Statistical Practice in Epidemiology using R.

Monday 3 June - Friday 7 June, 2024
at IARC in Lyon, France


The course starts early morning Monday, so arrival in Lyon must be on Sunday.
The course ends on Friday at 14:00.
Similar courses were given every year since 2000 with the exception of 2003, 2008 and 2020-2022. Place Terreaux

Audience

The course is intended for epidemiologists and statisticians who wish to use R for statistical modelling and analysis of epidemiological data.
The aim of the course is to give young statisticians (or not so young epidemiologists) who wish to enter or who has recently entered biostatistics or epidemiology access to a set of tools in current use by statisticians in epidemiology.
Place Bellecour The course requires basic knowledge of epidemiological concepts and study types. These will only be briefly reviewed, whereas the more advanced epidemiological and statistical concepts will be treated in depth.

Contents


All methods will be thoroughly illustrated using R in practical exercises.
The Epi package which is developed for epidemiological analysis in R will be introduced.
Special attention will be given to the reporting of the results; in particular the use of graphics.

Faculty:

The entire faculty will be present throughout, so the course has an unusually large faculty / student ratio.

Venue

IARC, Lyon

Course fee:


Includes course, access to course material, coffee breaks and catered social events.
Excludes transport, accommodation and meals (onsite cafeteria available with a range of inexpensive lunch options).
The course is a self-supporting entity, and there are NO grants or stipends available for travel or participation.

Application

TBA
Deadline: 1 April 2024
After the application deadline we will send you information regarding the registration and accommodation.

Course program and instructions:


Last updated 12 January 2024, BxC