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SCHEDULE

Introduction to Observational Studies

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 2:45 PM to 4:15 PM MST at Convention Center North Building / Meeting Room 127

Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-24-181-L99-P
Activity Type: A Knowledge-Based Activity

This program will describe the basic steps to conduct observational research, observational study designs (cohort and case-control) commonly used in clinical effectiveness studies, and threats to internal validity (bias and confounding).

This session is open to all meeting registrants and is part of the Research and Scholarship Academy programming.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe strengths and limitations of common observational study designs.

2. Define selection bias, confounding bias and information bias.

3. Identify potential confounding variables for the learner’s area of research interest.

Gary L. Cochran, Pharm.D.
Speaker:Gary L. Cochran, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Pharmacy, Omaha, Nebraska
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