, Stanford University
3:
False Positives and Population Stratification
Renfang Jiang, Michigan Tech University ; Jianping Dong, Michigan Technological Universityu
4:
Distance-Weighted Predictor Models to Estimate the Spatial Scale of Built Environment Health Effects
Adam Peterson, University of Michigan ; Brisa N. Sanchez, University of Michigan; Emma V Sanchez-Vaznaugh, San Francisco State University
5:
Pairwise Comparisons for Ethnic Race Disparity in Reporting Sexually Transmitted Disease Among U.S. Male and Female Active Duty Military Members
Tzu-Cheg Kao, Uniformed Services University ; Brian Agan, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Yu-Han Cheng, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Eric Garges, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
6:
A Nonlinear Mixed Effects Model to Estimate Declines in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis DNA Burden from Viable Bacteria During Tuberculosis Treatment
Camille Moore, National Jewish Health ; Nicholas Walter, University of Colorado Denver
7:
Reliability-Adjusted Composite Measures for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Mathew Sapiano, CDC ; Jonathan R Edwards, Center for Disease Control & Prevention
8:
Estimating the Causal Effect of Antidepressant Use on Time-To-Dementia for Incident MCI Patients Using Marginal Structural Fine-Gray Model
Ran Duan, University of Kentucky ; Erin L Abner, University of Kentucky; Daniela Moga, University of Kentucky
9:
Modeling the Progression of HIV/AIDS by a Hidden Markov Model(HMM)
Sanam Sanei, Penn State ; Shanglun Li, Penn State; Le Le Bao, Penn State University
11:
Deriving and Validating New "Outcome" Variables in Patient Reported Epidemiological Data
Futoshi Yumoto, Resonate ; Rochelle Tractenberg, Georgetown University
12:
State-, County-, and Individual-Level Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Based on a Multilevel Modeling Approach, BRFSS 2015
Alissa O'Halloran, CDC ; Pengjun Lu, CDC/NCIRD/ISD/AB; Anup Srivastav, Leidos; David Yankey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Walter Williams, CDC; James Singleton , CDC
13:
Using Twin Study Data to Identify Causal Effects Under Latent Confounding
Yige Li, Harvard School of Public Health ; Zhichao Jiang, Princeton University; Zhi Geng, Peking University
15:
Catalyst: Agents of Change -- Comparing Compartment and Agent-Based Models
Shannon Gallagher
16:
On Causal Inference in the Presence of Limited Overlap
Tingting Zhou, University of Michigan ; Michael Elliott, University of Michigan; Roderick J Little, University of Michigan
17:
The Impact of Analysis Method and Model Specification for Handling Missing Covariate Data in Survival Analysis: a Case Study
Evon Okidi, Brown University ; Joseph W Hogan, Brown University School of Public Health; Chanelle Howe, Brown University
18:
Ggdag and Confoundr: R Packages for Causal Inference with DAGs and Data
Malcolm Barrett
20:
Estimation of HIV Prevalence and Covariance within High Risk Groups with Bayesian hierarchical modeling
Amy Zhang, Pennsylvania State University ; Le Bao, Pennsylvania State University
21:
Influence of Highly Correlated Cross-Basis Functions in the Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model
Lung-Chang Chien, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; Yunqi Vicky Liao, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health at Houston; Michael Swartz, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health at Houston; Kristina Whitworth, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health at Houston
22:
Mediation with Latent Variables
Joshua Sampson, National Cancer Institute ; Andriy Derkach, National Cancer Institute; Ruth Pfeiffer , National Cancer Institute
23:
Quantifying Geographic Regions of Excess Stillbirth Risk in the Presence of Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity
David Zahrieh, Mayo Clinic Rochester ; Jacob J Oleson, The University of Iowa; Paul A Romitti, The University of Iowa
24:
Exploring Treatment Heterogeneity Using Propensity Scores
Maozhu Dai, University of California, Irvine ; Hal Stern, University of California, Irvine
25:
Representativeness of the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems National Database
Jessica McKinney Ketchum, Craig Hospital
27:
Bias Analysis of Current Approaches to Estimating Combined Population Attributable Risk for Multiple Risk Factors
Yibing Ruan, Alberta Health Services ; Stephen D. Walter, McMaster University; Darren R. Brenner, Alberta Health Services; Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Health Services; on behalf of ComPARe Study Team, Alberta Health Services
537
Wed, 8/1/2018,
10:30 AM -
11:15 AM
CC-West Hall B
SPEED: Infectious Disease, Environmental Epidemiology, and Diet — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Biometrics Section, Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Paul McNicholas, McMaster University
Oral Presentations
for this session.
