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2010 Outcomes Research Course

Preliminary Course Schedule

ACS Headquarters, Chicago, IL
November 11-13, 2010

Day 1 - Thursday

7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 - 8:40 am

John Birkmeyer
Lecture # 1: Introduction

  • Methodologies, tools, and subcultures
  • Course Overview
  • General principles in conducting and interpreting observational studies
8:40 – 9:00 am

David Urbach
Lecture #2: Overview of administrative databases

  • Medicare, HCUP, VA, other sources
  • General content
9:00 - 9:45 am Justin Dimick
Lecture # 3: Administrative data research in practice
9:45 – 10:00 am Q & A and Discussion
10:00 - 10:15 am Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00 pm Breakout: Critiquing studies based on administrative data
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 –1:30 pm

Karl Bilimoria
Lecture #4: Off-the-shelf clinical databases for research

  • ACS-NSQIP, NCDB, NTDB, others
1:30 – 2:00 pm

Nancy Birkmeyer
Lecture #5: Building your own clinical registries

  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining a registry
2:00 – 2:30 pm

David Flum

  • Lecture #6: Using clinical registries for research and quality improvement
2:30 – 2:45 pm Q & A and Discussion
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 5:00 pm Breakout (option #1): Critiquing studies based on clinical registries
3:00 – 5:00 pm Breakout (option #2): Practicum: Using Microsoft Access to create your own clinical database
6:00 – 7:00 pm Group Reception

Day 2 - Friday

7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast
Option 1
8:00– 12:00 pm

Justin Dimick
Lectures and lab: Intro to data analysis I

  • Biostatistics review
  • Creating analysis datasets
  • Data analysis with STATA
Option 2
8:00– 12:00 pm
John Birkmeyer, DavidFlum, and colleagues
Participant research in progress
[Participants will discuss and get feedback on their ongoing research from selected faculty, either individually or in small groups]
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
Option 1
1:00 – 5:30 pm

Samuel Finlayson and Janice Cormier
Decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

  • Overview
  • Skills lab
Option 2
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Caprice Greenberg and Margaret (Gretchen) Schwarze
Qualitative research

  • Overview
  • Exercises
3:30 – 5:30 pm

Nancy Baxter
Health-related quality of life assessment

  • Overview
  • Skills lab
6:00 – 7:00 pm Group Dinner

Day 3 - Saturday

7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast
Option 1
8:00– 10:00 am

David Urbach
Meta-analysis

  • Overview
  • Exercises
Option 2
8:00– 10:00 am

Justin Dimick and Nancy Birkmeyer
Advanced statistical methods

  • Overview
  • Exercises
10:00 - 10:15 am Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00 pm

Lectures and roundtable discussion

  • Funding and grantsmanship
  • Setting up your program

Adjourn

 

Outcomes Course Overview | 2010 Preliminary Course Schedule 
2010 Course Faculty | Online Registration | Application Form (410K PDF)
2008 Course Bibliography

 

 

Revised June 29, 2010

 

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