S E M I N A R

Application Of Statistical Methods

to Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI) Studies

Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research (ICOR) * 699 E. South Temple, Suite 100 * SLC, UT 84102-1282

801-466-5595 (T) 801-466-6685 (F) admin@isisicor.com

Purpose

To help the participant understand the statistical methods used in CPI studies.

Topics

How to use clinical expertise to create data collection instruments, interpret analyses, and develop questions for analyses.

o How to export CPI study data from a data collection tool (such as the Comprehensive Severity Index (CSI^â) software system) to a computational tool (such as the SAS^â software system).

o How to use a computational tool (such as the SAS software system) to perform statistical computations.

o How to interpret univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses of CPI study data.

Seminar Data From Recent CPI Case Studies

 Prevention of complications in abdominal surgery.

o HMO cost-containment practices.

o Pediatric asthma and bronchiolitis patients.

o Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in long-term care facilities.

Who Should Attend

Members of statistical analysis teams responsible for analyzing CPI study data. Seminar enrollment is limited to create a small-group learning environment.