The time table may be subject to changes before the start of the course.
Course organizer:Lise Lund HåheimLecturersPer Magnus Hein Stigum Dag Thelle Lise Lund HåheimWEEK 44
Monday, 31st October 2011Location: GA02 A1.1001 Auditorium, Domus Odontologica09:00 Introduction: Course content, aim of the course, and working methods. Introduction to causality – Lise Lund Håheim 10.00 Group work: Framing research questions – Per Magnus 11:00 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work – Per Magnus 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Lecture: Research question and study design – Per Magnus13:30 Group work: Choice of study design – Per Magnus14:15 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work – Per Magnus16:00 EndTuesday, 1st November 2011
Location: GA02 A1.1004 Seminarroom, Domus Odontologica09:00 Plenary session: Power calculations, sample size – Hein Stigum11.00 Group work: Power calculations, sample size – Hein Stigum 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Lecture: Reference population and study population - Per Magnus 13:30 Group work: Choice of study population – Per Magnus14:15 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work – Per Magnus16:00 EndWednesday, 2nd November 2011
Location: GA02 A1.1004 Seminarroom, Domus Odontologica09:00 Lecture: Systematic errors Selection bias, information bias, confounding, and effect modification - Dag Thelle11.00 Group work: Choice of study variables and data collection - Dag Thelle11:45 Lunch 12:30 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work: Choice of study variables, methods of measurement, and data collection – Per Magnus13:30 Lecture: Choice of measures of association - Per Magnus13:45 Group work: Choice of measures of association14:45 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work15:15 Plenary session: Information on homework: Completion of research plans and research protocol – Per Magnus16:00 EndWEEK 47
Wednesday, 23rd November 2011Location: GA02 A1.1004 Seminarroom, Domus Odontologica09:00 Lecture: Critical assessment of scientific article, referee tasks - Dag Thelle10:00 Group work: Critical assessment of scientific article-Dag Thelle11.00 Lecture: Validity of tests, diagnostic methods and screening - Dag Thelle11:45 Lunch 12:30 Lecture: Causal grafs (DAGs) – Hein Stigum14:30 Group work: Cohort study – Per Magnus15:30 Plenary session: Cohort study – Per Magnus16:00 EndThursday, 24th November 2011
Location: GA01 2015 Nye auditorium 13, Domus Medica09:15 Lecture: Overview of statistical methods, part 1 – Hein Stigum11.15 Group work: Statistical methods – Hein Stigum11:45 Lunch 12:30 Group work: Statistical methods – Hein Stigum13:30 Plenary session: Discussion of group work – Hein Stigum14:30 Lecture: Overview of statistical methods, part 2 – Hein Stigum16:15 EndFriday, 25th November 2011
Location: GA02 A1.1004 Seminarroom, Domus Odontologica09:00 Lecture: Randomized controlled trial – Lise Lund Håheim 10:00 Group work: Randomized controlled trial – Lise Lund Håheim11:00 Plenary session: Discussion of group work – Lise Lund Håheim11:15 Plenary session: Systematic review – Lise Lund Håheim11:45 Lunch 12:30 Lecture: Case - control study – Per Magnus13:30 Group work: Case-control study – Per Magnus14:00 Plenary session: Discussion of group work – Per Magnus14:30 Plenary session: Strategies of analyses – Per Magnus15:30 Plenary session: Summary of the course, course evaluation and home exam – Per Magnus, Lise Lund Håheim16:00 End