{"id":965,"date":"2024-01-05T10:27:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=965"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:13:22","slug":"causality-symposium-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=965","title":{"rendered":"Causality Symposium 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Causal Inference in the Health Sciences<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We were delighted to host the Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences<\/em> held on 20 March 2024<\/strong> at the Bernoulli Center in Lausanne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong><\/a> from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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9.30<\/strong><\/td>Opening<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
9.50<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>Welcome and introduction<\/em>
Prof. Mats Stensrud, MD PhD, Chair of Biostatistics, EPFL, Switzerland & Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD, #PopHealthLab of UNIFR & SSPH, Switzerland <\/em>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
10.00<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Keynote session \u2013<\/strong> Causal analysis of cancer screening effectiveness with health claims data<\/strong>
Prof. Vanessa Didelez, PhD, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology \u2013 BIPS, Bremen, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
11.00 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>Coffee break<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
11.20<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Session 1 – Testing the identification of causal effects in observational data<\/strong>
Prof. Martin Huber, PhD, Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
12.10<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
13.10<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Poster session<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
14.10<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Session 2 – Emulation of a target trial\u00a0to assess the safety of\u00a0vaginal estrogen therapy after\u00a0breast cancer using French nationwide health\u00a0insurance claims <\/strong>
Dr. Elise Dumas, PhD, Chair of Biostatistics, EPFL, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
14.55<\/strong><\/td>Coffee break<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
15.15<\/strong><\/td>Panel discussion<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
16.00<\/strong><\/td>Closing remarks and best poster awards<\/td><\/tr>
16.15<\/strong><\/td>End of the symposium<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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The symposium will take place at EPFL, Lausanne in the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bernoulli Center is located at GA 3 34, B\u00e2timent 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<\/strong><\/a> or Google Maps<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Information regarding last year’s Causality Symposium can be found here<\/strong><\/a>. For any inquiry or additional question, please contact pophealthlab@unifr.ch.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking forward to seeing you at future editions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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