Many important contributions to health care have been made by statistical scientists. Examples include development of randomized-control-trial and case-control methods of investigations. Nearly every aspect of health research has statistical components. These components are sometimes well developed and sometimes not. Frequently, researchers from different disciplines develop their own approach to a statistical problem, but with little interaction among the various disciplines. The overall aim of the workshop is to bring together statisticians with other substantive scientific workers, who are working in health areas with theoretical and methodological statisticians, to discuss and explore current statistical methods in the health sciences and to develop new methods where needed. In view of the rapidly changing health-care environment, the time is ripe for such an interchange.

There are 5 topics, one for each week of the program, with the exception of the Clinical Trial topic, which will take place over two weeks: