Section outline

  • Lecture:  Study Design in Pharmacoepidemiology

    • Basic epidemiologic study designs used in pharmacoepidemiology
    •   - Comparative advantages/disadvantages
    • Epidemiology measures of effect
    • Study Bias and methods to address bias
    • Case Studies

    Faculty:  Michael Kelsh

    Location:  Mission Hall 2100

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 2 Basic Design and Analysis - Kelsh File

    • Required Reading:

      “Study designs available for Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies”  in Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology  pp. 30-39

      Rothman KJ  Six Persistent Research Misconceptions; J Gen Intern Med DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2755  2014

       

    • Avorn J. In Defense of Pharmacoepidemiology – Embracing the Yin and the Yang of Drug Research. NEJM-357-2219-2221, 2007 File
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    • Jick H, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Perez-Gutthan S. Principles of epidemiological research on adverse and beneficial drug effects. The Lancet - 352(9142)-1767-70, 1998 File
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    • Schneeweiss S. Developments in post-marketing comparative effectiveness research. Clinical Pharmacol Therapeutics -82(2)-143-156, 2007 File
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    • Maclure M, Fireman B, Nelson JC et al. When should case-only designs be used for safety monitoring of medical products. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 21(S1)- 50–61, 2012 File
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    • Strom 2006 Study Designs for Pharamacoepidemiologic Research File
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    • Optional Reading: