JSM 2020 - Schedule of TSHS-sponsored sessions
As you already know, JSM is going virtual this year. With your help, the TSHS Section has put together a great program. Below is the schedule of TSHS-sponsored sessions for JSM 2020. You can also visit the searchable online program for any changes or updates to the schedule.
Note: all times are EDT
Monday August 3
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Contributed Paper Session, “Addressing challenges in teaching statistics in the health sciences”
Chair: Maria Ciarleglio, Yale School of Public Health
Topics and Presenters:
Simulation of the sampling distribution of means –Controversy and misconceptions in teaching statistics | Sadia Sarker, Eastern Michigan University; Khairul Islam, Eastern Michigan University
Teaching abstract concepts to master of public health students in a longitudinal data analysis class | Qi Zheng, Texas A&M University
Setting up the tools and workflow for teaching reproducible research, big data and data mining in nursing and public health | Melinda Higgins, Emory University
Developing and implementing a statistics curriculum for pre-clinical scientists at a free-standing cancer center | Sujata M Patil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Axel Martin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Ushma M Neill, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Jaya Satagopan, Rutgers University School of Public Health
Candid insights on becoming tenured faculty at a state institution | Michael Swartz, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health
How to get a p-value-less paper published in a medical journal | Arun Kumar, Tacked
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Roundtable, “Rubrics and flipped classrooms: What are they and how do they work in biostatistics classes?” with Michael Swartz, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health
Tuesday August 4
10:00 am - 11:50 am
Topic Contributed Paper Session, “Translational statistics: Problems in preclinical studies and a call for change”
Organizer: Penny Reynolds, University of Florida School of Medicine
Chair: Sujata M Patil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Topics and Presenters:
Non-informative preclinical research: What statisticians need to know | Penny Reynolds, University of Florida School of Medicine
Common problems in the design of preclinical animal experiments | Stanley Lazic, Prioris.ai Inc.
Statistical reporting must improve in preclinical research | Romain-Daniel Gosselin, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
Discussants: Cynthia W Garvan, University of Florida School of Medicine; Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri-Columbia
Wednesday August 5
10:00 am - 11:50 am
Topic Contributed Panel Session, “Methods for fostering student engagement in online statistics courses”
Organizer: Brandon George, Thomas Jefferson University
Chair: John Doucette, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelists: Brandon George, Thomas Jefferson University; Ann Brearley, University of Minnesota; Michael Jiroutek, Campbell University; Laura Le, University of Minnesota; Suhwon Lee, University of Missouri; Matt Brems, General Assembly
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Roundtable, “Challenges and approaches in training clinical researchers in causal inference methods” with Douglas Landsittel, University of Pittsburgh
1:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Invited Panel Session, “Navigating the academic promotion process in the health sciences as a collaborative and teaching statistician: Tips for smoothing the trip”
Organizer and Chair: Phillip Schulte, Mayo Clinic
Panelists: Heather Bush, University of Kentucky; Jeffrey Blume, Vanderbilt University; Howard Cabral, Boston University; Felicity Enders, Mayo Clinic
Thursday August 6
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Roundtable, “The statistician as an investigator and educator, not just a power calculator, on clinical research protocols” with Alexia Iasonos, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
3:00 pm - 4:50 pm
Topic Contributed Panel Session, “Characteristics of a successful biostatistics summer internship program”
Organizer: Constantine Daskalakis, Thomas Jefferson University
Chair: Brian Millen, Eli Lilly and Company
Panelists: Constantine Daskalakis, Thomas Jefferson University; William Scott Clark, Eli Lilly; Jacqueline Hicks, Boston University; Jayawant Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic