Bob Parker Email and Phone Number

I am an applied statistical scientist with extensive experience in academia, government, and industry. With over 180 publications in a range of clinical specialties, I have used my statistical expertise primarily but not solely in clinical studies. My goal is to create a scientific consulting group focusing on the design and interpretation of the results of clinical studies of international health problems. This includes both high profile areas (e.g., tuberculosis and malaria), childhood illnesses (e.g., diarrhea and malnutrition) and rarer diseases which are not routinely found in the developed world. We would focus on developing non-standard projects such as assessment / comparison of health care delivery approaches, assessment of utility of a clinical intervention using single arm studies and historical comparisons, and feasibility / utility studies intended to provide experience with a standard approach in an innovative setting.The consulting group would also pioneer and implement innovative methods to perform research in the international setting. Although we recognize that GCP standards should not be lightly disregarded, many of the typical activities in a clinical study are not as critical for studies intended to guide health care when results need to be robust to guide health policies. Examples include minimizing data collection, focusing only on clinical AEs, and extensive auditing of study data.Focusing on the design and interpretation of studies is consistent with publications on the economic value of biostatistical consulting (Stat Med 2000:19:2131‑2145) and our understanding that at least some international groups can manage data and perform data analysis, but feel that help in planning studies and interpreting the results would be invaluable.Specialties: Overall design of a clinical development program; design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of clinical studies; non-standard study design; non-standard data analysis;