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Statistics 101: Principles in Drug Development
Course # T16
May 17 - May 18, 2010
Start - 8:00     Finish - 5:00
Hotel Information:
Hyatt Arlington
Hyatt Arlington
1325 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 525-1234
Rate: $ 239
Deadline for Group Rate: 2010-04-03
Hotel Policy
Registration Rate:
$1,495.00 Register by 04/3/10
$1,695.00 Register after 04/3/10
Cancellation Date: 5/8/10 (Cancellation fee is determined by date cancelled.)
Course Completed
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Continuing Education Credit:
ACPE: 0708-0000-10-017-L04-P; 0708-0000-10-017-L (1.4 CEU)
            Initial Release Date: 2/8/10
CBRN: N/A
CME: 14 Hours of Category 1 Credit
VNA: 07-04-01 14 Contact Hours
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Course Description:

This course will be held at:
The PERI Training Facility
1616 N Fort Myer Drive Suite 1430
Arlington, VA 22209

 

Day 1: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This course provides a basic overview of fundamental statistical principles. The course is intended for those who have not comprehensively studied statistics, but would like to gain an understanding of the basic notions that underlie statistical thinking through real-world examples. A series of workshop sessions will be interwoven with lectures and discussions. This course is not a substitute for a formal course instatistical methods, but rather will serve to introduce general statistical concepts, and form a foundation for reading and interpreting statistical materials and terms (such as P-Value, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, power, sample size, and variability). At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to effectively communicate with statisticians and better understand statistical material in reports and journals.

Who Should Attend:
This introductory course is targeted towards individuals who work in clinical research, including physicians, medical writers, clinical research associates (CRAs), programmers, data managers, regulatory scientists, project planners, and quality assurance personnel.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

•Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
• Examine the role of statistics and the statistician in medical research.
• Define fundamental statistical terms andconcepts used in clinical research.
• Identify common misuses andmisinterpretations of statistical results.
• Develop an understanding of how statistical methods are selected.

Key Topics:

• Descriptive Statistics
•Samples, Populations, and Inference
•Sampling Variability Hypothesis Testing and P-Values Estimation and Confidence Intervals
•Power and Sample Size
•Study Designs, Including NoninferiorityStudies
•Multiplicity and Interim Analyses
•Missing Data and Integrated-Two-Tailed (ITT)Procedures
•The Statistician¿s Role

Course Director(s):
John C. Pezzullo, PhD
Statistical Consultant


For a complete list of faculty or an agenda, please contact the course manager.
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PERI reserves the right to change agenda items and instructors without notice to accommodate situations beyond its control.