Epidemiology and Biostatistics with Stata Course

Events: Epidemiology and Biostatistics with Stata Course

Venue:Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date: 23RD April – 4th May  2018

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INTRODUCTION

This course is intended for medical researchers who would like to enhance their skills on epidemiological data analysis being familiarized with Stata. The participants will have their hands on laptop with Stata running throughout the learning sessions. Each learning session will give equal weight to tutorials and practical exercises. 

DURATION

10 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is intended for researchers, physicians, clinicians, public health professionals, epidemiologists and biostatisticians, from public and private institutions who need to apply meta-analysis.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The key objective is that by the end this course the students will know how to run their own epidemiological analysis effectively using Stata for a variety of outcomes by using 2x2 tables and/or regression models, decided on the most appropriate way to report the results supplied by Stata 

Understand the bio-statistical concepts of additivity, independence, confounding, and interaction in the context of logistic models.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Epidemiology

• Introduction to epidemiologic thinking
• Sufficient/component cause theory of disease
• Hill’s causal criteria
• Logic and errors
• Effect measures
• Study designs
• Randomization using Excel
• Bias and confounding
• Random error and statistics
• Crude analysis
• Stratified analysis
• Standardization
• Sensitivity (bias) analysis
• Case-cohort study design

Biostatistics

• Logic of significance tests
• Choice of significance test
• Comparison of two independent groups
• Basics of power analysis
• More on levels of measurement
• Comparison of two paired groups
• Multiplicity and the Comparison of 3+ Groups
• Correlation
• Linear regression
• Logistic regression and dummy variables
• Survival analysis: Kaplan-Meier graphs, Log-rank Test, and Cox regression
• Confidence intervals versus p values and trends toward significance
• Pearson correlation coefficient with clustered data
• Equivalence and non-inferiority tests
• Validity and reliability
• Bland-Altman analysis
• One sample tests

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Tailor-Made Training

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training center or at a convenient location.

How to participate

• Tailor make your course. 
• Register individual.
• Register as a group.
• Become one of our partners.
• Purchase software’s
• Frequently asked Questions (FAQ’s)

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For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 715 077 817, +254 (020) 211 3814,

Email [email protected]

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Email: [email protected].

Mob: +254 715 077 817

Tel: 020 211 3814

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B 16th April 2018.

Send proof of payment to [email protected]