Aims of the workshop

• To introduce participants to statistical designs and models used in epidemiology, their use in practice and their interpretations.
• To demonstrate the use of R for carrying out statistical analysis of epidemiological data.

General information about the course

• The course consisted of 2-4 lectures per day and 2 practical sessions using R.
• Participants were introduced to commonly used statistical models in epidemiology, their applications, survival studies, estimation of survival probabilities using life table and Kaplan-Meier estimators, regression models, case-control, nested case-control and case-cohort designs.

Audience

About 40 participants, namely, epidemiologists and medical professionals, statisticians from CROs, university teachers, researchers and postgraduate students.

Faculty

• Kari Auranen, Senior Scientist, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Finland, and University Lecturer, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Sangita Kulathinal, Senior Scientist, The Indic Society for Education and Development, Nashik, India, and Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Bijoy Joseph, Senior Researcher, The Indic Society for Education and Development, Nashik, India, and National Public Health Institute (KTL), Finland

Host

Department of Statistics,
Manipal University,
Manipal, Karnataka, INDIA.
Tel.: +91 820 2922407

Organiser

• The Indic Society for Education and Development,
  1, Swami Enterprises Complex,
  Tigrania road, Tapovan Bridge,
  Nashik - 422 011, Maharashtra, INDIA.
  
  
• Department of Statistics,
  Manipal University,
  Manipal, Karnataka, INDIA.
  Tel.: +91 820 2922407