Welcome to BCS
Biostatistics Consultancy Service (BCS) which is a collaborative initiative between the faculty’s Research Office and the Department of Public Health Medicine. The BCS was established to provide statistical services to the faculty members, postgraduate and undergraduate students in a way to support research activities within the faculty.
BCS offers advice and guidance on biostatistics for the purpose of preparing research proposals, data analysis of research projects for publication purposes, as well as increasing continuous education through training programmes for members of the faculty. This consultation service aims to create a conducive research environment within the faculty.
MEMBER OF BIOSTATISTIC CONSULTANCY SERVICE TEAM
Consultation Appointment
Three simple steps of A-B-C to book the consultation appointment:
Our Booking Policy
- Please be punctual to the booking appointment.
- For post-graduate candidates, please ensure that you have received a review on your topic by your supervisor and have clear written objectives.
- For research proposal development, please bring TWO (2) or THREE (3) relevant key papers for reference.
- For data analysis service, please ensure the data is cleaned and explored before the consultation.
- Each session takes approximately 20-30 minutes, if you require more than 30 minutes, please make another appointment.
- For further enquiries, please email to drchenxw@uitm.edu.my
Events
BCS Webinar Series and Workshops
BCS Webinar Series and Workshops Year 2022:
| Tentative dates(10am-1pm) | Webinar titles |
| 17 February 2022 | Data exploration and cleaning |
| 15 – 17 March 2022 | Basic Biostatistics Workshop 2022 |
| 21 April 2022 | Selecting an appropriate multivariable and multivariate analysis |
| 19 May 2022 | Repeated measures analysis for categorical data |
| 29 June 2022 | Systematic Review:What’s new? |
| 21 July 2022 | Interpretation of meta-analysis |
| 17 – 20 October 2022 | Research Methodology Workshop 2022 |
Footnote:
1. The BCS Webinar will be conducted using Cisco Webex platform, link will be distributed through UiTM formal emails.
2. The dates and title are subjected to change.
BCS Webinar Series and Workshops Year 2021:
| Tentative dates(10am-1pm) | Webinar titles |
| 20 January | Keys to writing a research proposal: TIPS in getting it right |
| 25 February | Application of meta-analysis with systematic review |
| 18 March | Selecting an appropriate multivariable and multivariate analyses |
| 22 April | Interpreting risks in health-related studies |
| 20 May | Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy / performance of a test |
| 24 Jun | Sample size determination in other common issues using PS Software (e.g., correlation, regression, ICC) |
| 6-8 July | Basic Biostatistics Workshop 2021 |
| 26 August | Multivariable multivariate analyses: MANOVA and MANCOVA |
| 23 September | Validation of a measurement tool in health research |
| 25-28 October | Research Methodology Workshop 2021 |
| 25 November | Poisson regression |
| 16 Disember | Data exploration and cleaning |
Footnote:
1. The BCS Webinar will be conducted using Cisco Webex platform, link will be distributed through UiTM formal emails.
2. The dates and title are subjected to change.
BCS Webinar Series and Workshops Year 2020:
| 24 June 2020 | From Readymade Clinical Data to Research: A Proposal Checklist |
| 8 July 2020 | Sample Size Estimation: Experimental and Interventional Studies |
| 15 July 2020 | Sample Size Estimation: Observational Studies |
| 12 -13 August 2020 | Speedy Manuscript Writing Workshop 2020 |
| 30 September 2020 | Sample Size Estimation: Survival Study (Time-Event Data) |
| 14 October 2020 | Updates on Bibliometrics |
| 1 – 3 December 2020 | Basic Biostatistics Workshop 2020 |
