Martin Wolkewitz:
Statistical phenomena in hospital epidemiology: Challenges for statisticians and clinicians
Zeit und Ort
Freitag, 22.4.16, 12:00-13:00, Raum 404, Eckerstr. 1
Zusammenfassung
Communicating statistical methods and interpreting results to clinicians belong to\nthe main tasks of medical statisticians. In this talk, I discuss several results of recent\npublications in high-impactjournals about the determinants and consequences of\nhospital-acquired infections. In such time-dependent analyses, one is confronted\nwith competing and intermediate events as well as time-dependent covariates. I\nwill give special emphasis on two different metrics which are often used without\nany distinction and which can easily lead to confusion among clinicians. Further,\nI will give an outlook about unsolved challenges for medical statisticians.