SBCC - Statistical Biomathematical Consulting Clinic |
Will Dixon began our consulting clinic over thirty years ago as a fee-for-service adjunct to the UCLA Biomathematics Department and the computing services of the UCLA Medical Center. We provide assistance to health care researchers at every step of their task ... from grant proposals through to publication. This means acting as consultants to biotech companies, to physicians conducting clinical trials, to clinicians conducting operations research, and to students working on theses or post-doctoral research. Where needed, we also provide tailor-made short courses and/or seminars in statistics. Finally, the high quality of our human, technical, and information resources, result in the provision of methodological and analytical support to health care, and health policy, administrators world-wide. For Details ... click on
INFORMATION SHEET ON SBCC SERVICES1. Chargeable Services We charge for time spent by consultants involved on each project. On most projects, two or more levels of consultants provide the following services:
2. Fees
* For projects guaranteeing one full day (8 hrs.) of doctoral level consulting per week for a minimum of six consecutive months. **If project demands more than a short consult, Specialty Consultants (i.e.Biomathematics faculty member) may, if time permits, be written into the P.I.'s grant; when the grant is funded, the consulting provided by the Specialty Consultant will be compensated through salary support rather than as a recharge. 3. Other charges SBCC bills include itemized charges for fax services, phone call costs, financial reports and/or Express Mail charges. Off-site meetings in locations greater than 100 miles (one-way) from UCLA will be billed as an 8 hour day. 4. Billing The billing period is from the 21st of a month to the 20th of the following month. At the end of the billing period, the following information is mailed to the client:
5. Estimate of costs It is difficult to estimate costs well. We are not able to predict possible problems in the data, to anticipate all the analyses, and to plan all refinements of those analyses required to answer the research questions. Therefore it is essential that an estimate of costs not be used as maximum. We know from experience that actual costs often are more than estimates. It is best to set aside more money than that estimated by the SBCC consultants. 6. Confidentiality We recommend that no names or social security numbers be included in any data handled by SBCC. If such information must be included, however, we will use special procedures for its protection. All computer accounts are protected by user authorization and passwords. 7. For more information SBCC consultants will be happy to discuss our procedures, services or charges. We are also anxious to receive suggestions and comments from our clients. A list of SBCC staff is found below. To Learn More Contact...Senior Statistician of the SBCC since 1988, lecturer in Biomathematics at UCLA, Jeff has also worked with the Laboratory for Applied Pharmacokinetics and the USC Medical School. Clients have included the NIH, NAS, and biotechnology companies such as Siemens, Glaxo, and the National Genetics Institute.
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The People ...The S.B.C.C. has a core staff of Biomathematicians and Biostatisticians reinforced by academic researchers in every speciality of health care science ... demography, genetics, experimental design, clinical trials, survey research, mathematical modelling, and statistical programming. On the outer fringes of this web is available the entire UCLA faculty, brought in as needed as consultants on specific projects. The Tools ...
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