CENTER FOR CLINICAL TRIALS SEMINAR SERIES

A monthly seminar series designed to stimulate ideas and discussion on methodologic topics, ethical issues, and controversial trials.

Wednesdays 8:30-9:30 am
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Room W2030*

Schedule for 2008-2009

03 Sep	Acid Reflux in Asthma: Clinical Trials and Casuality Robert A. Wise, MD
01 Oct	Hiding in plain sight: Lessons from landmark clinical trials Steve Goodman, MD, PhD watch and listen to the presentation
05 Nov	Challenges in clinical trials Neil M. Bressler, MD watch and listen to the presentation
02 Dec	The history and sociology of data safety monitoring in clinical trials Peter Keating, PhD watch and listen to the presentation
07 Jan	National Cancer Institute (NCI) case report form standardization activities in cancer biomedical informatics grid (caBIG) program George Komatsoulis, PhD watch and listen to the presentation
15 Jan	**How much confidence can we have in published medical research?** (Note room change: *Room W4030 - Note time change: 12:00 pm) Doug Altman, PhD watch and listen to the presentation
04 Feb	Control groups in critical care trials: Practical and experimental difficulties Roy Brower, MD (*Room W3008)
05 Mar	Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity: Inside the black box of an international controlled trial (SCT/ImpACT 1008 Trial of the Year) Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc (*Room W3030) ***Note: This is a Thursday
1 Apr	The Lucentis-Avistin trial for age-related macular degeneration - A non-inferiority trial for which the company refuses to pay for the new drug Maureen G. Maguire, PhD (*Room W2008) watch and listen to the presentation
13 May	When is enough enough? Rosiglitazone and the risk of cardiovascular disease: Is the juice worth the squeeze? David J. Graham, MD (*Room W2008)

**Special Seminar**
*Note: Room subject to change