Welcome to OCTAVE Workshop for Young and Early Career Investigators:
Statistical Methods in HIV Vaccine Trial Design and Evaluation
28-30 March 2012 Durban, South Africa
The OCTAVE Project (Online Collaborative Training for AIDS Vaccine Evaluation), in close collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council (MRC), HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and the Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research & Prevention (SCHARP), is soliciting applications for a workshop blending online and face-to-face learning for young and early-career investigators (YECIs) at the masters, doctoral and post-doctoral level. This two and a half day workshop focuses on key statistical considerations for the design and analysis of HIV vaccine trials.
After completing this workshop, scholars will be able to:
- Review fundamental statistical and clinical trial design concepts relevant to vaccine evaluation;
- Understand the activities of Data Safety and Monitoring Boards;
- Describe findings from RV144 and explore the approach to define and evaluate correlates of vaccine protection;
- Describe adaptive trial designs and how they may be used to evaluate the efficacy of multiple vaccine regimens in parallel;
- Consider study designs that aim to evaluate combination HIV prevention strategies (e.g., vaccines and ARV-based prevention strategies).
Since 2004, OCTAVE has developed learning opportunities for YECIs that incorporate eLearning and interactive, face-to-face workshops. A customized web-portal will allow YECIs to access up-to-date learning resources in advance of the workshop 28-30 March 2012 in Durban, South Africa. This is a 2.5 day workshop. Days 1 and 2 will involve short lectures and interactive exercises to apply key concepts. On Day 3, participants will have the option of participating in 1 of 2 tracks. Scholars who choose Track 1 will receive instruction on how to perform basic power calculations in R programming and those who choose Track 2 will receive mentorship from experienced faculty to help address statistical questions related to their own research projects
Last update: Sunday, August 2, 2015
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