Basic Statistics: A Non-Threatening Approach to the Use of Statistics in Clinical Trials 2012
Track:
Pre-Meeting Workshops (CE)
Program Code: 245-L04
Date: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
Breakers B, Level 2, South Convention Center
PRESENTER:
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James DeMuth, PhD, Professor of Continuing Education Division, University of Wisconsin
JAMES E. De MUTH, Ph.D., R.Ph. is a professor in Extension Services in Pharmacy and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received the B.S. degree in Pharmacy from Drake University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacy Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary responsibilities are the development, implementation and evaluation of continuing education offerings for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. Dr. De Muth has authored over 40 research articles in the pharmacy and adult education literature and the textbook Basic Statistics and Pharmaceutical Statistical Applications. He has taught over 130 statistical short courses in the worldwide and one each year at ASHP Midyear since 1998. Dr. De Muth received the 1993 Rufus A. Lyman Award for most notable original research and/or scholarly work published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and 2000 William A. Blockstein Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for contributions to the field of continuing pharmaceutical education. He served as the chair of the Biostatistics Expert Committee (2000-2005), General Chapters Expert Committee (2005-2010) and is currently (2010-2015) chair of General Chapters Dosage Forms Expert Committee for the United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary. In 2010 USP recognized the work of the General Chapters Expert Committee with its first Award for Outstanding Contributions to the USP Standard Setting Process.
PROGRAM CHAIR:
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James DeMuth, Ph.D., Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
James E. De Muth, Ph.D., R.Ph. is a professor in Extension Services in Pharmacy and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received the B.S. in Pharmacy degree from Drake University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacy Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary responsibilities are the development, implementation and evaluation of continuing education offerings for individuals in the pharmaceutical industry and pharmacists within the United States. Dr. De Muth has authored over 40 research articles and Basic Statistics and Pharmaceutical Statistical Applications. He has taught over 150 statistical short courses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Brazil and China. Dr. De Muth has received the 1993 Rufus A. Lyman Award for most notable original research and/or scholarly work published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2000 William A. Blockstein Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for contributions to the field of continuing pharmaceutical education and 2010 USP Award for Outstanding Contributions to the USP Standards-Setting Process, and 2011 Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Alumni Achievement Award. He served as the chair of the Biostatistics Expert Committee (2000-2005), chair of General Chapters Expert Committee (2005-2010) and is currently (2010-2015) chair of General Chapters-Dosage Forms Expert Committee for the United States Pharmacopeia.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Define statistical terms commonly encountered in the literature.
Discuss the major type of variables and define the general rule of probability in inferential statistics.
Evaluate example problems to identify the type of variables involved and the most appropriate statistical test(s) to use.
List various graphic and numeric methods for presenting descriptive statistics.
Select the appropriate statistical test given the type of data presented.