Objectives	To develop a working knowledge of clinical trial and medical statistics To develop the capacity to interact with statistics and data interpretation professionals To develop the capacity to critically interpret medical statistics, as presented in any format
Awareness	Awareness of the concepts of statistical variability (random events) Awareness of cognitive biases, and how they exist in data interpretation Awareness of the sources of clinical data (randomised trial, observational data, case reports etc) Awareness of numbers, quantities Awareness of key clinical trial and epidemiology outcomes (such as response rate, hazard ratio (HR) etc)
Knowledge	Knowledge of the design and conduct of clinical trials Knowledge of the development and conduct of clinical trials through international cooperative groups, national or inhouse protocols including the following: ◦ scientific methodology ◦ clinical trial design ◦ trial objectives ◦ end points ◦ basic understanding of sample size calculation ◦ understanding of p values (frequentist), Bayesian statistics ◦ statistical analysis methods ◦ bias and how it interplays with proper interpretation of data presented in any format
Skills	Ability to discuss the design of clinical trials Ability to critically assess the scientific value of data being presented, and to deduce knowledge from such information