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| Interpreting Trial Results in Medical Literature |
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Interpreting Trial Results in Medical Literature
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Duration: 1 Day
Description
The reading or development of medical literature is a major part of many roles in the pharmaceutical industry. In order to be able to fully effective in such a role it is essential to be able to understand how to interpret the results, how to identify limitations of the results caused by trial design and conduct as well as being able to summarise and use the seemingly complex statistical results in the papers and reports.
Who is it suitable for?
The course is designed for groups of delegates who regular have to create, read or summarise medical literature. The course has previously been tailored to include a review of and examples from medical literature provided by the customer. This has previously included:
- Medical Advisors
- Investigators
- Medical Information Personnel
- Medical Communication and Medical Writers
- Sales and Marketing Teams
Content
- Overview of components of medical literature
- Order of review
- Trial design considerations
- Endpoints
- What was done vs What was intended
- What is missing?
- Baseline Comparisons
- Group balance and prognostic factors
- Covariates
- Trial Results
- What will be a good result?
- Statistical Significance
- p-values and confidence intervals
- Non-inferiority and Difference
- Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests
- Summary values: Odds ratios, hazard ratios, LS Means, Relative and absolute risks, difference in percentages
- Using and interpreting graphs
- Presenting data
- Reviewing graphical displays of data
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