JSM Preliminary Online Program
This is the preliminary program for the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver, Colorado.

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Colorado Convention Center = “CC”, Hyatt = “HY”

CE_05C Sat, 8/2/08, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CC-210-212
Hot Topics in Clinical Trials - Continuing Education - Course
ASA, Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, ASA, Boston Chapter
Instructor(s): Scott R. Evans, Harvard University, Lee-Jen Wei, Harvard University, Lu Tian, Northwestern University, Lingling Li, Harvard Medical School
We will address several hot-topic areas in clinical trials, including the use of prediction to identify biomarkers, meta-analysis of rare safety events, data monitoring committees, data monitoring using prediction, noninferiority studies, causal inference, benefit:risk assessment, and bridging studies. We will present motivating examples and discuss standard and novel approaches to analyses.
 

JSM 2008 For information, contact jsm@amstat.org or phone (888) 231-3473. If you have questions about the Continuing Education program, please contact the Education Department.
Revised September, 2008