DIA 2013 49th Annual Meeting
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Using Epidemiologic Methods to Advance Comparative Effectiveness Research
Track : Track 13: Health Economics and Outcomes (HEO)/Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)/Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Program Code: 140
Date: Monday, June 24, 2013
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM  EST
Location: 151B
CHAIR :
 Nancy A. Dreyer, PhD,MPH,FISPE (SCHNON), Senior Vice President, Global Chief of Scientific Affairs, Quintiles Outcome, United States
SPEAKER (S):
 Nancy A. Dreyer, PhD,MPH,FISPE (SPKNON), Senior Vice President, Global Chief of Scientific Affairs, Quintiles Outcome, United States
 Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH,FISPE (SPKNON), Distinguished Fellow, RTI Health Solutions, United States
 Hans-Georg Eichler, MD,MSc (SPKAGY), Senior Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency, European Union, United Kingdom
Description
The strengths and limitations of observational studies of comparative effectiveness research will be presented, along with a discussion of epidemiologic methods, resources, and a validated scale for assessing observational study quality.