SPER, SER-SC, and the ASA Statistics in Epidemiology Section will jointly sponsor the 4th Annual Workshop on Advanced Methods in Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology on June 22 2010, 3:30-6:30 pm. The workshop will be jointly hosted by the ASA Statistics in Epidemiology Section and precede the first session of the SPER Annual Meeting. Students and junior and senior investigators are invited to attend this three hour session that includes presentations on emerging methodologic research in reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology. The presentations for this year’s workshop will be given by: Sander Greenland & Ari Lipsky on Bayesian perspectives for epidemiological research and Stephen Cole & Daniel Westreich on marginal structural models. Articles and additional materials that accompany these presentations will be available here prior to the workshop. Pre-registration for students (i.e., those no more than one year since completing doctoral/post-doctoral work) is only $40 and $75 for non-students. On-site registration is $60 for students and $100 for non-students (cash/check only).  Be sure to register for the workshop when you register for the annual meeting.

Recommended Reading for the Workshop:

• Sander Greenland -
  • Bayesian perspectives for epidemiologic research I
  • Bayesian perspectives for epidemiologic research II
• Stephen Cole -
  • Marginal Structural Models
  • Effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Time to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndome or Death using Marginal Structural Models
• Miguel Hernan
  • Marginal Structural Models to Estimate the Causal Effect of Zidovudine on the Survival of HIV-Positive Men
• James Robins
  • Marginal Structural Models and Causal Inference in Epidemiology