SCHOOL ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODSIN MEDICAL RESEARCHY
(in collaboration with ICMS, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.)
(6 - 24 September 1999)
Conference Programme (as of 16 September 1999)
Venue: MAIN LECTURE HALL, MAIN BUILDING
SCHOOL ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODSIN MEDICAL RESEARCHY
(in collaboration with ICMS, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.)
(6 - 24 September 1999)
Conference Programme (as of 16 September 1999)
Venue: MAIN LECTURE HALL, MAIN BUILDING
Some conference abstracts can be obtained by sending an empty e-mail message to smr1122@ictp.trieste.it writing on the Subject line: get Conference_Abstracts
| Monday, 20 September | |
|---|---|
| 09.00-9.05 | Welcome |
| 9.05-10.05 |
Valerie Isham (University College, London, UK) "Stochastic models for aggregation in macroparasite infections" |
| 10.05-10.25 |
H.J. Vazquez (U.A.M. - Azcapotzalco, Mexico) "Antibiotic resistance development in hospitals (third level) in Mexico City" |
| 10.50-11.10 |
L.S. Luboobi and R.O. Simwa (Makerere University, Uganda) "HIV/AIDS epidemic curves for Kenya and Uganda: parametric and non-parametric statistical approaches" |
| 11.10-12.10 |
Patty Solomon (University of Adelaide, Australia) "The power of parameter orthogonality" |
| 13.20-13.45 |
J. Heyworth (Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide) "A longitudinal study of gastroenteritis and water consumption amongst children aged 4-6 years in South Australia" |
| 13.45-14.45 |
Antony Schork (University of Michigan, U.S.A.) "Use of receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves in medical diagnosis and epidemiologic studies" |
| 14.45-15.05 |
H.G. Mwambi (University of Nairobi, Kenya) "Ticks and tick-borne diseases" |
| 15.30-16.30 |
Juni Palmgren (Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) "Computations in longitudinal data models" |
| Tuesday, 21 September | |
|---|---|
| 09.00-10.00 |
Keith Abrams (University of Leicester, U.K.) "Meta-analysis - a Bayesian perspective" |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Louise Ryan (University of Harvard, U.S.A.) "Statistical issues in Environmental health research" |
| 11.30-11.45 |
A. Dejene Haile (E.H.N.R.I., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) "SUSAN" |
| 11.45-12.45 |
Jeremy Taylor (University of Michigan, U.S.A.) "Jointly modelling longitudinal and event time data, with application to AIDS studies" |
| 14.00-14.20 |
N.N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah (University of Ghana, Accra) "Regression modelling of longitudinal data" |
| 14.20-14.40 |
S.O. Ripatti (University of Helsinki, Finland) "On the estimation of multivariate frailty models" |
| 14.40-14.55 |
S.O.M. Manda (Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand) "A Bayesian hierarchical ordinal regression model in multicentre clinical trial" |
| 15.00-15.15 |
B. de Bragança Pereira (U.F.R.J., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) "Discriminating among separate models in the biomedical sciences" |
| 15.45-16.45 |
Geert Molenberghs (Limburghs Universitair Centrum, Belgium) "Sensitivity analysis for incomplete data" |
| Wednesday, 22 September | |
|---|---|
| 09.00-10.00 |
Jane Hutton (University of Newcastle, U.K.) "Effect of misspecification on regression models for survival data" |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Ira Longini (Emory University, U.S.A.) "Using stochastic models to estimate HIV vaccine efficacy" |
| 11.30-12.30 |
John Copas (University of Warwick, U.K.)
"Publication bias in systematic reviews" |
| Thursday, 23 September | |
|---|---|
| 09.00-09.30 |
S.K. Vansteelandt (University of Ghent, Belgium) "Sensitivity of generalized linear modelling to incomplete outcomes" |
| 09.30-10.30 |
Nuala Sheehan (University of Loughborough, U.K.) "Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for the analyses of genetic data" |
| 11.00-12.00 |
Ingram Olkin (Stanford University, U.S.A.) "Measures of discrepancy between treatment and control" |
| 13.10-13.30 |
M. Tiensuwan (Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand) "Risk factors for the number of experience with malaria of malaria patients in Thailand" |
| 13.30-13.50 |
L. Lusa (Università di Trieste, Italy) "Usefulness of preoperative chest radiography in anaesthetic management" |
| 13.50-14.10 |
F. Stephens (Q.U.T., Brisbane, Australia) "Risk stratification in heart surgery" |
| 14.10-14.30 |
L.P. Fotso (University of Yaounde, Cameroon) "Handling uncertain knowledge in a knowledge base system" |
| 15.00-15.20 |
V. Vlassov (Saratov Medical University, Russian Federation) "Measuring change: doctors need help!" |
| 15.20-15.40 |
A. Kumar (Central Jalma Institute for Leprosy, Agra, India) "Epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis - endemicity determines age patterns and clinical picture" |
| 15.40-16.00 |
C.M. Pandey (S.G. Postgraduate Ins. Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India) "Patient database management issues in a computerized hospital information system" |
| 16.00- | Presentation of certificates |
| Friday, 24 September | |
|---|---|
| 09.00-10.00 |
Sue Wilson
(Australian National University, Australia) "Statistical developments for locating susceptibility genomic regions for complex human diseases" |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Els Goetghebeur (University of Ghent, Belgium) "Missing data constructions with diagnostic tests pay off." |
| 11.30-12.30 | School participants |
| 11.45-12.45 |
Ian Ford (University of Glasgow, U.K.)
(to be announced) |
| 13.30-14.30 |
Ingram Olkin (Stanford University, U.S.A.)
"Discussion of the measure number needed to treat" |
| Poster: |
A. Kazemnejad (Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran) "Analysis of longitudinal binary response with missing values" |
TO: Programme of the School
| Last updated on 16 September 1999 |
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