Distinguished Speakers / David B. Allison, PhD / University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jamy D. Ard, M.D. / University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert Berkowitz, M.D. / University of Pennsylvania
Donald A. Berry, Ph.D. / UTMDAndersonCancerCenter
Mohit Bhandari, MD / McMasterUniversity
Diane Catellier, Ph.D. / University of North CarolinaChapel Hill
Christopher S. Coffey, Ph.D. / University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gary L. Gadbury, Ph.D. / University of Missouri at Rolla
Kishore Gadde, M.D. / DukeUniversity
Dympna Gallagher, Ed.D. / NY ObesityResearchCenter, ColumbiaUniv.
Gary D. Foster, Ph.D. / TempleUniversity
C. Keith Haddock, Ph.D. / University of Missouri-Kansas City
Timothy Lohman, Ph.D. / University of Arizona
F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D. / ColumbiaUniversity
Barbara Rolls, Ph.D. / PennsylvaniaStateUniversity
Donna Ryan, M.D. / Pennington Biomedical ResearchCenter
Shumei Sun, Ph.D. / WrightStateUniversity
Judy Stern, Ph.D. / University of California, Davis
David F. Williamson, Ph.D. / Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Rena Wing, Ph.D. / BrownUniversity
Best Practices / The Patient/Consumer Perspective.
Body weight and composition.
Intermediary behavioral endpoints.
Economic outcome evaluation.
Safety monitoring.
Design of Group Randomized Trials (GRTs).
Duration & Sample Size.
Frequentist Adaptive Designs, Internal Pilots, Stopping Rules.
Bayesian Adaptive Designs.
Use of Run-ins.
Choice of control condition.
Handling drop-outs.
Special Issues in Studying Minority Groups.
Special Issues in Studying Children.
Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria.
Reporting Standards.
Intent to treat analysis.
Treatment response heterogeneity.
Role of meta-analysis.
Evidence from a consumer and regulatory perspective.

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