Epidemiology and Biostatistics with Stata Course

Events: Epidemiology and Biostatistics with Stata Course

Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date: 11th – 22nd June 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

• Introduction to epidemiologic thinking
• Sufficient/component cause theory of disease
• Hill’s causal criteria
• Logic and errors
• Effect measures
• Study designs
• Randomization using Excel
• 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
• Logistic regression and dummy variables
• Survival analysis: Kaplan-Meier graphs, Log-rank Test, and Cox regression

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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

• Tailors 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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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 04th June 2018.

Send proof of payment to [email protected].

Others Details

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 04th June 2018. Send proof of payment to [email protected].