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Volume 14, Number 4; February 24, 2012

Today's Headlines:

1. Save the Date for MEPS Data User Workshop
2. New OEREP Position Announcement

1. Save the Date for MEPS Data User Workshop

AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users' Workshop in Rockville, MD, on April 25-26, 2012
Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), including information about survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions.
Day 2 of the workshop is intended to provide participants with hands-on experience, through the application of knowledge gained from the previous day's lecture. They will work with programmers and analysts, learning to identify and pull together variables to build a data file for the purpose of answering research questions. A PC will be provided for each participant and they will also work on SAS example exercises. There will be time allotted for open discussion and for specific research questions from the participants. To fully benefit from the second day, participants will need some prior knowledge of MEPS. A basic knowledge of SAS, STATA, or SPSS is desirable. Please note that the exercises will be conducted using the SAS software only.
This is a no-cost workshop.
A full program description, registration form, and logistical information will be available at the beginning of March on the MEPS Web site. Other questions can be e-mailed to workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov.

2. New OEREP Position Announcement

AHRQ's Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations (OEREP) is recruiting a Junior Service Fellow (AD-0601-00) for the Division of Research Education. Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified persons and no previous Federal experience is required. This vacancy announcement wil remain open until March 15, 2012.