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X-WR-CALNAME:Biostatistics Seminar - The Art of Collaboration: Illustration
 s from a Population Study
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DESCRIPTION:Mary Ganguli\,MD\, MPH - \n\nProfessor of Psychiatry\, Neurolog
 y\, and Epidemiology\n\nUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Sc
 hool of Public Health\n\n \n\nChung-Chou (Joyce) H. Chang\, PhD - \n\nProf
 essor of Medicine\, Biostatistics\, and Clinical and Translational Science
 \n\nUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and School of Public Healt
 h\n\n \n\n \n\nTtle: The Art of Collaboration: Illustrations from a Pop
 ulation Study\n\nAbstract: \n\nWith the aging of the US population\, Alzhe
 imer’s Disease (AD) and other dementias are a growing clinical\, public 
 health problem\, and societal challenge with no cure on the horizon. Effor
 ts to develop both effective treatments and preventive strategies must pro
 ceed in parallel. Population-based cohort studies reduce selection bias an
 d provide the opportunity to identify modifiable risk factors for dementia
 . The Monongahela- Youghiogheny Healthy Aging Team (MYHAT) is an epidemiol
 ogic study cohort in southwestern PA in whom we have been collecting data 
 since 2006. This presentation will highlight some biostatistical approache
 s that have been the key to making the best use of these data\, and also i
 llustrate the importance of successful collaboration.\n\nDr. Ganguli will 
 provide some background on the clinical and public health context of the w
 ork. Dr. Chang will discuss three fundamental statistical concepts: compet
 ing risks modeling\, dual trajectory modeling\, and estimating the effect 
 of a modifiable risk factor on incident dementia. For each of these topics
 \, she will explain two aspects and demonstrate their appropriate use. Spe
 cifically\, she will highlight how the proper application of these approac
 hes can impact research findings.
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LOCATION:Public Health\, Public Health\, G23
SUMMARY:Biostatistics Seminar - The Art of Collaboration: Illustrations fro
 m a Population Study
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 rt_of_collaboration_illustrations_from_a_population_study
CATEGORIES:Lectures\, Symposia\, Etc.
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