1 Feb 2017 09:00am to 7 Feb 2017 05:00pm

ViCBiostat Summer School 2017

Workshop
Event Location
Australia
Speakers
Prof John Carlin
John holds appointments with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The University of Melbourne. Since completing a PhD in Statistics at Harvard University he has been engaged as a collaborator...
Andrew is the current Head of the Biostatistics Unit in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Since completing a PhD in Statistics at Cornell University (USA)...
Rory is a biostatistician at Monash University and contributes to a wide range of epidemiological and clinical research studies. He obtained his PhD in statistics from Southampton University (UK), subsequently...
Lyle Gurrin is Professor of Biostatistics at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, and President of the Victorian Branch of the...
Jessica completed a PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2010. Her research interests include statistical methods for the comparison of healthcare provider performance and assessment of changes in performance,...
Margarita Moreno Betancur
Margarita is co-lead of the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne. Since completing her PhD in Biostatistics at Université Paris-Sud in 2014...

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

This year our Summer School is back on the road, with a three-day program in Melbourne followed by a two-day program in Sydney. Each program is designed to provide an intensive introduction to a range of intermediate to advanced statistical methods that are important in modern health research. The courses will include extensive discussion of practical examples and hands-on training in relevant statistical software using the Stata and R packages.


Who should attend?

Prerequisite knowledge for this workshop is a sound understanding of epidemiological and statistical concepts including multivariable regression models, and knowledge of either Stata or R.


Venue Details

Alfred Centre
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University,
Lecture Theatre Level 5, 99 Commercial Rd, Prahran 3004

University of Sydney
Camperdown Campus,
Sydney Law School, Lecture Theatre 024
(enter from Eastern Avenue through “Taste Baguette” café).  Theatre 0.24 is underground and may be accessed either by stairs or lift from this point.
 See map below.


3 DAY PROGRAM - ALFRED CENTRE

1st & 2nd February - Longitudinal & Correlated Data Analysis
PRESENTERS: Prof Andrew Forbes, Prof John Carlin
Course outline
Daily timetable - Day 1
Daily timetable - Day 2
 

3rd February - Prediction Modelling
PRESENTERS: Prof Rory Wolfe, Dr Damjan Vukcevic
Course outline
Daily timetable


2 DAY PROGRAM - UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
6th - 7th February - Introduction to Causal Inference
PRESENTERS: Assoc Prof Lyle Gurrin, Prof Andrew Forbes, Dr Jessica Kasza, Dr Margarita Moreno-Betancur
Course outline
Daily timetable - Day 1
Daily timetable - Day 2


COURSE FACILITATORS


SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Participants are expected to have copies of required software R or Stata V12 or above applicable for each day pre-installed on laptops and ready to use.

REGISTRATION

Registrations are now open via Trybooking. 

Melbourne program: https://www.trybooking.com/NZOA

Sydney program: https://www.trybooking.com/NZVC

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