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Advanced Applied Biostatistics for Health Care Professionals


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Add to Calendar Advanced Applied Biostatistics for Health Care Professionals 3/2/2024 9:00:00 AM 3/2/2024 5:30:00 PM Asia/Riyadh For More Details: https://wcmq.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=3430 Description: This is the final level of a 3-workshop series aimed at enabling health care professionals (HCP) to organize and analyze their data and properly interpret and summarize it. The workshop will be applied in nature where biostatistical concepts will be explained through case studies using a statistical software such as IBM-SPSS.NOTE: Participants are required to have a laptop with SPSS software downloaded.C... Online via Zoom and Face to Face at WCM-Q false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Online via Zoom and Face to Face at WCM-Q, Doha, Qatar

Overview

This is the final level of a 3-workshop series aimed at enabling health care professionals (HCP) to organize and analyze their data and properly interpret and summarize it. The workshop will be applied in nature where biostatistical concepts will be explained through case studies using a statistical software such as IBM-SPSS.

NOTE: Participants are required to have a laptop with SPSS software downloaded. 

Certificate

An anonymous evaluation will be conducted online. All participants are required to complete the Evaluation Form in order to qualify for a certificate of attendance.

If you wish to receive a certificate of completion 'Certificate in the Analysis of Medical Data', you are required to complete the three workshops (Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Applied Biostatistics for Health Care Professionals) and pass the test at the end of each activity.


Target Audience
Specialties - Allied Health Professionals, Dentists, Educators, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Researchers, Students

Overall Learning Objective
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. 1- Generate a multiple linear regression.
  2. 2- Generate a multiple logistic regression.
  3. 3- Analyze data from a one-way ANOVA.
  4. 4- Analyze data using nonparametric statistics.
  5. 5- Generate a Kaplan Meier Curve and compute median survival.
  6. 6- Interpret Hazard Ratios and their confidence intervals.

Registration
  • Early Bird (valid until February 2, 2024): 120 USD - 438 QAR
  • Regular fees (from February 3, 2024): 150 USD - 547 QAR 

IMPORTANT Notice

- The registration closes TWO days before the activity.

- You can register either for the online OR the face-to-face session with NO possible changes.

- Those who register for the ONLINE session will receive a UNIQUE join link on the day of the activity.

REGISTRATION WARNING

Registration for courses managed by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) can only be completed through WCM-Q's official registration portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. WCM-Q is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com.

Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].

Changes or Cancellations

  • Name changes or substitutions are not permitted.
  • All cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing and submitted via email to [email protected].
  • For a full refund of the registration fee, the cancellation request must be received at least 7 days prior to the session. No refund will be offered for cancellation request thereafter.
  • We will attempt to process the refund within 30 days of receiving any cancellation request.
  • Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar reserves the right to cancel the course. In the event of a cancellation, fee deposit will be returned, but we will not be responsible for any other expenses including restricted or non-refundable airfare or hotel deposits.

Accreditation



DHP 


Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited as a provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions.

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 7 hours.


ACCME

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity


It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to adhere to Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias. 

Scientific Planning Committee: Ziyad R. Mahfoud, PhD, Thurayya Arayssi, MD, Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEHP, Maguy ElHajj, PharmD, Nabila Chaabna, MSN, Daniel Rainkie, PharmD, Stella Major, MD, Mohamed Al-Saey, DDS, Vinoop Viswanathan, PT, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose and will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Course Directors: Ziyad R. Mahfoud, PhD, Thurayya Arayssi, MD, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose and will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Course Faculty/Facilitator: Ziyad R. Mahfoud, PhD, Soha Dargham, MPH, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose and will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Administrative Contact: Safia Rabia has no relevant financial relationships to disclose and will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.
 
The scientific planning committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.

The registration form for this activity is currently unavailable.



Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Safia Rabia, Engineering in Biology
CPD Coordinator
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Administrative Contact
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Thurayya Arayssi, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Course CoDirector
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD
Professor of Research in Population Health Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Course Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Soha Dargham, MPH
Senior Biostatistician
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mohammed Al-Saey, DDS
Consultant in Oral Surgery
Aspetar
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEHP
Director, Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Nabila Chaabna, MSN
Director of Nursing Research
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Maguy S El Hajj, PharmD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Qatar University College of Pharmacy
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Stella Major, MBBS
Professor of Family Medicine Teaching in Medicine
PCP Unit Lead & Director of the Clinical Skills & Simulation Lab (CSSL)
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Daniel Rainkie, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Vinoop Viswanathan, DPT, Orthopedic Physical Therapist
Physiotherapist
Al Ahli Hospital
Al Dafna, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Pre-test
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD

Objectives:
1- Identify current knowledge pertaining to biostatistical concepts that will be covered in the current training
Review material from first and second training
9:30AM - 10:45AM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

a. Descriptive statistics
b. Analysis of numeric variables
c. Analysis of categorical variables

Objectives:
1. Compute descriptive statistics
2. Demonstrate an understanding of analysis of numeric and categorical variables
3. Employ multiple linear regression to analyze a full model
4. Employ multiple logistic regression to analyze a full model
 
Selecting Variables for Multiple Regression
10:45AM - 12:15PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

a. Computer based methods
b. Other methods
c. Application

Objectives:
1. Employ forward, backward and stepwise methods of variables selection for linear and logistic regression models
2. Employ other methods of variables selection for linear and logistic regression
 
Break
12:15PM - 12:30PM
One Way ANOVA
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

a. Understanding the ANOVA table
b. Multiple testing model
c. How does it work with categorical variables 

Objectives:
1. Employ one-way ANOVA and multiple testing procedures for numeric variables
2. Employ Chi-squared test for multiple groups with pairwise comparison procedures
 
Lunch Break
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Nonparametric Tests
2:30PM - 3:45PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

a. For bivariate analysis
b. For one way ANOVA

Objectives:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between parametric and non-parametric tests
2. Apply nonparametric tests such as Wilcoxon’s signed rank test, rank sum test, and the Kruskal Wallis test
 
Break
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Introduction to Survival Analysis
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

a. Kaplan Meier Method and Curve
b. Log Rank test and Hazard Ratio

Objectives:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of time to event and censoring
2. Apply Kaplan Meier method to obtain survival estimates and curves
3. Employ the log rank test
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of hazard ratio
Wrap up and Post-test
5:15PM - 5:30PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD (Speaker)
Soha Dargham, MPH (Facilitator)

Objectives:
1. Evaluate to which extent the learning objectives were met
2. Summarize the key learning points
 

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