[ICPSR] Free Workshop: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Data User Workshop: Biomarker Restricted-Use Files

[Linda Detterman]

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The ICPSR Summer Program would like to announce the following workshop,
sponsored by the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program
<https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NAHDAP/>:

* The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Data User
Workshop: Biomarker Restricted-Use Files*

*Dates and Location: *August 13 & 14, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Instructor: *Katy Edwards (Westat)

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a
collaboration between the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National
Institutes of Health, and the Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). The PATH Study is a household-based, nationally
representative, longitudinal cohort study of approximately 46,000 adults
and youth (ages 12 and up) in the US. The Study was launched in 2011 to
inform the FDA's regulatory activities under the 2009 Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This workshop focuses on the Biomarker
Restricted-Use Files (BRUF) from the first wave of data (Wave 1), collected
from September 2013 to December 2014. Wave 1 adult respondents were asked
to provide urine and blood biospecimen samples in addition to questionnaire
data on tobacco use, perceptions of tobacco products, health conditions,
and other topics. A subset of Wave 1 respondents had their biospecimens
analyzed, generating biomarker data on exposure to nicotine and its
metabolites, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tobacco-specific
nitrosamines, inorganic arsenic, and volatile organic compounds. These
biomarker data comprise the Wave 1 BRUF.

This free workshop introduces the PATH Study, including study design, data
collection procedures, adult instrument, and variables. With this
information, participants will be able to formulate research questions
appropriate for the PATH Study biomarker data, as well as gain an
understanding of the content and organization of the biomarker data files,
interview data files, and weighting files. Participants will also learn how
to link biomarker data files with interview data files and weighting files,
as well as in working with the data and understanding the weighted results.

This workshop focuses on understanding and using PATH Study data files, not
on a specific analytic approach. The workshop is a combination of lecture,
discussion, and hands-on exercises.

The course is designed for academic faculty, researchers, and grad students
interested in tobacco biomarkers of exposure and/or tobacco regulatory
science. Participants should be comfortable with data analysis software and
quantitative research methods. All examples and exercises will utilize SAS
statistical software, although participants may use the software of their
choice. The workshop will include 2 full days of instruction and exercises.

*Prerequisites: *Participants should have a basic understanding of
secondary data organization and manipulation, fundamental data analysis
skills, working knowledge of a statistical software package (e.g., SAS,
Stata, and R) and a substantive interest in tobacco regulatory research.
Previous experience with (or knowledge of) biomarkers of exposure/potential
harm is recommended, but not required.

*Application:* Admission to this workshop is competitive. Apply using the ICPSR
Summer Program portal <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SummerProgram>. Please
upload the following documents with your application:

   - Current CV with a select list of publications. Please highlight any
   experience and/or coursework relevant to the PATH Study Summer Workshop,
   particularly prior experience with tobacco research and/or biomarker data.
   - Cover letter summarizing your research interests and experience
   - Research project description. Priority will be given to applicants
   with immediate interest in using the PATH Study data for tobacco regulatory
   research and who provide a research project description to do so. The
   project description should include references to theory or historical
   context, how the project extends what is presently known, and why the PATH
   Study data are needed for the project.

* Application Deadline: May 18, 2018.*

For more information, contact the ICPSR Summer Program at
sumprog at icpsr.umich.edu or (734) 763-7400.
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