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MODERN DEMOGRAPHIC METHODS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 1-3 June 2010 University of St Andrews Course convenor: Bendix Carstensen, Senior Statistician, Steno Diabetes Center & Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark This course is hosted by the Scottish Health Informatics Programme (SHIP). It will provide an overview of modern demographic methods in epidemiology. The course will use the freely available computer package R, and will contain a short introduction for those unfamiliar with the package. Topics to be covered include: Rates, survival function Multistate models, competing risks Lexis diagrams and multiple timescales Cox-modelling of rates Poisson modelling of rates Modelling multiple time scales Multiple time scales and multistate models Reporting rates and probabilities from models To register please complete the on-line registration form at: https://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp? compid=1&catid=14&modid=2&prodid=113&deptid=28 The fee is £90, which includes registration, lunches and coffees/teas. Registration will close on Friday 7th May 2010. Total places for the Training Course are limited to 32, so please book early. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.