Section outline

  • Lecture: Subjects and Variables

    Introduction to the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; target and accessibile populations; inclusion and exclusion criteria; balancing feasibility and generalizability; sampling; types of variables and measurements; maximizing precision and accuracy; example from Alan's research on atrial fibrillation.

    Faculty:  Tom Newman
     
    Location:      MB-Genentech Hall 106, Byers Auditorium

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 2 - Tom Newman - Subjects and Variables File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment 2:

      • Read Chapters 3 and 4 of DCR-4
      • Watch Tom Newman's presentation "How do we know what we know?" (see Materials)
      • Make an appointment to meet with your mentor sometime in the next 2 weeks
      • Write 1-page protocol outline for your study
      • Write <1 page "Study Subjects" section
      • Bring paper copy of writing to Small Group on Tuesday, and turn in revised version by Wednesday at Midnight
      • Do Exercise 3 (Chapter 3) and Exercise 3 (Chapter 4) of DCR-4 (Optional)
    • Assignment 2 Details File
    • Assignment 2 Example File

    • Materials:

    • Tom Newman: How do we know what we know? URL

    • Optional reading from Tom Newman relevant to his Subjects and Variables lecture:

    • Newman 2006 NEJM Outcomes of TB 25 or more File
    • Newman 1991 AJDC Direct Bilirubin Measurements in Jaundiced Term Newborns File
    • Newman 2003 Stories Statistics BMJ File