2018 Talks

January 10, 2018
Prior Beliefs, Posterior Distributions and Frequencies – Basic Concepts of Bayesian and Frequentist Statistics
Inaugural lecture (Antrittsvorlesung) followed by social gathering
Ulrike Grittner, Berlin, Germany


February 7, 2018
Rasch Models & Analysis
+ bonus hands-on workshop (following BEMC)
Leslie Pendrill, Gothenburg, Sweden


March 7, 2018
Planning and Evaluating Studies with Time-To-Event Endpoints in a Competing Risk Framework
Geraldine Rauch, Berlin, Germany


April 4, 2018
Modeling of Nutritional Data
Sven Knüppel, Potsdam, Germany


May 2, 2018
Analyzing Multimethod Data with Structural Equation Modeling
Michael Eid, Berlin, Germany


June 6, 2018
Post-marketing Studies and Drug Safety
Christof Prugger, Berlin, Germany


July 4, 2018
Applications of Computer Adaptive Testing and Item Response Theory in Health Outcomes Assessment
Matthias Rose, Berlin, Germany


August 20-24, 2018
IPH Intensive Short Course: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods – Causal Research and Prediction Modeling
Instructors: Rolf Groenwold and Maarten van Smeden


September 5, 2018
Covariate Selection in Observational Studies with Limited Knowledge of the True Causal Structure
Sebastian Baumeister, Regensburg, Germany


October 10, 2018
Interactive DAGs: Exploring Causality Theory with Dagitty”
Johannes Textor, Nijmegen, Netherlands


October 17, 2018
IPH Lecture @ Charité Crossover: Are We Ready for a Biomarker-Only Based Diagnostic Criterion for Research in Alzheimer’s Disease? (with methodological/causal framework focus)
Maria Glymour, San Francisco, USA


November 7, 2018
Multi State Modelling in Chronic Diseases
Ralph Brinks, Düsseldorf, Germany


December 5, 2018
This Talk Has No Title
James Robins, Boston, USA