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[Marcello Pagano <pagano@hsph.harvard.edu>]

Measuring the Accuracy of Prediction Models An International Symposium

September 29, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cleveland Clinic
InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center Cleveland, Ohio

Sponsored by:
Cleveland Clinic Department of Quantitative Health Sciences With generous support from the Page Foundation 
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Join us for this one day symposium of interaction between speakers and audience.

*  Debate on the myriad of choices regarding prediction accuracy measures.
*  Learn more about what accuracy measures should be used to compare rival
  prediction models when applied to a new dataset.
*  Decide which tool is superior or whether any should be used.
*  Leave with a strong preference for a particular approach and an ability to defend it.

Outstanding Expert Faculty:
Moderator: Nancy Obuchowski, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

Confirmed Presenters : (others may be added) 
Michael Kattan, PhD, Cleveland Clinic 
Mithat Gonen, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
Thomas Gerds, PhD, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen 
Nancy Cook, ScD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 
Michael Pencina, PhD, Boston University 
Andrew Vickers, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
Ewout Steyerberg, PhD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Critical Discussion Topics:
 The Concordance Index
 The Brier Score
 FROC, IDI and NRI
 Reclassification and Calibration
 Decision Curve Analysis
 Interrelationships Among the Various Measures

Who Should Attend:
 Biostatisticians
 Outcomes Researchers
 Clinicians who use prediction tools and risk calculators 
 Industry executives whose business depends on identifying high risk patients

To Register Now Click Here
For More Information please visit 
http://www.bio.ri.ccf.org/html/symposium.html
or call 216.932.3448 

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