SSC 1997 Annual Meeting
June 1 - 4, 1997
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Biostatistics I: Environmental Impact Assessments
Organizer:
Jim Zidek (University of British Columbia)
Speakers:
Nhu D. Le (B.C. Cancer Agency)
Imputing Unmeasured Explanatory Variables in Health Impact Analysis
H. Ozkaynak (Harvard University)
Predicted Contribution of Different Air Pollution Sources on Daily Mortality in Toronto
Mark Goldberg (McGill University & Université du Québec)
A Novel Investigation of The Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution and Mortality
Biostatistics II: Modelling Multiple Life Time Events in Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials
Organizer:
Richard J. Cook (University of Waterloo)
Speakers:
Jianguo Sun (Harvard School of Public Health)
Regression Analysis of Epidemiological Studies with Doubly Censored Failure Time Data
Peter Thall (M.D. Andersen Cancer Center, Houston)
Parametric Likelihoods for Multiple Non-fatal Competing Risks and Death
Janet Raboud (Canadian H.I.V. Trials Network, Vancouver)
A Comparison of Methods of Assessing Quality of Life Outcomes in a Randomized Trial With Missing Data Due to Dropouts and Death
Biostatistics III: Statistical Issues in Genetics
Organizer:
Shelley Bull (Lunenfeld Research Institute, University of Toronto)
Speakers:
Chris Andrews (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Reconstructing Chromosomes from Random Fragments
Augustine Kong (University of Chicago)
Methods for Gene Mapping in Human Disease
Discussant:
Gerarda Darlington (Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, University of Toronto)
Audience Discussion
Biostatistics IV: Recent Advances and Applications of Generalized Linear Mixed Models
Organizer:
O. B. Allen (University of Guelph)
Speakers:
Charles E. McCulloch (Cornell University)
Methods of Estimation in Generalized Linear Mixed Models
Xihong Lin (University of Michigan)
Inference for Generalized Additive Mixed Models
Bent Jorgensen (University of British Columbia)
Estimating Equations for Generalized Linear Mixed Models
Biostatistics and Survey Methods Joint Session: Wildlife Management
Organizer:
Louis-Paul Rivest (Université Laval)
Speakers:
William G. Warren (Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, NF)
Spatial Analysis of Marine Populations
Gilles Gauthier (Department of Biology, Université Laval)
The Use of Capture-Recapture Models to Estimate Survival and Movements in Greater Snow Geese
Louis-Paul Rivest (Université Laval)
Estimating the Size of the Riviere George Caribou Herd
Caucus for Women in Statistics and Biostatistics Joint Session: Statistical Issues in Psychiatry
Organizer:
Judy-Anne Chapman (Women's College Hospital, Toronto)
Speakers:
Chantal Merette (Université Laval)
Hopes and Challenges in Genetic Studies of Psychiatric Disorders
Veronica Vieland (University of Iowa)
Statistical Issues in Genetic Studies of Psychiatric Disorders
Discussant:
Judy-Anne Chapman (Women's College Hospital, Toronto)