SIR Conference Training New York th 2005

SIR Conference & Training New York th 2005 May 9/10 WELCOME New York Conference 2005

Mo Reardon SIR Involvement since 1979 Cybernet n Bathythermal Database for Navy 1983 n Australian SIR distributor MD 1984 n Purchased Worldwide SIR in 1989 n Currently Sales & Administration n Customers in 16 countries n 26 years SIR involvement n

SIR AROUND THE WORLD USA GERMANY GREENLAND ISRAEL AUSTRALIA DENMARK ENGLAND BELGIUM HOLLAND IRELAND THAILAND SCOTLAND CRETE CANADA NEW ZEALAND SAUDI ARABIA

Tony Reardon SIR Director of Development n Database software since 1966 n Programmer to DP manager n Now back to programming n SIR owner/director since 1985 n 20 years SIR experience n

David Baxter SIR Support Manager n Joined SIR 1992 n Traffic Authority SIR user n Mt Sinai Toronto SIR user n 20 years SIR experience n 1986 1990

Dave Doulton University of Southampton Expert Professional in Databases n Chairman of SIR User Group n Automated User Management System n Course booking system n Leave/absence system n Beta Tester since 1990 n 21 years SIR experience n

John Lemon University of Aberdeen n n n n Senior Computer Advisor Trainer & Support for SIR, SPSS, SNAP Aberdeen Maternity & Neo-Natal Course Allocation System Helpdesk Management System Royal Navy Reserve 20 years SIR experience Beta Tester & Honeywell Converter

Tom Shriver Data. Visor Owner & General Manager n Training & Consultation for Scientific & Medical Data Management n Development of add-on Software for SIR Applications n DCC Large Breast Cancer Database n Heartbase Development n

Tom Shriver Data. Visor n n n n SIR in 1984 Indiana Heart Institute 1995 Data. Visor Established 2000 DVPainter - a Forms Painter DVMenu - SIR Main Menu Manager DVSchema - Manage Data Dictionaries DVQuery - Query, Reporting & Exporting 21 years SIR experience

Howard Andrews Columbia University Data Coordinating Center (DCC) n n n Director DCC Established 1994 Ph. D Biopsychology, Masters Biostats Associate Clinical Professor Teaches Research Data Management DCC provides Database & Statistical Services to Clinical trials & Epidemiological Studies 39 Active SIR databases 24 years SIR experience

DCC SIR Databases n n n n n Columbia Center for Child Environment Health Vitamin E Trial Persons with Down Syndrome Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial with Estrogens Risperidone Discontinuation Trial Washington Heights-Inwood Aging Project HIV Center Clinical & Behavioral Research Registry for Breast & Ovarian Cancer Columbia Child Advocacy Center Early Determinants of Adult Health Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

John Pittman ex DCC Data Manager Consultant n Design Implement & Maintain Research Databases n Clinical Trials n Epidemiology n Psychometric & Socio-Medical Research n 25 years SIR experience n

David Merle DCC Programmer just joined DCC n Creating, Maintaining & Accessing Databases for Researchers n Very helpful in conference organization n

Ming Feng DCC Technical Specialist n SIR Database Design, Creation, Management & Development n Data Retrieval n Systems Technical Support n Debugging & Maintenance n 3. 5 years SIR experience n

Lori Hoepner DCC Project Liaison & Data Coordinator n Epidemiological & Clinical Trials n Produce Analyzable SPSS & SAS Data n Geographic Information Systems n Laboratory Data from Excel to SIR n 6 years SIR experience n

Robin Garfinkel DCC Ph. D n Biostatistician n Statistical work for DCC n

Greg Neils DCC Cagey SIR Veteran n Innovative & Energetic n Just Married n 2+ years SIR experience? n

Peter Cross DCC Extremely Nice Guy n 5 Years or so SIR experience? n

David Andrews Neuroscience Dept New York State Psychiatric Institute System Administration Analyst n Multiple DB Legacy Systems including Paradox & Access n Hoping SIR can provide Solutions n

Debbi Goetz Department of Medical Genetics New York State Psychiatric n n Project Director of the Jerusalem Perinatal Schizophrenia Cohort Study Based in New York & Israel Previously used FOXPRO now SIR Effects of Family Mental Illness, Maternal Health, Obstetric Complications, Genetic Influences on Later Diagnosis 4 years SIR Experience

Ray Goetz Mt Sinai’s Dept of Psychiatry’s Div of Biostatistics Ph. D in Experimental Psychology n Ex New York State Psychiatric Institute n HIV Center Follow Up Study n Clinical Data of Schizophrenia Research n 19 years SIR Experience n

Jon Johnson Centre Longitundinal Studies Senior DB Manager n Run 75% UK Birth Cohort Studies n Migrating from SPSS to SIR n SIR user since 80’s n After 7 year SIR Gap Back to SIR n

Adrian Hodgson ORC International n n n Divisional Manager Project Management- Evaluation Database for Dept Works & Pensions from 1998 including Help Long Term Unemployed back to Work Data Matching Government Training Scheme, Job Center Activity, Job Seekers Benefits etc 40 Million Cases, Many Millions of Records 20 years SIR Experience

Barbara Evans NHS Trust Leicestershire Partnership Information & Research Officer for Treatment & Recovery Services Part of Adult Mental Health Services n Mental Health Case Register n Activity Database n Small Database, Complex Relationships n 13 years SIR experience n

PAT Horan NHS Trust Leicestershire Partnership n n n Systems Administrator for Treatment & Recovery Services Part of Adult Mental Health Services Mental Health Case Register Activity Database Small Database, Complex Relationships 13 years SIR experience

Col Barling Gryphon Management Consultants Psychologist/Consultant n Payroll, Health, Employee Surveys n Mediation, HR/IT, Industrial relations n Survey Analysis n Industrial Relations Database n CRM, Marketing, System Interfaces n Salary Survey Analysis n 22 years SIR experience n

Nick Gawrit Heartbase President – Cardiology Clinical Database n R & D & Registry Affiliation n Moved thru many versions SIR n 15 years SIR Experience n

SIR EXPERIENCE n 317 years!

Timetable - Today n n n Howard Andrews – DCC Applications 11. 30 Lunch 12. 30 Advanced Training Multi-Purpose Room New York State Psychiatric Institute 1051 Riverside Road 12. 30 Introductory Training DCC? 20. 00 Dinner at Carolines Comedy 10 minute walk from Holiday Inn Special diets

Timetable Tuesday May 10 th 9. 0 Introductory Training DCC? n 9. 0 Advanced Training Multi-Purpose n 6. 0 Prompt Meet at Yacht n ½ hour walk from Holiday Inn n

Timetable Wednesday May 12 th 9. 0 Conference & Training Papers Here n 16. 30 Close n

SIR Conference & Training New York th 2005 May 9/11 New York Conference 2005