5138.0 Statistical Methods in Health Outcomes Research

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 10:30 AM
Oral
This session looks at applications and new methods for health outcomes research. The topics include mixed-effect models, survival analysis, acceleration in disease rates, and change points in incidence rates.
Session Objectives: 1. Apply the mixed-effect mixed distribution model. 2. Describe how to use insturmental variables with survival analysis. 3. Recognize and quantify age patterns in disease.
Moderator:
George J. Stukenborg, PhD

10:30 AM
Application of Mixed-Effect Mixed Distribution Model Substance Abuse Studies
Jichuan Wang, PhD, Russel S. Falck, MA and Robert G. Carlson, PhD
10:45 AM
Use of instrumental variables with survival analysis in an observational study of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events
Samuel A. Bozzette, MD, PhD, Christopher F. Ake, PhD and Thomas A. Louis, PhD
11:00 AM
Bridging demography, epidemiology, and statistics: Acceleration in disease rates with age- The SIMPLE Method
Steven A. Cohen, MPH and Elena Naumova, PhD
     
11:15 AM
Detection and Estimation of Change Points in the Incidence Rate of a DISEASE
Mohammed Y. Hussain, PhD
     

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Organized by: Statistics
Endorsed by: Epidemiology

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