BIOST/STAT 578A • Spring 2011

Ethical Issues for Biostatistics 

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Materials from class meetings (expect regular updates):
[3/30]   Introduction and overview  (slides (no extras), 4up with extra slides)
[3/31]   Guest lecture on human subjects protections (Sharon Elsayed, UW IRB)  Slides 2up ; Slides on ASA ethics guidelines (4up)
[4/6]     No class
[4/7]     No class
[4/13]   Remune story discussion in preparation for the guest lecture (review slides)
[4/14]   Guest lecture on the Remune story (Dave Glidden, UCSF) Slides 
[4/20]   No class
[4/21]   Guest lecture on conflict of interest (Bruce Psaty) Slides NOTE:  Room today is F648
[4/27]   General discussion and processing your impressions from the previous class meetings
[4/28]   No class
[5/4]     No class
[5/5]     Guest lecture on bias for positive findings (Tom Fleming)  Slides and black & white 4up slides
[5/11]   Ethical issues in epidemiological research  (Slides on lead exposure 4up)
[5/12]   Guest lecture on low-dose lead and residual confounding (Bruce Lanphear, SFU)  Slides
[5/18]   No class
[5/19]   Guest lecture on Vioxx (Dick Kronmal) Slides and Laine video clip linked from slide 14
[5/25]   No class
[5/26]   Guest lecture on ROC and DSMBs (Scott Emerson)  Note:  Class starts at 1 p.m. today
[6/1]     Student presentations  
[6/2]     Course wrap-up and discussion