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A series of six webinars related to designing clinical trials to include patient-reported outcomes. The videos in the series may be viewed in any order.
Format: Online
Dates: August 19-September 4, 2014
Length: 30 Minutes-1 Hour (Each Session)
Eligibility: Open to the Public
Offered by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Presenter: David Cella, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Bryce B Reeve, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health; Ethan M Basch, M.D., University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health; Madeleine King, Ph.D., The University of Sydney; Michelle Naughton, Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine; Lari Wenzel, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine; Amylou Dueck, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic; Diane Fairclough, Dr.P.H., University of Colorado, Denver; Carol M Moinpour, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Andrew Bottomley, Ph.D., European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Michael Brundage, M.D., Queen’s University; and Melaine Calvert, Ph.D., University of Birmingham
Topics: Measurement
, Quality of Life
Many instruments in HealthMeasures are based on item response theory (IRT). IRT is a family of mathematical models that assumes that responses on a set of items or questions are related to an unmeasured “trait”. An example of such a trait may be physical function. IRT models assume a person’s level on physical function (e.g., high vs. low) will predict that person’s probability of endorsing each specific item.
Format: Online
Length: 10 Minutes (Each Video)
Eligibility: Open to the Public
Offered by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Presenter: Karon F. Cook, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Nan Rothrock, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Topics: Measurement
, Quality of Life