Discussion meeting on Spatial modelling of health events
Friday 24th March 2006
Billiard Room, Nb 58 Princes Garden,
South Kensington, London SW7 2PE
Organised by the IMS Biostatistics Programme (N Best and S Richardson)
11.00 Modelling data measured on disparate spatial scales:
A simulation study
Sibylle Sturtz, University of Dortmund
11.40 Some comments on ecological bias and non nested geographical scales
Chantal Guihenneuc-Jouyaux and Léa Fortunato,
Université de Paris 5
12.20 The effect of Aggregation on Inferences using Small Area Health Data
Sandy Burden, University of Wollongong
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 The estimation of the key epidemiological parameters for 2001 FMD epidemic
Irina Chis Ster and Neil Ferguson, Imperial College
14.40 Modelling several diseases in space and time
Nicky Best and Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College
15.20 Discussion
15.45 Closing Tea/ Coffee
There is no formal registration required but for catering purposes, we would be grateful if you contacted Eileen Boyce ([log in to unmask]) to indicate your intention to attend.
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