Transcript Panel Intro.ppt

The Future of the Education of
Clinical Trial Statisticians
What Changes are Needed?
Distinguished Panel
Christy Chuang-Stein
Bob O’Neill
Karl Peace
Janet Wittes
Marvin Zelen
Evolution
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Role of the statistician
– Technical → Strategic
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Statistical methodology development
– Impact of powerful computing
• Theory → simulation
• Automation should not replace critical thought
– Application of new methods
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Impact in areas beyond analyses (where most formal training resides)
– Design, monitoring, interpretation, reporting
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Need for more effective communication with non-statisticians
– What’s the question?
– Communicating important concepts
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Need for more medical/biological knowledge
– E.g., genomics
Issues for Discussion
• Training “Leaders”
• Evolution of regulatory processes in China,
Japan, and other places