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Third Annual International Symposium on Evaluation of Clinical Trials Methodologies with Applications, Design of Clinical Trials, and Frontiers of Data Analysis (2009)

In recent years, clinical trials research design and data analysis have received widespread attention due to advancements in clinical trials research. To foster dialogue among clinical trials specialists from mainland China and abroad on study design, data analysis, and related topics, as well as to promote an interdisciplinary approach for future investigations, the People’s University of China, in collaboration with the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Clinical Trials Evaluation Committee, is hosting the Third Annual “International Symposium on the Evaluation of Clinical Trials Methodologies with Applications, Design of Clinical Trials, and Frontiers of Data Analysis (2009).”

We encourage and welcome the participation of scholars and experts in related fields.

Hosted by: People’s University of China, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Clinical Trials Evaluation Committee
Sponsored by: People’s University of China Applied Statistics Center for Scientific Research, People’s University of China Statistics Research Advisory Center, Chinese Traditional Medicine Academy, Guanganmen Hospital, University of Washington Department of Biostatistics
CONFERENCE TOPICS

Clinical Trials Research Design with Applications and Frontiers of Data Analysis
  Clinical trials research design
  Data analysis
  Research outcome
  Data management and quality control
  Diagnostic tests

Training Courses
  New Statistical Methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Research
  Clinical Trials Design in TCM and Its International Development

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SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

  
Date and Time

 Symposium Event
2:00 pm, June 25 to
12 pm, June 27, 2009		 Symposium Registration

 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm, June 26, 2009

Training Courses:

New Statistical Methods in TMC Research
(Speaker: Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, Professor of Biostatistics, University of Washington, and Director of Biostatistics Unit, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm,
June 26, 2009		 Clinical Trials Design in TCM and Its International Development
(Speaker: Lixing Lao, Professor of Family Medicine and Director of TCM Research Program, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
June 27-28, 2009 Research Seminar:
  Guest Speakers (tentative):

Yongyan Wang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering，Honorary Dean of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute of China

Baoyan Liu，Chair of the Clinical Trials Efficacy Evaluation Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies

Danhui Yi, Professor and Director of the Statistical Consulting Research Center of People’s University of China: Investigations in TCM Clinical Efficacy and Evaluation Techniques

Zhi Geng, Professor and Director of the Mathematical Statistics Research Institute of Peking University: Statistical Methods in Clinical Research

Jingqing Hu，Director of the Clinical Research Center at Guanganmen Hospital, a division of the Chinese Traditional Medicine Academy: Key Problems in the Standardization of Diagnostic Research

Norm Breslow, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Washington: Use of Case-control and Case-cohort Studies in TCM Research

Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Washington and Director of Biostatistics Unit in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System: Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests in TCM

Lixing Lao, Professor of Family Medicine and Director of the TCM Research Program in the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore: Key Issues and Strategies in TCM Research

Karen Sherman, Senior Investigator at Group Health Cooperative: Models of Integration of AOM with Conventional Medicine: The Role of Research

Laura Lee Johnson, Statistician at the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): Research Designs when Testing One or More Complex Non-Pharmacologic Interventions

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CALL FOR PAPERS

  1. Format Specifications:
    • Please submit either an abstract in both Chinese and English (500 words max）or the full text of your paper (8,000 words max). Please include author name(s), title, academic division, postal address, zip code, cell phone number, and e-mail address.
    • Please follow the below format for your e-mail subject line and/or attachment— “Third Annual International Symposium on the Evaluation of Clinical Trials Methodologies with Applications+Title of Paper+Department+Name”.
    • Please use encrypted transmission if your paper contains confidential information.
    • Submission deadline： May 30, 2009.
  2. Paper Selection:
    Selected papers from the conference will be recommended for publication in the following publications: "Data Analysis," "Statistics and Accurate Calculation," "Chinese Journal of Epidemiology," "Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology," "Traditional Chinese Medicine Patient Drug." Among the selected papers, we will further select high-quality refereed papers to include in a special issue of "Statistics in Medicine."
    * Related fees for publication will be announced at a later time.

  3. The Symposium committee may make reasonable revisions to submitted papers. Please keep a copy for your records, as submissions will not be returned.

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION: People’s University of China, Yifu Conference Center，Beijing, China

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SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FEE

200 USD per person for overseas (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) attendees
600 RMB for mainland China attendees
300 RMB for Chinese students (please submit a photocopy of your Chinese student ID with registration form)

TRAINING COURSE REGISTRATION FEE

50 USD per person per course for overseas attendees
200 RMB per person per course for mainland Chinese attendees (students included)

HOW TO REGISTER:

  1. Fill out the registration reply form and e-mail it to: Chang Liu, liuchang@ruc.edu.cn
  2. The registration deadline is May 30, 2009.
  3. Attendees will receive a government issued Grade A certificate in Continuing Education in Medicine.
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