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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 3/20/2021 9:00:00 AM 3/20/2021 5:30:00 PM Asia/Riyadh For More Details: https://wcmq.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=1988 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... Livestream (Zoom) false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, March 20, 2021, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

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- Fit a Kaplan Meier Curve and compute median survival.
  6. 6- Interpret Hazard Ratios and their confidence intervals.

Registration

150 USD;    547 QAR

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

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

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. 

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 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 Mahfoud, PhD, Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEHP, Bruce MacRae, MSc, RRT, Maguy ElHajj, PharmD, Vahe Kehyayan, MSN, PhD, Daniel Rainkie, PharmD, Thurayya Arayssi, MD, Stella Major, MD, Mohamed Al-Saey, DDS, have no relevant financial relationship to disclose and will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

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

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

Administrative Contact: Safia Rabia has disclosed the following: Spouse, employee – Al-Wehda Medical Group; WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING any unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

ICR: Ziyad Mahfoud, PhD, has no relevant financial relationship to disclose and WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING any 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.



Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Faculty Photos
Soha Dargham, MPH
Senior Biostatistician
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD
Professor of Research in Population Health Sciences
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
Maguy S El Hajj, PharmD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Qatar University College of Pharmacy
Doha, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Vahe Kehyayan, PhD
Asst Professor
UCQ
DOHA, Qatar, Qatar
Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Bruce MacRae, MSc
Faculty
CNAQ
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

Saturday, March 20, 2021

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

Objectives:
Identify current knowledge pertaining to biostastistical 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)

  1. Descriptive statistics
  2. Analysis of numeric variables
  3. Analysis of categorical variables



Objectives:

Compute descriptive statistics

Demonstrate an understanding of analysis of numeric and categorical variables

Employ multiple linear regression to analyze a full model

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)

  1. Computer based methods
  2. Other methods
  3. Application


Objectives:
Employ forward, backward and stepwise methods of variables selection for linear and logistic regression models
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)

  1. Understanding the ANOVA table
  2. Multiple testing model
  3. How does it work with categorical variables 


Objectives:
Employ one-way ANOVA and multiple testing procedures for numeric variables
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)

  1. For bivariate analysis
  2. For one way ANOVA


Objectives:

Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between parametric and non-parametric tests

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)

  1. Kaplan Meier Method and Curve
  2. Log Rank test and Hazard Ratio


Objectives:
Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of time to event and censoring
Employ the log rank test
Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of hazard ratio
Wrap up and Post-test
5:15PM - 5:30PM
Ziyad R Mahfoud, PhD

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