Understanding Confidence Intervals and their Use in Health Care Research

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Date & Location
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM, Online via Zoom, Doha, Qatar

Overview
In this series, the speaker will present the concept of both summary and inferential statistics. He will explain, with examples from the literature, how to interpret those statistics. Concepts to be discussed are means, medians, inter-quartile ranges, standard deviations, odds ratio, relative risk, confidence intervals and p-value. He will explain how to use confidence intervals to make decisions and will discuss the difference between accuracy and precision in research.

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


Objectives
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of confidence intervals in making inference in research studies

Registration

150 QAR - 42 USD

The registration closes ONE day before the activity. You will receive a UNIQUE join link on the day of the presentation.

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 cpd@qatar-med.cornell.edu.
  • 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 1.25 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 1 AMA PRA Category 1.25 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, Thurayya Arayssi, MD, Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEPH, Bruce MacRae, RT, Vahe Kehyayan, MSN, PhD, Maguy El Hajj, PharmD, Daniel Rainkie, PharmD, Hatem Algraffee, BDS, have no relevant financial relationship to disclose and WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING any unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Course Faculty/Facilitator: Ziyad Mahfoud, PhD, Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEPH, 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.