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* Presenting health or performance data: *
* for interest, decision, effect or actions [IDEAS] *
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A series of dynamic and colourful presentations featuring the latest
ideas for presenting health outcome data to non-specialist audiences.
Friday 4th March 2005, 10.15 – 13.15
Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.
(adjacent to Addenbrooke's Hospital:
http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/location.html)
Limited spaces! Please email [log in to unmask] to
reserve a place at this meeting.
Including..........
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Using performance data as a guide to inspections
Dr David Spiegelhalter & Dr Martin Bardsley,
MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge and Healthcare Commission, London
...funnel plots, risk-adjusted CUSUMs, and the extensive use of
colour to indicate outlying performance in grids and summary charts...
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Visualising health variations
Dr Julian Flowers, Eastern Region Public Health Observatory
... how a simple web-based technology can aid both visualisation and
interpretation of geographical variations in health at regional
(East of England) and national level...
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Gapminder: Computer game technology and design are finally reaching
statistics!
Professor Hans Rosling, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
... how you can watch databases from TV sofa, and have fun ...
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Health data: in intensive care!
Simon Briscoe, Financial Times, London
...Good luck to any journalist or individual who wants to know
Britain's £100 billion health industry. The data are very limited
and hard to find. Deliberate or accidental? ...
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Other examples of 'good graphics’ + discussion:
2-minute audience-contributed examples of 'good practice' graphics
(please email [log in to unmask] if you wish to contribute)
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