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Dear all, Apologies for the confusion, but the correct dates for the short course are *3-5 November* (not 5-7 November!). BW Gianluca On 30 June 2014 17:00, Gianluca Baio <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > *Bayesian methods in health economics: 3 day course* > Date: 5-7 November 2014 > Venue: University College London > _______________________________________________________ > > *OVERVIEW* > This course is intended to provide an introduction to Bayesian analysis > and MCMC methods using R and MCMC sampling software (such as OpenBUGS and > JAGS), as applied to cost-effectiveness analysis and typical models used in > health economic evaluations. > > The course is intended for health economists, statisticians, and decision > modellers interested in the practice of Bayesian modelling and will be > based on a mixture of lectures and computer practicals, although the > emphasis will be on examples of applied analysis: software and code to > carry out the analyses will be provided. Participants are encouraged to > bring their own laptops for the practicals. > > We shall assume a basic knowledge of standard methods in health economics > and some familiarity with a range of probability distributions, regression > analysis, Markov models and random-effects meta-analysis. However, > statistical concepts are reviewed in the context of applied health economic > evaluations in the lectures. > > > *FULL DETAILS* available from > http://www.statistica.it/gianluca/bayes-hecourse > > > *COURSE ORGANISERS*: Gianluca Baio, Chris Jackson, Richard Nixon > > You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.