2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Quiz, Questions and Answers, Discussion


Sunday, November 1, 2015 : 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, PhD, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
In the proposed session a short quiz will be given to the participants to assess the knowledge gained from the MEPS LI course; a discussion will follow. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and seek guidance on their specific research or health policy interests.

Learning Areas:

Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe how to locate relevant MEPS file documentation and codebooks on the MEPS website. List the steps needed to initiate a research or health policy project using MEPS.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked on the MEPS (and related surveys) survey for over 15 years and have served on the faculty of numerous MEPS workshops. I have made over 25 MEPS related presentations at professional meetings and research organizations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.

Back to: 2012.0: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS): Using MEPS Data in Health Policy Analysis--Fee: $50