Table of Contents
Observational studies. Data sources and design considerations for observational studies in CER. Causal inference methods in CER.
Clinical trials in CER. CER considerations for clinical trials: Choice of research questions, populations, study settings, and endpoints. Approaches to randomization: cluster randomization, use of EMR. Adaptive designs, Bayesian methods. Deriving evidence for population subsets, CER and personalized medicine.
Systematic reviews. General: systematic reviews with study-level and individual patient-level data. General: Strength and quality of evidence data. Network meta-analysis. Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy.
Modeling. Decision analysis. Micro simulation methods. Cost-effectiveness analysis.
Value of Information analysis. CER for diagnostic tests. Prevention studies. Early detection and surveillance studies.