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>>> Education Institute <[log in to unmask]> 10/10/2006 11:40 AM >>> REGISTER TODAY.... "Survey Says......?" with Derrick Larsen ________________________ In an era of evidence-based decision making in health care, surveys are becoming increasingly popular. What do the results from surveys say? The purpose of this educational session is to provide a basic understanding of the logic behind surveys. When Friday, Oct. 20th, 2006 1:00 PM ET 10:00 AM PT 1 hour - Webcast/Audo Conference REGISTER AT www.THEPARTNERSHIP.CA and scroll down to the 'Education Institute' The Benefits The key goals of this educational session are to improve your ability to critically evaluate and interpret survey results, as well as, provide you with the fundamental tools to enable you to decide if a proper sample size and sampling method was used. Who Should Participate? All librarians will benefit from this workshop. Key Topics You Will Explore * The difference between a parameter and a statistic * What confidence intervals, confidence levels, and inferential statistics are * How to critically interpret survey results * How to calculate sample size for a simple survey * Different sampling techniques (probability and nonprobability) Method of Instruction Webcast, accompanying PowerPoint, and PowerPoint handouts. Fees Member: $75.00 + GST Non-Member: $95.00 + GST REGISTER AT www.thepartnership.ca. Scroll to Education Institute and click on this course! What is a Webcast? This is an expanded version of our popular audio conferences. You will need a computer and the ability to get on the internet... and a telephone. That is it. No special hardware; no special software. You will be given an address on the Web at which you will sign in with a password that will be given to you in your registration confirmation. You will be able to see the presenter's desktop and see what he or she is doing as you watch. Like all audio conferences, there is no limit on the number of people that might be around the phone at each location. The limitation will be in how many people can comfortably see the computer. If you have a data projector, there is probably no limit. About the presenter..... Derrick K. Larsen, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Research and Performance Support at the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. He completed his doctorate in Psychology (Experimental Psychopathology) at the University of Manitoba in 2000. Dr. Larsen has worked in a variety of research settings over the past eight years including the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Group (University of Manitoba), Centre for Clinical Cognitive Research (Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region), Clinical Research and Development Program (Regina Health District), and the Anxiety Disorders Research Program (Department of Psychiatry, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg). Dr. Larsen has held academic positions in the Departments of Psychology (University of Winnipeg and University of Regina) and Kinesiology and Health Studies (University of Regina). Currently he is an Adjunct Professor Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Regina. Primary research interests include chronic pain, mood disorders (depression), anxiety disorders (posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia and panic disorder), Alzheimer's Disease, sleep pathology and addiction (specifically gambling). Developed for the Education Institute by the Saskatchewan Library Association. ____________________________________________________________ The Education Institute, brought to you by The Partnerrship The learning programs of the LAA-APLA-BCLA-MLA-NLLA-NSLA-NWTLA-OLA-ABQLA-SLA Partnership http://www.thepartnership.ca If you have questions please contact the appropriate Association or Meredith Gilbert for the Partnership and the Education Institute at the Ontario Library Association at [log in to unmask] Professional development of librarians and information professionals _____________________________________________________________ Atlantic Baptist University Website: WWW.abu.nb.ca