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Activity Number:
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228
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences
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| Abstract - #300813 |
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Title:
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Teaching Bayesian Statistics in a Health Research Methodology Program
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Author(s):
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Eleanor M. Pullenayegum*+ and Lehana Thabane
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Companies:
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St. Joseph's Healthcare and McMaster University
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Address:
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FSORC, 50 Charlton Ave. E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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Keywords:
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Biostatistics ; teaching ; inter-disciplinary ; Biostatistics
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Abstract:
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Although the biostatistics literature is rich in Bayesian methods for clinical trials, the use of these methods has been limited, particularly amongst academic clinicians. We believe that this is in part due to a lack of effective communication between biostatisticians and epidemiologists. Moreover, while there are courses that train biostatisticians in the theory of Bayesian methods there are relatively few that effectively train biostatisticians in the practical use of Bayesian methods. Similarly graduate courses that train epidemiologists in Bayesian methods are rare. We describe our experience of developing and teaching a course in practical Bayesian design and analysis of clinical studies, intended for a mixed group of biostatisticians, epidemiologists and clinician researchers enrolled in a Health Research Methodology graduate program.
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