Speaker: Janet Tate, MPH, SCD 

Title: Session Bias, Confounding and Interactions-How to Distinguish

Date: 5/22/2026

Time: 8:30AM

Location: Bizzozero Conference Room

Virtual Link: 

Session Attendance Code: PAFRUF

 

Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):

1. Describe confounding.

2. Distinguish confounding and interaction.

3. Differentiate recall bias and reporting bias.

4. Describe surveillance bias.

Speaker Disclosure Statement: Janet Tate, MPH, SCD in their role as [speaker] for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.  

Speaker Off-label Statement: Janet Tate, MPH, SCD will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 

Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this [live activity] for a maximum of _ [1] _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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