Events and Programs

	The 2012 NIH Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on PCOS will identify methodological and scientific weaknesses in the study of polycystic ovary syndrome and move the field forward through an unbiased and evidence-based assessment of this complex clinical issue. 2012 Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome December 3–5, 2012 NIH Natcher Conference Center Bethesda, MD

	The Medicine in the Media Course is sponsored and run each year by the Office of Disease Prevention. It is an educational forum in which journalists covering medical issues improve their skills of evaluating science stories and reporting the finer points of research in the most accurate way possible.

	Medicine: Mind the Gap is a lecture series that explores issues at the intersection of research, evidence, and clinical practice—areas in which conventional wisdom may be contradicted by recent evidence. See a list of upcoming seminars. Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:00 a.m. – noon Natcher Auditorium, Balcony B Raising the Bar: Engineering Optimized Behavioral Interventions for Increased Public Health Impact Linda M. Collins, Ph.D. Director, The Methodology Center Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Department of Statistics The Pennsylvania State University

	The Robert S. Gordon, Jr. Lecture in Epidemiology is an award given annually to a scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology or clinical trials research. Past topics include the new trend toward multi-authored studies with large data sets, strategies for analyzing conflicting studies, and new epidemiology training standards that incorporate policy and politics. Upcoming Lecture Using Risk Models for Breast Cancer Prevention Mitchell Gail, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Investigator NIH National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetic Biostatistics Branch February 27, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Masur Auditorium, Building 10