166865 Welcome remarks and course introduction

Saturday, November 3, 2007: 9:00 AM

Mathilda B. Ruwe, MD, MPH, PhD , California State University, Fresno, Central Valley Health Policy Institute, Fresno, CA

Learning Objectives:
Upon course completing participants will: 1)Describe the value in combining qualitative and quantitative measures 2)List strategies on how to develop valid, empirically active quantitative variables from qualitative data. 3)Describe how to integrate qualitative and quantitative measures 4)List how to develop policy-relevant dependent variables

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.