Epidemiology symposium

Causal Inference in the Health Sciences

We were delighted to host the Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences held on 20 March 2024 at the Bernoulli Center in Lausanne.

This event aims to create a space for early-stage researchers to network and learn from the leading experts in causal inference in Switzerland and meeting with Prof. Vanessa Didelez PhD from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS.

Program

9.30	Opening
9.50	Welcome and introduction Prof. Mats Stensrud, MD PhD, Chair of Biostatistics, EPFL, Switzerland & Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD, #PopHealthLab of UNIFR & SSPH, Switzerland
10.00	Keynote session – Causal analysis of cancer screening effectiveness with health claims data Prof. Vanessa Didelez, PhD, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany
11.00	Coffee break
11.20	Session 1 – Testing the identification of causal effects in observational data Prof. Martin Huber, PhD, Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
12.10	Lunch
13.10	Poster session
14.10	Session 2 – Emulation of a target trial to assess the safety of vaginal estrogen therapy after breast cancer using French nationwide health insurance claims Dr. Elise Dumas, PhD, Chair of Biostatistics, EPFL, Switzerland
14.55	Coffee break
15.15	Panel discussion
16.00	Closing remarks and best poster awards
16.15	End of the symposium

Venue

The symposium will take place at EPFL, Lausanne in the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies.

The Bernoulli Center is located at GA 3 34, Bâtiment GA, Station 5, 1015 Lausanne. The building is easy to reach from the main station, by M2 (change in Lausanne Flon, direction Epalinges, Croisettes) and M1 (direction Renens VD, gare) to EPFL. For suggested routes, tickets, and timetables please check the SBB Website or Google Maps.

Information regarding last year’s Causality Symposium can be found here. For any inquiry or additional question, please contact pophealthlab@unifr.ch.

We are looking forward to seeing you at future editions!