Research Learning Series (RLS) - Talk with a Biostatistician Part 3: Multivariable Regression

In the Research Learning Series (RLS) webinar, the panel of biostatisticians covered several key topics related to the analysis of observational data:

  • Developing a working understanding of strategies for multivariable adjustment using observational data
  • Appreciating differences and appropriate applications of linear, binary, multinomial logistic, negative binomial, and cox regression analyses

Authors

  • Sangil Lee, MD

    Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

    University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    Dr. Lee is a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He is a clinician scientist with a focus on emergency medicine research. His work involves delirium screening and intervention programs in the emergency department.

  • Nicholas E. Harrison, MD, MSc

    Clinical Physician

    IUH Methodist Hospital

    Dr. Harrison was born in Dearborn, MI, and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. He graduated from Michigan State University for both his undergraduate and medical school degrees, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. While at the MSU College of Human Medicine he spent two years at the Flint MI MSU Clinical Campus and two months living abroad in Peru, completing the school's MD Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved certificate program. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine / William Beaumont Hospital Emergency Medicine Program, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. Upon completing his residency in 2019, Dr. Harrison entered a two-year Fellowship in Clinical Research, studying heart failure and cardiovascular imaging under the mentorship of Dr. Phillip Levy at Wayne State University. He concurrently entered the Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis MSc program for clinician-scientists at the University of Michigan's Department of Biostatistics. He graduated both his research fellowship and his MSc in 2021, at which time he took his first full-time faculty position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at IUSM in Indianapolis.

    Dr. Harrison works clinically at IUH Methodist Hospital, while continuing the translational and health services research he began during his fellowship, in acute heart failure and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging. Starting in 2022, and ending in 2024, he received a KL2 Career Development Award funded by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NIH NCATS) through the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.

  • Joseph Miller, MD, MS

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Henry Ford Health / Michigan State University Health Sciences

    I am a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. I lead the SAEM ARMED course and frequently speaks on statistical methods. My research focuses on the intersection of neurological and cardiovascular emergencies, and I am a principal investigator for a R01 ancillary study to the BOOST-3 trial.

  • Rama A. Salhi, MD, MHS, MSc

    Attending Physician

    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

    Dr. Salhi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed emergency medicine residency and subsequent fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Her research focus pertains to improving care delivery and outcomes for acute conditions, including cardiac arrest and traumatic injury. She has a specific interest in the intersection of structural racism/inequities, implications of data collection, and the delivery of acute, time-sensitive care.

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