Dear Berlin-area Epidemiological Methods Enthusiasts,

You are invited to our next BEMC Talk on Wednesday, March 6^th. Also join us this week for the BEMC Journal Club! The paper is already posted online.

BEMC Talk: Wednesday, March 6^th, 2019 @ 4pm

“Regression shrinkage: better answers to causal questions” – Maarten van Smeden, Leiden

• Please register online: https://goo.gl/forms/EdISo4yoZQhepGNY2
• Description: “In this lecture, I will discuss regression shrinkage in the context of causal epidemiologic research. Although regression shrinkage methods have predominantly been used in prediction research (i.e. not to answer causal questions) to avoid statistical overfitting, I will posit the view that some of these methods can also improve estimates of exposure-outcome relationships. In particular, I will illustrate how a simple-to-apply approach known as Firth’s correction removes an often overlooked estimation bias in conventional regression analyses such as logistic regression.”
• Location: Seminar room of the Neurology Clinic; Bonhoefferweg 3 entrance, 3^rdfloor, Charité – Campus Mitte

Upcoming Berlin Epi Events:

• February 20^st– BEMC JClub – Paper posted online
• March 6^th– BEMC Talk – “Shrinkage for causal inference” – Maarten van Smeden, Leiden
• March 20^th – BEMC JClub – Paper posted online
• April 3^rd – BEMC Talk –”One Size Does Not Fit All: Teaching Introductory Epidemiology” –Pamela Rist, Boston
• April 17^th – BEMC JClub – Paper will be posted online in late February
• May 8^th– BEMC Talk – “Machine Learning for Population-Based Health Studies” – Christoph Lippert, Potsdam
• May 15^th – BEMC JClub – Paper will be posted online in late March
• June 5^th – BEMC Talk – “Cool applications in R for epidemiologists” – Jochen Kruppa, Berlin

Interested in other Institute of Public Health events? Visit our calendar to check out upcoming conferences & short courses!

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