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Audit tool

An afternoon in my home office. Feeling creative.

As mentioned in a previous post, an option to validate the analytical audit tool was through the Biostatistics office at my academic institution. I had my first meeting with the PhD statistician in charge of my audit tool analysis. The meeting was very productive, and I was ecstatic that she was able to see my goal and what I need validated. About an hour was spent reviewing the clinical background and the ‘why’ this is important and the purpose.

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To prepare for the meeting, I compiled a table of interventions with a clear timeline. It is important that I hand over information that makes it as easy as possible for the statistician to see the clinical picture that I need translated onto a written analysis. For the sake of time and saving money as well as energy, it is important to have as much information upfront as possible. It needs to be in a clear and concise way but an in person (or virtual with screen sharing capability) meeting in most beneficial so that details are not missed.

I have my second meeting tomorrow and have since then added final edits to my table of interventions. More to come.