We are sharing this invite from Diana Zuckerman to all our USA Patient Network members:
Hi Everyone,
This invitation is targeted to reporters, but I know that some of you would also be interested, so feel free to sign up or share with other advocates you work with. It’s similar (but not identical) to some of the presentations we offered in our Patient Training Workshops a few years ago, and also similar to one that I did with Dru’s help last year.
Diana
You’re invited to a live online 1-hour teleconference on Tuesday, August 24, at noon Eastern time, for health journalists who want to know the answers to these types of questions:
What is the difference between statistically significant results and clinically meaningful results? How can I tell the difference?
How does the number of patients in a study affect statistical significance? Are bigger studies always better?
How do we know if racial/ethnic, gender, and age differences affect how safe or effective a treatment is?
What is the difference between an absolute difference in a treatment’s benefit and a relative difference, and why does it matter?
Which types of clinical trials are most scientifically sound, and which types of real world evidence?
Can a study be patient-centered as well as scientifically solid?
Dr. Diana Zuckerman will be the keynote speaker, giving you the information you need to ask or answer these questions when you are covering important new health research results. Her presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
This teleconference is hosted by the National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank, and supported by the federally funded independent nonprofit Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI).
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email within a day containing information about joining the teleconference.
The National Center for Health Research is an independent nonprofit organization focused on the use of research to improve the health of adults and children. This teleconference that the Center is hosting is supported by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which supports patient-centered outcomes research that helps provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions.
