This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Activity Details

160 * Mon, 8/2/2010, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-10 (East)
Section on Statisticians in Defense and National Security: Disease Surveillance — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security
Organizer(s): Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Beth Goodman, Glenelg Country School
10:35 AM Using Disease Surveillance Data to Forecast Disease Risk — Al Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health ; Yorghos Tripodis, Boston University ; John Brownstein, Children's Hospital Boston
10:55 AM A Novel Approach for Evaluating Alerting Methods in Biosurveillance — Jian Xing, CDC ; Soyoun Park, SRA International ; Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
11:15 AM Using Bayesian Predictive Distributions to Identify Outbreaks of Influenza-Like Illness — Owen Devine, CDC ; Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
11:35 AM Application of Change Point Analysis to Time Series Data: The BioSense Experience — Taha Kass-Hout, CDC ; Soyoun Park, SRA International ; Roy Xu, SRA International Inc. ; Paul McMurray, CDC ; Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
11:55 AM Floor Discussion



2010 JSM Online Program Home

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.