10.26188/5cd0e2687276e Margarita Moreno-Betancur Margarita Moreno-Betancur Statement of Action on Statistics in Health and Medical Research The University of Melbourne 2019 biostatistics methods biostatistics data science initiatives Biostatistics Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Statistics Applied Statistics 2019-05-07 01:41:57 Online resource https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Statement_of_Action_on_Statistics_in_Health_and_Medical_Research/8085746 This statement identifies urgent priority areas for action by relevant stakeholders (funding agencies, academic sector, biostatistics research community and professional societies) to protect and grow Australia’s capacity and leadership in the critical field of biostatistics. The statement emerged from a meeting of conference delegates held on Thursday 30 August 2018 to discuss the importance of biostatistical methodology to ensuring the value of health and medical research, and our national capacity and needs in this area. The background to these discussions is summarised and the action points identified.