Lecture Schedule and Slides

We have pre-selected a list of topics to go through the 13 weeks-long course. Each lecture is aimed at addressing specific epidemiological concepts, addressing both theoretical and analytic/practical aspects.

Date Topic Slides (pdf/html)
August 29, 2024 Lecture 01 - Introduction EPIB 704 pdf, html
September 3, 2024 Lecture 02 - Statistical inference - Frequentist / Bayesian pdf, html
September 5, 2024 Lecture 03 - Causal inference with DAGs pdf, html
September 10, 2024 Lecture 04 - Measures of Occurrence pdf, html
September 12, 2024 Lecture 05 - Measures of Association pdf, html
September 17, 2024 Lecture 06 - Risk & Hazards - Introduction to the concept of Survival Analysis pdf, html
September 19, 2024 Lecture 07 - Confounding (I) pdf, html
September 24, 2024 Lecture 08 - Confounding (II) pdf, html
September 26, 2024 Lecture 09 - Linear regression (with an introduction to Bayesian models) pdf, html
October 1 and 3, 2024 Lecture 10 & 11 - Logistic regression Part 1 and 2 pdf, html
October 8, 2024 Lecture 12 - Logistic vs binomial regressions and other alternatives to model binary outcomes pdf, html
October 10, 2024 Lecture 13 - Effect Measure Modification & Interaction (I) pdf, html
October 22, 2024 Lecture 14 - Effect Measure Modification & Interaction (II) pdf, html
October 24, 2024 Lecture 15 - Treatment effects pdf, html
October 29, 2024 Lecture 16 - Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) pdf, html
October 31, 2024 Lecture 17 - Matching and conditional Logistic Regression pdf, html
November 5, 2024 Lecture 18 - Propensity score pdf, html
November 7, 2024 Lecture 19 - Selection bias - core concepts pdf, html
November 12, 2024 Lecture 20 - Measurement error - Core concepts pdf, html
November 14, 2024 Lecture 21 - Target trial pdf
November 19, 2024 Lecture 22 - Poisson Regression pdf, html
November 21, 2024 Lecture 23 - Model building/selection pdf, html
November 28, 2024 Lecture 24 - Hierarchical models html
December 3, 2024 Lecture 25 - Misc /Data visualizations pdf, html