1:
A Weighted Kernel Machine Regression Approach to Environmental Pollutants and Infertility
Zhen Chen, NICHD/NIH ; Wei Zhang, BBB/DIPHR/NICHD; Aiyi Liu, BBB/DIPHR/NICHD; Germaine Buck Louis, George Mason University
2:
Multi-Frame Sampling Design for WTCHR
Sukhminder Osahan, NYC DOHMH
3:
Application of Principal Components Analysis to Urine Metal and Metalloid Exposures in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Data
Po-Yung Cheng, CDC ; Robert L Jones, CDC; Kathleen L Caldwell, CDC
4:
Statistical Approaches to Assess Early Life Exposure to Complex Mixtures and Associations with Latent Patterns of Neurodevelopmental Trajectories
Shelley H. Liu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Brent A. Coull, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Robert Wright, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
5:
A Data-Driven Approach for Assessing the Risk of Dengue Transmission Using High-Resolution Weather Data
Chathurika Hettiarachchige, IBM Research - Australia ; Roslyn Hickson, IBM Research - Australia; Stefan von Cavallar, IBM Research - Australia; Timothy Lynar, IBM Research - Australia; Manoj Gambhir, IBM Research - Australia
6:
Trends of Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations, United States, 2010-2016
Pengjun Lu, CDC/NCIRD/ISD/AB ; Mei-Chuan Hung, CDC; Alissa O'Halloran, CDC; Helen Ding, CDC; Walter Williams, CDC; James Singleton , CDC
7:
Longitudinal Regression Trees: An Application to Environmental Exposure and Growth
Brianna Heggeseth, Macalester College ; Anna Neufeld, Williams College
8:
Modeling Vertical Transmission of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Foxhounds in the United States
Marie Ozanne, University of Iowa
9:
Comparison Between HIV Routine Testing Data and Sentinel Surveillance Data
Ben Sheng, Pennsylvania State University ; Jeffrey Eaton, Imperial College London; Kimberly Marsh, UNAIDS; Mary Mahy, UNAIDS; Le Le Bao, Penn State University
10:
Estimating Efficacies of Supplementary Immunization Activities via Discrete Time Modeling of Disease Incidence Time Series
Qi Dong, University of Washington ; Jon Wakefield, Univ of Washington; Kevin McCarthy, Institute for Disease Modeling; Niket Thakkar, Institute for Disease Modeling; Kurt Frey, Institute for Disease Modeling
11:
Causal Inference for Infectious Disease Interventions in Networks
Xiaoxuan Cai, Yale University ; Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health
12:
Online Sequential Monitoring of Disease Incidence Rates with an Application to the Florida Influenza-Like Illness Data
Kai Yang, University of Florida ; Peihua Qiu, University of Florida
13:
Incidence, Latency, and Survival of Cancer After World Trade Center Exposure: Implementing a Large Epidemiologic Study Involving Many Data Sources
Charles B Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ; Rachel Zeig-Owens, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Amy R. Kahn, Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health; James Cone, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Jiehui Li, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Mark Farfel, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Robert Brackbill, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Paolo Boffetta, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
14:
Estimation of Outcome Trajectory Using Inverse Probability of Censoring Weighting When Data Are Missing Not at Random
Dustin Rabideau, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health; Ronald J. Bosch, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
15:
Impact of Distance Calculation Methods on Geospatial Analysis of Healthcare Access
Sarah Lotspeich, Vanderbilt University ; Robert E. Johnson, Vanderbilt University
16:
Creating a Composite Score for Physical Activity Using Shape Constrained Additive Model
Eli Kravitz, Texas A&M Statistics ; Raymond J. Carroll, Texas A & M University; Sarah Keadle, California Polytechnic State University
17:
Supervised Robust Profile Clustering
Briana Stephenson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Amy H Herring, Duke University Statistical Science; Andrew Olshan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18:
On the Impact of Empty Clusters in Transgenerational Studies
Glen McGee, Harvard University ; Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Columbia University; Marc Weisskopf, Harvard University; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Brent A. Coull, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Oral Presentations
for this session.
