Biostatistics and Data Management Core
PI Eric Vittinghoff, PhD; Co-PI: Steven Van Den Eeden, PhD; Co-Investigator:
Leslee L. Subak, MD
Statistician / Programmer: Jennifer M. Creasman, MSPH
The objective of the BDMC is to apply state-of-the-art science in biostatistics and data management to support the design, conduct, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting of the projects that comprise the UCSF SCOR. By providing expert methodologic support, the Core will ensure rigorous and timely initiation and completion of the projects. Specifically, the BDMC will provide
• assistance to SCOR investigators with study design and planning of analyses
• review of forms for clarity, internal consistency, and implications for analysis
• efficient data management and quality control
• study monitoring
• state-of-the-art data analysis, including economic analyses.
Centralization of the study design and data management as well as statistical support functions in the BDMC has a number of compelling advantages. Because two of the proposed SCOR projects will use data from the RRISK2 cohort, centralization of data management and analysis will provide efficiencies of scale, improved quality control, and enhanced communication across the two projects. Centralization will also help BDMC investigators achieve a better understanding of substantive issues involved in all three SCOR research projects. Use of Kaiser databases requires specialized knowledge that will be efficient to centralize in the BDMC. Because economic studies require a specialized set of analysis tools, these analyses will also be implemented through the BDMC, under the direction of Dr. Subak. Finally, centralization will foster communication between SCOR investigators by stimulating productive discussion of design, analysis, and interpretive issues, and thus contribute to the interaction of basic research and clinical investigation.
The following forms are available to download
Link RRISK Analysis Form (Word format) RRISK Publications & Presentations Guidelines (Pdf Format) Please contact David Thom for the status of current RRISK projects, email: dthom@fcm.ucsf.edu
Study Forms; a list of publications and abstracts and a SCOR contact list are available on a secured web page. A User name and Password are required. Contact Jennifer Creasman at 353-9784 for access to these forms or email her at: jennifer.creasman@ucsf.edu
Link to Publications Page:
