Abstract #301038

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301038
Activity Number: 257
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Bayesian Stat. Sciences
Abstract - #301038
Title: Biostatistical Consulting: The Doctor-Statistician Relationship - THIS LUNCHEON IS SOLD OUT
Author(s): Peter F. Thall*+
Companies: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Address: 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030-4009,
Keywords: biostatistics ; consulting ; ethics
Abstract:

Working biostatisticians must learn to apply their statistical skills in the context of personal interactions with physicians and other medical or biological researchers. The ongoing consulting process generally requires the biostatistician to learn about the substantive area of application, play a fundamental role in setting scientific objectives, and explain complex statistical ideas to nonstatisticians. Over time, these activities often end up defining the biostatistician's professional life and, ideally, motivating methodological research. In particular, medical biostatisticians must be acutely aware of the ethical implications of their work. We will discuss a wide variety of scientific, ethical, social, and professional issues that arise in the day-to-day activities of a working biostatistician.

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