New Methodological Developments in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本R13申请为“中医药研究新方法发展”国际会议申请资金支持。会议的三个具体目标是：(1)批判性地评估、综合和传播中医研究的设计、分析和数据管理方法的新技术。(2)为中医药研究人员、统计学家、从业者和政策制定者提供一个国际论坛，以严格评估和加强中医药证据基础，并促进合作，推动未来的研究。(3)为中医研究新手提供独特的学习机会，如生物医学研究人员、统计学家、中医学院教师、管理人员和学生。本次会议将于2009年6月27日至28日在中国北京中国人民大学校园举行。会议的主要主办单位包括中国人民大学应用统计中心、华盛顿大学生物统计学系、中国中医科学院和世界中医药联合会临床评价专业委员会。将邀请来自美国和国外该领域的主要研究人员发表主题演讲和概述报告，评估中医药未来研究的方法进展、挑战和机遇。中医药研究人员将在四个主要领域进行原创报告：(1)设计和统计分析方法，(2)诊断方法，(3)结果研究，(4)数据管理和质量控制。每个领域的关键问题也将在小组讨论、分组会议和海报会议中得到解决。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R13 application requests financial support for an international conference entitled, "New Methodological Developments in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research". The three specific aims of the conference are to: (1) critically evaluate, synthesize, and disseminate the new state of art in design, analysis, and data management methodologies for research in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). (2) Provide an international forum for TCM researchers, statisticians, practitioners, and policy makers to rigorously assess and strengthen the TCM evidence base and stimulate collaborations that will drive future research. (3) Provide unique learning opportunities for those new to TCM research, e.g. biomedical researchers, statisticians, TCM college faculty, administrators and students. The proposed conference will be held during June 27-28, 2009 on the campus of the Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. The conference's primary sponsors include Center of Applied Statistics at Renmin University of China, the Department of Biostatistics at University of Washington, the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and Clinical evaluation Specialty Committee of World Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Leading researchers in the field from the U.S. and abroad will be invited to give keynote and overview presentations assessing methodology progress, challenges, and opportunities for future research in TCM. TCM researchers will be solicited for original presentations in four main areas: (1) designs and statistical analysis methodology, (2) diagnosis methods, (3) outcome research, and (4) data management and quality control. Key issues in each of these domains will also be addressed in panel discussions, break-out sessions, and poster sessions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: In the proposed conference, we will bring in research experts from both Western scientific research and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research fields to address important issues on the design and analysis aspects of the clinical TCM research.