Gold Mine or Mine Field: Practical Issues for Investigators Choosing and Using Secondary Data

Co-Moderators: Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Stephen Thielke, MD, MSPH, University of Washington; and Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Developed by the Research Committee and the Junior Faculty Research Special Interest Group.
Geared toward investigators in aging research who are interested in, intending to use, or currently using secondary data, this session will discuss some of the common opportunities and challenges in using secondary data for grant applications and papers.  

Using Secondary Data from Investigator-Initiated Studies: From Research Question to Publication
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Maryland 

Building a Relationship with Your Data: First Introduction to Funded Research
Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, UCSF

Practical Considerations When Working with Administrative and Federal Data
Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center