PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE
February Meeting
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The February meeting will be on Wednesday 22nd at the Epidemiology Seminar Room, Centre for Health Sciences Research (CHSR), 4th Floor, Neuadd Merionydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff at 5pm (4.30 tea).
Directions: Please email me for directions to the hospital ([log in to unmask]) . The Centre for Health Sciences Research can be found as number 121 on the map. Parking is available in the long stay multi-storey car park. Map: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/locations/maps/heathpark/index.html
NICKY BEST - Dept of Epidemiology & Public Health, Imperial College London
The inquiring mind of the statistician - the Bristol and Shipman cases
Abstract
In this talk, I will discuss some of the statistical work I was involved in for the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Shipman Inquiries. In both cases, we used routine data sources to provide statistical evidence of unusual performance. This poses a number of statistical issues such as how to account for multiple sources of random and systematic variation in the data, and how to formally define 'unusual performance'. For the Shipman Inquiry, we also investigated the feasibility of establishing a prospective system for monitoring mortality rates in General Practice using routine data. This talk aims to present these issues and our findings in a (reasonably!) non-technical manner.
All are welcome.
Rebecca Cannings-John
Statistician
Cardiff University
Department of General Practice
Room 2F 15
Cardigan House
Wales College of Medicine
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
Tel: 029 2074 5105
www.uwcm.ac.uk/study/medicine/general_practice
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