555 * !
Wed, 8/1/2018,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-West 224
Using Surveys to Improve the Representativeness of Nonprobability Samples in Epidemiologic Studies — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Survey Research Methods Section, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland at College Park
Chair(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland at College Park
2:05 PM
Combining Probability and Non-Probability Samples: Theory and Practice
Presentation
Michael Elliott, University of Michigan ; Richard Valliant, University of Michigan; Jack Chen, SurveyMonkey
2:30 PM
A Kernel Weighting Approach to Improve Population Representativeness of Epidemiological Cohort in the Analysis
Presentation
Lingxiao Wang, The Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park ; Barry Ira Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Hormuzd A. Katki, Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute; Yan Li, University of Maryland at College Park
2:55 PM
Evaluating Disease Prediction Models Using a Cohort Whose Covariate Distribution Differs from That of the Target Population
Presentation
Alice S Whittemore, Stanford University
3:20 PM
Population-Based Disease Risk Prediction Modeling Using National Survey, Clinical, and Registry Data: Application to Risk Prediction for Oropharyngeal Cancer in the US Population
Barry Ira Graubard, National Cancer Institute ; Anil Chaturvedi, National Cancer Institute; Joseph Tota, National Cancer Institute; Hormuzd A. Katki, Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
606 * !
Thu, 8/2/2018,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-West 212
Genetic Data for Epidemiologic Inference During an Outbreak: Statistical Challenges and Solutions — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Biometrics Section, Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics
Organizer(s): Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health
Chair(s): Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health
8:35 AM
Informing HIV Prevention and Surveillance Efforts Using Large-Scale Molecular Transmission Cluster Inference
Presentation
Sergei Pond, Temple University ; Joel Wertheim, University of California San Diego
8:55 AM
Those Who Escaped Must Be Captured: Deconstructing Phylogenies and Transmission Trees in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Presentation
Eben Kenah, The Ohio State University School of Public Health
9:15 AM
Estimation and Comparison of Transmission Trees Using Sequence Data
Caroline Colijn, Simon Fraser University
9:55 AM
Discussant: Jacco Wallinga, Leiden University Medical Center and National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
639 * !
Thu, 8/2/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 224
Causal Inference Meets Statistical Learning with Complex Data — Invited Papers
ENAR , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Social Statistics Section, SSC
Organizer(s): Zhiqiang Tan, Rutgers University
Chair(s): Michael Elliott, University of Michigan
10:35 AM
Augmented Minimax Linear Estimation
Stefan Wager, Stanford University ; David Hirshberg, Columbia University
11:00 AM
Targeted Learning for Causal Inference
Presentation
Mark van der Laan, UC Berkeley
11:25 AM
Regularized Calibrated Estimation of Propensity Scores with Model Misspecification and High-Dimensional Data
Presentation
Zhiqiang Tan, Rutgers University
11:50 AM
Discovering Effect Modification in Observational Studies
Presentation
Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania ; Jesse Yenchih Hsu, University of Pennsylvania; Paul Rosenbaum, University of Pennsylvania; Kwonsang Lee, Harvard University; Jose Zubizarreta, Harvard University; Jeffrey Silber, University of Pennsylvania
12:15 PM
Floor Discussion
648 *
Thu, 8/2/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 215/216
Statistical Challenges in the Analysis of EHR Data — Invited Papers
Health Policy Statistics Section , Section on Risk Analysis, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Elizabeth Sweeney, Flatiron Health
Chair(s): Brian Segal, Flatiron Health
10:35 AM
Risk Prediction Using Longitudinal Predictors: An Application to Electronic Health Records Data
Presentation
Benjamin A Goldstein, Duke University ; Michael Pencina, Duke University; Gina-Maria Pomann, Duke University; Wolfgang Winkelmayer, Baylor University
10:55 AM
Utilizing Statistical Methods for Pre-Processing EHR Data for Analysis
Presentation
Alex Milinovich, Cleveland Clinic
11:15 AM
Deriving and Analyzing Endpoints from Electronic Health Record Data: a Case Study from Clinical Oncology
Presentation
Sandra Griffith, Flatiron Health ; Ariel Bourla, Flatiron Health; Bryan Bowser, Flatiron Health ; Geoff Calkins, Flatiron Health; Joe Chang, Flatiron Health; Rebecca Miksad , Flatiron Health ; Brian Segal, Flatiron Health; Elizabeth Sweeney, Flatiron Health ; Erin Williams, Flatiron Health ; Paul You , Flatiron Health ; Amy Abernethy, Flatiron Health
11:35 AM
Floor Discussion
652 * !
