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🇬🇧 Statistical Issues in Drug Development

12/09/2023 09:00 Ă  13/09/2023 16:00

TRAINER

Prof Stephen
Senn

Statistical Consultant
Former Head of the Competence Centre for Methodology and Statistics, LIH

OUTLINE

This lecture-style course, including Q&A sessions, is based on Prof Senn’s monograph Statistical Issues in Drug Development (3rd edition, 2021) and his extensive experience working within and consulting for the pharmaceutical industry. It will explain ethodological ideas that underpin clinical trials and practical issues in implementing them.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The training should appeal to nonstatisticians who wish to gain an intuitive understanding of statistical issues related to clinical trial practice but also to statisticians who wish to understand practical problems that trialists face.

PROGRAMME

Day 1

Lecture 1: Control, randomisation
and blinding

Lecture 2: The measurement of
treatment effects

LUNCH BREAK

Lecture 3: The use of covariate information

Lecture 4: Some examples and some
lessons

Day 2

Lecture 5: Determining the sample size.

Lecture 6: Multi-centre trials

LUNCH BREAK

Lecture 7: Cross-over trials and n-of-1 trials

Lecture 8: Meta-analysis

PR-REQUISITES

Basic understanding of high school algebra and elementary statistics. The course will though be very light on algebra. Concepts will mainly be explained verbally, by analogy and graphically.

LEARNING OUTCOME

When completing the course you should be able understand the basics of clinical trial protocols and clinical trial reports. You should also be able to ask critical questions regarding trial design.

PRACTICAL DETAILS

Sandwich lunch will be provided.
Participation is free for LIH staff.
External participants will be charged a fee of 130 Euro (65 Euro for 1 day only).

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline: 04/09/2023

LIH staff: Please register via MPLEO

External staff: Please register by mail to formation@lih.lu.


Students who only wish to have an
introductory course should find that
Day 1 fulfils this purpose.

A certificate of attendance can be
delivered upon request to
formation@lih.lu

WHERE

Maison du Savoir
Room MSA 3.230
2, Avenue de l’Université
Belval Esch-sur-Alzette

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