Journal Club Series - Episode 3b - Types of variables & Distribution of data
Release Date: 01/23/2025
Juvenile Scleroderma - Review and Significant Updates
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PHM from Pittsburgh
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Intestinal Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
PHM from Pittsburgh
iuscan.org. --> not for profit discussed in this podcast episode. Title: Intestinal Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Target Audience This activity is directed to physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants. Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: Review how Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is traditionally diagnosed and managed. Review how intestinal ultrasound works and how it has been used to diagnose and manage IBD and review the...
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Target Audience
This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- 1. Review the types of variables (eg, continuous, ordinal, nominal).
- 2. Review the distribution of data (eg, mean, standard deviation, skewness).
- 3. Review how the types of variables and the distribution of data interact in research.
Course Directors:
Tony R. Tarchichi MD — Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Philana Lin M.D. MSc - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Infectious Disease Division
Dr. Lin receives grant/research support from Pfizer (funds investigator initiated seroprevalance study on invasive pneumococcal infection), and NIH (Investigator initiated research on tuberculosis).
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Disclaimer Statement:
The information presented at this activity represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
Released 1/23/2025, Expires 1/23/2028
The direct link to the course is provided below:
https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=25575&dev=true