Introduction to Bayesian Disease Mapping (IBDM)
Advanced Bayesian Disease Mapping (ABDM)
June 24th - 25th and 27th - 28th 2013
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
*Course content*
These courses are designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to
the area of Bayesian disease mapping in applications to Public Health
and Epidemiology:
The IBDM course will run on June 24th – 25th and the ABDM course will
run on June 27th - 28th 2013.
The IBDM two-day course consists of sessions dealing with:
Basic concepts of Bayesian methods and disease mapping;
Bayesian computation and McMC; Basic R and WinBUGS use;
Demonstration of risk estimation and cluster detection using WinBUGS;
Hands-on with simple WinBUGS models: convolution models for risk
estimation; Ecological analysis, cluster models and space-time analysis;
Use of R2WinBUGS, BRugs, INLA and related software
This is designed for those who want to cover more advanced mapping
methods, and includes ecological analysis and the use of WinBUGS
software. Both human and veterinary examples will be covered in the
course as well as simple infectious disease space-time modelling.
Examples will range over congenital anomaly birth data, Ohio respiratory
cancer, oral cancer in Georgia, and Foot and Mouth disease in the UK.
The ABDM course consists of:
Spatial models and simple variants: convolution, proper CAR, full MVN;
Special applications: Case event modelling; sparse count data: zip and
factorial regression; latent structure (L&C and mixtures); Spatial
survival modelling; Measurement error, SEMS and Joint modelling;
Multiple disease analysis; Clustering in ST data; surveillance and
Infectious disease models; INLA demonstration and use
This course is designed for those who want to cover advanced BDM
methods, and includes advanced use of WinBUGS. The course will include
theoretical input, but also practical elements and participants will be
involved hands-on in the use of R and WinBUGS in disease mapping
applications. Examples will range over childhood asthma data from
Georgia, influenza in South Carolina, and foot-and-mouth disease in the UK.
In addition to the main course a special mid-week tutorial session will
be held on Wednesday 26th June to allow additional support for novice
WinBUGS users.
*The speaker*
Professor Andrew B. Lawson (Department of Public Health Sciences,
College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina) is a World
Health Organization (WHO) advisor on Disease Mapping and organized with
the WHO an International workshop on this topic which has led to an
edited volume “Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment for Public Health”.
He has published a number of books focused on disease mapping and
spatial epidemiology. In particular, the 2nd edition of the title
Lawson, A. B. (2013) Bayesian Disease Mapping, CRC press, will be a
course text for the IBDM course. A copy of the book is included in the
course fee for that course only.
*course fees*
IBDM Two-day Course – 495 GBP
Two-day course fee includes comprehensive course notes, lunch,
refreshments and a copy of the 2nd Edition of Bayesian Disease Mapping:
Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology, Lawson, A. B., (2013),
CRC press, New York.
ABDM Two-day Course – 460 GBP
Two-day course fee includes comprehensive course notes, lunch, and
refreshments.
Joint booking of both courses in the sequence is discounted to 800 GBP
and with an academic/charity rate of 720 GBP
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