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Future Webinar Topics
Please take a minute to let us know what topics you would like to see in future webinars.
Click here to take survey
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Public Off-Site Trainings
Space is still available at some of our upcoming off-site healthcare training programs, including programs to be held July 23-24, in both Chicago, IL and Amsterdam, Holland.
To see the remaining 2007 training schedule, please click here.
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How does a software company consistently add value?
At TreeAge Software, one way we add value is through annual updates which respond to users' requests for new or enhanced analytical capabilities. But we also realize that not all users are at the same level of expertise and that it's vital to address the needs of users at all levels of sophistication.
In this issue of Tree Files we describe initiatives designed to appeal to both novice and experienced users of TreeAge Pro.
Ready for debut are two new web-based software training initiatives, online webinars and customized online training.
a) Regularly scheduled online webinars - These sessions are both free of charge and open to everyone, including prospective customers.
Topics will range from fundamentals such as tree building, to Markov models and on to the new or enhanced features introduced in TreeAge Pro 2007.
Be sure to check out more details in our training segment below.
b) Customized Online Training - Ideal for learning specific features of your software, online training is a flexible, cost-effective way to make the most of your TreeAge Pro software.
You specify the topics and your time availability; we'll design a program to meet your needs.
Did you know that TreeAge Pro can run Discrete Event Simulation?
Are you aware that TreeAge Pro now has a full featured scripting interface?
If you would like help with these or other features in TreeAge Pro 2007, we hope you will consider customized online training.
Be sure to check out more details in our Tech Support section below.
We thank everyone who offered suggestions which led to the initiatives above. Please keep the feedback coming.
Sincerely,
Jeff Stripp
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Online Training
Online Webinars Commence June 27
On June 27, TreeAge Software will begin a series of webinars to highlight new and existing features of TreeAge Pro. The free programs are designed to help you get the most out of your TreeAge Pro software.
Our first webinar will cover the new and enhanced 2007 features including:
New Features
- Object interface
- User-Defined Python Functions
- Documents View Window
- Node Outline Pane
Enhanced Features
- Cost-Effectiveness Sensitivity Analysis
- Import/Export Variables with Excel
- Variables Report, Definitions & Display
- Dockable Find/Replace Window
- Global Tables Folder Location
- Formula Editor Formatting
- Statistics Processing
- Simulation Memory Management
- Debug Pane Features
- Distribution Parameters
- Influence Diagram Preferences
Please join us for our first webinar on June 27th. To learn more about the upcoming webinars, please click here...
There is no charge. All are welcome, but registration is required. Connection details will be provided at the time of registration and via email reminders.
Customized Online Training
Create your own training experience with our new Customized Online Training option.
Ideal for learning specific features of your software, online training is a flexible, cost-effective way to make the most of your TreeAge Pro software. Online training can also be helpful for specific projects or advanced topics. Sessions take place over the Internet using a state-of-the-art web conferencing system that creates a link between your computer and the trainer's. No complicated set-up is required; simply log-in, sit back and start learning!
If you are interested in particpating in an online training or have specific training needs that could be delivered over the web please fill out the form located at the below web page and a member of our staff will follow up.
Please click here to submit your training needs.
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New Release and Resource Submission Form
TreeAge Pro 2007 - Release 1.2 is Available
In addition to requested fixes, Release 1.2 also includes some new features such as:
* Distribution graph -- GRAPH > Statistics report now adds 10th, 90th percentiles.
* Properties grid -- Grid navigation using keyboard works.
* Tracker variables -- Tracker property can be turned on/off in Variable Properties.
* CTRL+F1 hides ALL extra panes.
Should you want to update your software to Release 1.2, you can download it from our support page as follows...
1. Go to www.treeage.com/support.
2. Login using your registration email address and your serial number.
3. Click on the highlighted link to download the software.
4. Install the software on the server directly over the current installation.
Please let us know if you require further assistance updating your software.
Resource Submission
We have added a cool new resource submission utility to the resources area on our website.
If you have a publication or model that used TreeAge Software products, and you would like us to add to our Resources pages, please send it to us using the submission form on the following web page.
Please click here to visit the Resource Submission Form
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TreeAge Pro Supports Discrete Event Simulation
Using a Markov node and subtree in a TreeAge Pro decision tree, it is possible to represent a variety of types of complex models having different properties, including:
standard state transition "cohort" models
(fixed-length, discrete time intervals; discrete states; no memory; dynamic cohorts)
microsimulation models
(discrete time; continuous "states" are possible; individual memory; agents)
discrete event simulation models
(continuous time and states; individual memory)
Unlike regular state transition models in TreeAge Pro, discrete event microsimulation models do not assume a constant cycle length. Rather than using the built-in _stage (cycle) counter to represent equal time intervals, a user-defined tracker variable keeps track of the passage of time. In different states, different time "granularity" can be used, with the tracker incremented by the appropriate amount for a particular health state or event.
In addition, time to next event could be sampled from 1st-order distributions (resample per trial). This also allows for competing risks, in which the nearest sampled time to event is used to select the event that occurs (and the time interval for that cycle/event).
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