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Supported by NPCDS

Organizing Committee:

Peter Song (Statistics and Actuarial Science, Waterloo)- Committee Chair
Michal Abrahamowicz (Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill )
Richard Cook (Statistics and Actuarial Science, Waterloo)
Paul Gustafson (Statistics, UBC)
Liqun Wang (Statistics, UManitoba)

Overview

Statistical methods for the design and analysis of longitudinal and clustered data are critical for valid and efficient research in the medical, public health and social sciences. Such data are widely used to study causality, develop health policy, and carry out program assessments. In these settings, numerous statistical challenges have arisen, which cannot be addressed by conventional linear or generalized linear regression techniques.

The primary purpose of this workshop is two-fold: (i) to provide a much needed venue for a lively and open dialogue on various issues in longitudinal and clustered data analysis for both researchers with common interests in methodological development and subject-area specialists dealing with this type of data, and (ii) to identify important outstanding methodological problems on which to base collaborative research. At this workshop participants will have a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and build collaborative ties with other methodological researchers and researchers in other disciplines.

This workshop will focus on four main themes:
(1) longitudinal data analysis with missing values,
(2) measurement error models,
(3) joint modeling of survival and longitudinal data, and
(4) models for multi-state data.

For each theme, the workshop will feature an invited overview talk and a few invited talks on some specific topics of current interest.

This workshop will be appropriate for university faculty, research staff, data analysts, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students.

Poster Session:
In addition to invited talks and panel discussions, the workshop holds poster sessions to all participants. Any participant who is interested in presenting a poster is welcome to email its title and abstract to Professor Peter Song [song@math.uwaterloo.ca] by September 15, 2005.
Stands and 36 x 48 inch poster board will be provided.

Confirmed Participants as of October 6, 2005:

Fullname	University/Affiliation
Abarin, Taraneh	University of Manitoba
Abrahamowicz, Michal	McGill University
Ahmed, Rashid	University of Waterloo
Albert, Paul S	NIH
Allen, Brian	University of Guelph
Atenafu, Eshetu	University of Toronto
Bull, Shelley	University of Toronto
Carriere Chough, K.	University of Alberta
Chan, Stella	Institute for Work and Health
Chang, Chi-Hsing	Info-Spectrum Inc.
Chen, Cynthia	Institute for Work and Health
Chenouri, Shoja'eddin	University of Waterloo
Cook, Richard J.	University of Waterloo
Darlington, Gerarda	University of Guelph
Dixon, Stephanie	University of Guelph
Duchesne, Thierry	Laval University
Fang, Miao	Institute for Work & Health
Gillis, Dan	University of Guelph
Gustafson, Paul	University of British Columbia
Haller, Tina	Statcon Consulting Services
Horrocks, Julie	University of Guelph
Hu, Joan	Simon Fraser University
Huo, Yan	University of Western Ontario
Huszti, Ella	McGill University
Kim, Hyang Mi	University of Alberta
Kourti, Theodora	McMaster University
Koval, John	University of Western Ontario
Kusi, Davis	COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Lawless, Jerry F.	University of Waterloo
Le, Lisa	University of Toronto
Le, Wen	University of Toronto
Lee, Sophia	University of Toronto
Lesosky, Maia	University of Guelph
Li, Daniel H.	University of Manitoba
Lim, Sooyeol	The Hospital for Sick Children
Lin, Xihong	Harvard University
Lix, Lisa	University of Manitoba
MacKenzie, Todd	Dartmouth Medical School
Maki, Ellen	Analytica Statistical Consulting Inc
Manno, Michael	St. Michael's Hospital
Matheson, Flora	St. Michael's Hospital
Mirea, Lucia	University of Toronto
Mulayath Variyath, Asokan	University of Waterloo
Nielsen, Jason	Simon Fraser University
Oakden, Wendy	University of Toronto
O'Rourke, Keith	Loeb Research Institute
Parkhomenko, Elena	University of Toronto
Partridge, Matt	University of Guelph
Pong, Clara	University of Guelph
Pourahmadi, Mohsen	Northern Illinois Univ.
Raboud, Janet	Mount Sinai Hospital
Robins, James M.	Harvard University
Roushanaei, Bita	University of Waterloo
Shen, Sandy	University Health Network
Song, Peter	University of Waterloo
Stafford, James	University of Toronto
Sutradhar, Rinku	University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital
Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre	Montreal General Hospital - divison of Clinical Epi
Taylor, Jeremy	University of Michigan
Thomas, Roland	Carleton University
Torabi, Mahmoud	Carleton University
Vasilyeva, Olga Vassilieva	University of Western Toronto
Wang, Liqun	University of Manitoba
Wu, Changbao	University of Waterloo
Wu, Lang	University of British Columbia
Xiong, Wei	University of Guelph
Yi, G. Y.	University of Waterloo
Zeng, Leilei	Simon Fraser University
Zhang, Peng	University of Waterloo
Zhao, Ryan	Institute for Work &Health

Funding
The workshop provides travel supplements for graduate students attending this workshop, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Inc.. The travel supplements are not awards, and any full-time graduate student from a Canadian university participating the workshop is eligible to apply. This funding is to be used towards travel costs to the workshop, up to a maximum of $500.
To apply for the travel support, please send a letter, including a short budget of the costs to be met by this travel aid. The letter needs also include a statement indicating that you are currently a full-time student, your current affiliation and your supervisor if applicable.
** Note, application deadline was September 15, we are no longer accepting applications.

Registration
The registration fee is $100 for regular participants but $25 for graduate students and post-docs.

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