Biostatistics & Research Methods: August 3-4, 2004

[Guest guest]

BIOSTATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS: A PRIMER

FOR HIV/ AIDS WORKERS

The course will be held 9.30 am-5.30 pm on

Tuesday August 3 and Wednesday August 4, 2004

in the ABK-AOTS conference room in Aminjikarai,

Chennai 600-029.

CONTENT:

This intensive course will focus on basics of data,

statistical summarization and research methods in use

by biomedical and social-science workers in the field

of HIV/ AIDS. Topics include, but are not limited to:

overview of data types, parameters and statistics for

continuous and discrete data, tests of association and

independence, fundamentals of study design in quantitative

and qualitative research, as well as ethical considerations

in HIV/AIDS research.

FORMAT:

The course will be a combination of lecture,

exercises and participant-driven discussion. Emphasis

will be on enabling participants understand results of studies

(both medical and sociological) published in the HIV/ AIDS

literature, and helping them conceptualize studies and

analyses of their own.

FACULTY:

The course will be taught by Dr. L. Ramakrishnan

and Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan, with a guest lecture by

Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran.

Dr. Ramakrishnan is a biologist by training and has served

on the teaching faculty in biostatistics at the University of

Texas at Austin. Currently he is Country Director for Programs

and Research at SAATHII's Chennai office.

Dr. Balachandran is a cultural geographer and founder of the

Open Access Data Initiative of the Dharani Trust, Bangalore.

ENROLLMENT:

Enrollment is limited to 20, and those interested in

participating may contact saathii@... at the earliest.

There is no charge for the course, but a Rs. 100/ registration

fee is to be paid in advance to reserve a seat (DD in favour

of Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India.)

This introductory course is being offered to those

in the Chennai area who will be able to commute to the

venue on both days.

Depending on response and feedback, we will be

offering this course in Calcutta and Bangalore in

the near future. Courses covering more advanced

topics such as multivariate statistics and meta-analysis

are also being planned.

ABOUT SAATHII:

SAATHII is a non-governmental organization whose

mission is to facilitate and enhance effective participation of

individuals and organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS in

India through information dissemination, advocacy, networking,

research, capacity-building, care, support and treatment services

More information at www.saathii.org

L Ramakrishnan

E-mail: <l_ramakrishnan2@...>