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VA Statisticians' Association (VASA)

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The Second Joint Biostatistics Symposium will take place on July 8th and 9th, 2012, in Beijing, China. It will focus on statistical methods and their applications in basic medicine, clinical medicine, public health and preventive medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, health economics, and statistical methods in bioinformatics. We are now soliciting proposals for invited sessions and abstract submissions. Please see the following documents for submission guidelines, registration details, and additional information.

VASA formed in 2005 in order to improve communication, networking, and interaction among statisticians within the VA. Any VA-affiliated statistician is encouraged to join the group by sending their contact information and affiliation. Similarly, VASA welcomes ideas, suggestions, and involvement of its members (46 KB, Excel) regarding its activities, website content, or other topics. Please send contact information, affiliation, and all comments to whitney.showalter@va.gov.

Mission

  • Promote & disseminate statistical methodological research relevant to VA studies;
  • Facilitate communication & collaboration among VA-affiliated statisticians;
  • Promote good statistical practice;
  • Increase participation & visibility of VA statisticians at national meetings such as the VA HSR&D and ASA Joint Statistical Meetings;
  • Increase participation of statisticians in VA research merit review

For more on VASA's activities, the following links will provide information on its members' involvement in various statistical conferences and meetings in 2012:

See also our list of officers and executive committee.

General Contact Information:
Whitney.Showalter@va.gov
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Health Services Research & Development
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Seattle, WA 98101