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The Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine

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	Conference on Statistical Methods in Epidemiology and Observational Studies In Honor of Norman E. Breslow
August 4, 2006 Seattle, Washington, USA

Speakers

Friday, August 4, 2006

Session #1 - Norman E. Breslow Distinguished Lectureship Presentation

• Mitchell H. Gail
  National Cancer Institute
  Absolute Risk: Clinical Applications and Controversies
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Session #2 - Special Lecture

1. Giulio J. D'Angio
   Founder of the National Wilms' Tumor Study
   The National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS): Three Decades of Progress
   Abstract
   

Session #3 - Statistical Issues in Case-control and Related Studies

1. Alastair Scott
   University of Auckland
   Statistical Methods for Case-control Studies and Related Sampling Designs
   Abstract
   


2. David Clayton
   Cambridge University
   Bias, confounding, and random error in whole-genome case-control studies
   Abstract
   


3. Raymond Carroll
   Texas A&M University
   Case-Control Studies, Semiparametrics, Genetics and Interactions
   Abstract
   

Session #4 - Statistical Issues in Cohort and Related Studies

1. Jon Wellner
   University of Washington
   The Breslow estimator, the Breslow-Crowley theory, and their modern impacts
   Abstract
   


2. Anastasios (Butch) Tsiatis
   North Carolina State University
   Estimating Mean Response as a Function of Treatment Duration in an Observational Study, Where Duration may be Informatively Censored
   Abstract
   


3. Louise Ryan
   Harvard University
   Optimal design for environmental studies
   Abstract
   

Session #5 - Emerging Statistical Issues in Epidemiology and Observational Studies

1. Panel Discussion
   Observational studies versus clinical trials and challenges in observational studies
   Abstract
   
   Chair: Thomas A. Louis, Johns Hopkins University,
   
   Panelists:
   Ross L. Prentice, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
   Niels Keiding, University of Copenhagen
   Juni Palmgren, Karolinska Institutet
   Duncan Thomas, University of Southern California
   

Updated: 07 APR 2006