Catherine Vick

Background

About Catherine Vick

I am a methods epidemiologist with special training in field epidemiology. I have over two decades of experience in study design, advanced analytics, program evaluation and outcomes research in academic, federal, and biopharmaceutical arenas; and nearly a decade of experience in scientific litigation support. My experience using large, complex datasets includes clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, pharmacovigilance, predictive analytics and decision support algorithm development, and forensic epidemiology in support of complex scientific litigation. With over a decade of teaching experience, I am able to deliver complex results to multiple audiences with varying levels of experience in analytics. Statistical packages used: SAS, JMP, SPSS, EpiInfo, Stata Graduate level courses taught: Principles of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Methods, Pharmacoepidemiology, Biostatistics, Research Methods Examples of datasets and sources used in research, quality improvement, and pharmacovigilance: VHA Medical SAS datasets, VHA Pharmacy Data, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, VHA Office of Quality and Performance Surgical Care Improvement Program Data, SEER data, WHO, National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, National Ambulatory Care Survey, National Health Interview Survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, CDC Wisqars (Injury Data), FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, Database of Adverse Events Notifications (Australia), MedSafe (Adverse Event Reporting in New Zealand), Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Adverse Events.