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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 *REGISTRATION INFORMATION* The form and further course information is available from http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/bayesian/ You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.