Thu, 8/2/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 109
Recent Innovation in Generalized Evidence Synthesis — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Jing Zhang, University of Maryland College Park
Chair(s): Qiqi Deng, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
10:35 AM
A Bayesian Hierarchical Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic Model for Network Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Tests
Presentation
Haitao Chu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities ; Qinshu Lian, University of Minnesota; James S. Hodges, University of Minnesota
10:55 AM
Bayesian Hierarchical Methods for Meta-Analysis Combining Randomized-Controlled and Single-Arm Studies
Jing Zhang, University of Maryland College Park ; Chia-Wen Ko, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Lei Nie, Division of Biometrics V, office of Biostatistics, CDER/FDA; Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Ram Tiwari, Center for Devices and Radiologica Health, FDA
11:15 AM
Bayesian Network Meta-Regression Models Using Heavy-Tailed Multivariate Random Effects with Covariate-Dependent Variances
Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut ; Hao Li, University of Connecticut; Joseph G Ibrahim, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Sung Duk Kim, National Cancer Institute; Arvind K. Shah, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jianxin Lin, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.; Andrew M. Tershakovec, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:35 AM
Marginal Meta-Analysis for Combining Multiple Randomized Clinical Trials with Rare Events
Presentation
Yi Huang, University of Maryland, Baltimore County ; Elande Baro, US FDA; Yun-Ju Cheng, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Guoxing Song, US FDA
11:55 AM
Discussant: Chi Song, Ohio State University
12:15 PM
Floor Discussion
672
Thu, 8/2/2018,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-West 115
Methods for Infectious Disease Epidemiology — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Chair(s): Tao Wang, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
10:35 AM
Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models for Infectious Disease Transmission Within and Between Households
Presentation
Yushuf Sharker, Yale University ; Eben Kenah, The Ohio State University School of Public Health
10:50 AM
Are Zero-Modified Models the Panacea for Epidemiological Data with Excess Zeroes?
Ali Arab, Georgetown University ; Frederic Mortier, CIRAD, UPR Forests and Societies/Forests and Societies, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD
11:05 AM
Model Choice and Future Prediction Accuracy in Time Series for Disease Incidence
Yew-Meng Koh, Hope College
11:20 AM
Modeling Social Contact Networks in Niakhar, Senegal
Gail Potter, The Emmes Corporation ; Jimmy Wong, FDA; Jonathan Sugimoto, Fred Hutch; Aldiouma Diallo, IRD; John Chris Victor , PATH; Kathleen Neuzil, University of Maryland ; M Elizabeth Halloran, Fred Hutch , University of Washington
11:35 AM
A Bayesian Approach to Sequential Analysis in Post-Licensure Vaccine Safety Surveillance
Presentation
Rongxia Li, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:50 AM
Trends in Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination Coverage Disparities by Birth Year Cohort for Children in the United States, 2005-2014
Presentation
Zhen Zhao, CDC ; Holly A Hill, CDC
12:05 PM
A Unified Probability Model for Pathogenic Etiology of Infectious Diseases
Presentation
Nong Shang, CDC
