{"id":545,"date":"2012-06-27T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ijph.blogs.springer.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2012-06-27T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:03:50","slug":"course-on-applied-bayesian-statistics-in-medical-research-and-health-care-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.springer.com\/ijph\/courses\/course-on-applied-bayesian-statistics-in-medical-research-and-health-care-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Course on Applied Bayesian Statistics in Medical Research and Health-Care Evaluation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssphplus.ch\/\">Swiss School of Public Health+ <\/a>is offering another very useful course for people interested in health care evaluation: Dr <a href=\"http:\/\/ispm.ch\/?id=375&amp;no_cache=1&amp;tx_aumstaffrecord_pi1[aum_staffrecord]=592&amp;tx_aumstaffrecord_pi1[backPid]=341\">Thomas Gsponer<\/a> and Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispm.ch\/index.php?id=375&amp;no_cache=1&amp;tx_aumstaffrecord_pi1[aum_staffrecord]=87&amp;tx_aumstaffrecord_pi1[backPid]=341\">Marcel Zwahlen<\/a> will be the facilitators of the course, entitled<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispm-unibasel.ch\/ssphplus\/pdf\/Course_Flyer_Zwahlen_Gsponer_2013.pdf\"> &#8220;Applied Bayesian Statistics in Medical Research and Health-Care Evaluation&#8221;<\/a>, which will be held on 18-20 May2013\u00a0 in <a href=\"www.ispm.ch\">ISPM<\/a>, Bern, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>This course objectives are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To understand the role of Bayesian statistics in medical research and health-care evaluation, trial monitoring, and prediction<\/li>\n<li>To provide sources for detailed information on Bayesian methods<\/li>\n<li>To provide insight into available computational tools and presentation techniques for Bayesian analysis<\/li>\n<li>To highlight the need for sensitivity analysis and the dangers of na\u00efve use of Bayesian methods<\/li>\n<li>To provide the basis for a unified statistical approach that allows to approach problems of analysis and design in a structured way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Course participants are expected to have a good understanding of basic biostatistical and epidemiological principles and to bring their own laptop.<\/p>\n<p>For further details see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispm-unibasel.ch\/ssphplus\/pdf\/Course_Flyer_Zwahlen_Gsponer_2013.pdf\">here <\/a>. Register online until 18 February 2013 following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispm-unibasel.ch\/ssphplus\/spip.php?page=phd_intranet_light&amp;lang=en&amp;id_course=142&amp;var_mode=recalcul\">this link <\/a>or by sending an e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:Sina.Henrichs@unibas.ch\">Sina.Henrichs[a]unibas.ch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">The Swiss School of Public Health+ is offering another very useful course for people interested in health care evaluation: Dr Thomas Gsponer and Professor Marcel Zwahlen will be the facilitators of the course, entitled &#8220;Applied Bayesian Statistics in Medical Research and Health-Care Evaluation&#8221;, which will be held on 18-20 May2013\u00a0 in ISPM, Bern, Switzerland. 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