Dr Richard Kay is a consultant and trainer in statistics with over 40 years' experience. He is well regarded for his training courses in
statistics and in 2019 was awarded the President’s Medal by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine for his outstanding contribution
to pharmaceutical medicine based
largely on his teaching activities. Richard is the author of ‘Statistical Thinking for Non-Statisticians in Drug Regulation’, published by
Wiley and now in its 3rd edition.
This webinar will give you a clear, logical structure for thinking about statistical methodology in pharmaceutical R&D. You'll be
introduced to methods used in different settings, which are driven by the endpoint type, with a particular focus on binary (odds ratios,
relative risks) and time to event (Kaplan-Meier curves, hazard ratios) endpoints. Ideas behind p-values, confidence intervals, and powering a
study to detect important levels of effect will be covered. Each concept will be illustrated with case studies.
The digital age has profoundly changed the way people engage with each other and the world. The rapid pace of information flow, the rise of
social media influencers and the declining trust in governments and institutions requires a shift in the way the World Health Organization
(WHO) communicates with key stakeholders and the support it provides to its Member States. In the Western Pacific Region, WHO is responding
to this challenge and turning it into an opportunity though the Communication for Health (C4H) approach.
C4H recognises the power of communication as a tool for health. The approach harnesses insights from social, behavioural and communication
sciences to create more targeted, people-centred and impactful communication.
The recording of this webinar is available in our Members Area to AMWA members.
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Literature reviews often require you to find evidence outside peer-reviewed journal literature.
PRISMA 2020 includes a requirement to find ‘other sources’, often for free, so where do you search? what types are
of value? and how do you integrate these in your work?
Join Thelma Fisher, a Health Sciences Subject Librarian at the University of Otago, on Thursday October 14 2021 at
12:00pm AEDT/2:00pm NZDT to discover the answers to these questions.
This webinar is supported by the University of Otago and is available to AMWA members at no cost ($20 for
non-members).
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Join Thelma Fisher, a Health Sciences Subject Librarian at the University of Otago on Thursday 7 October 2021 at 12:00pm
AEDT/2:00pm NZDT, to:
Learn tips and techniques to make best use of PubMed when searching by MeSH, keywords or journals.
Integrate relevant search terms and filters to create effective search strategies for your literature review.
Save your searches and create alerts to keep up to date.
This webinar is supported by the University of Otago and is available to AMWA members at no cost ($20 for non-members).
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Upcoming Webinar - Statistics for Medical Writers
AMWA is pleased to bring you the first webinar of 2026. Presented by Dr Richard Kay, this webinar will give you a clear, logical structure
for thinking about statistical methodology in pharmaceutical R&D. You'll be introduced to methods used in different settings, which are
driven by the endpoint type, with a particular focus on binary (odds ratios, relative risks) and time to event (Kaplan-Meier curves, hazard
ratios) endpoints. Ideas behind p-values, confidence intervals, and powering a study to detect important levels of effect will be covered.
Each concept will be illustrated with case studies.
