The Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) groups at Wake Forest, Duke, and UNC are working together to share educational and training resources. The seminars are designed to provide researchers and aspiring researchers with tools and resources related to each of the BERD disciplines. The following seminars are shared across all three institutions.
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Spring 2025 |
Topic |
Speaker |
Summary |
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1/15/25 |
Causal Inference and Identifying Threats To Validity | Mike Bancks, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention |
This session will introduce approaches that can be used to identify and mitigate threats to validity in epidemiological and clinical research |
| 2/05/25 | Study Designs: Methods In Pharmaco-Epidemiology | Emilie Duchesneau, PhD Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention |
This session will present an introduction to and overview of fundamental methods, concepts, and approaches used in pharmaco-epidemiological studies. |
| 2/19/25 | Interaction and Effect Modification: What Are They And How Are They Different |
Mike Bancks, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention |
This advanced-level session will introduce, describe, and distinguish causal interaction and effect measure modification. |
| 3/05/25 | Introduction To REDCap | Bas de Veer REDCap Manager |
This session will present an introduction to using REDCap for research purposes. Topics will cover use cases for surveys, form building, reports and exports, data quality tools, e-consent, and user management. |
| 3/19/25 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 4/02/25 | Analysis Of A Discrete Outcome |
Hannah Ainsworth, PhD |
This introductory-level session will present the basic statistical concepts and approaches for analyzing outcome data with discrete or categorical form. |
| 4/16/25 | Survival Analysis | Mitchell Paukner, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science |
This session will present an introduction to survival analysis including fundamental statistical concepts and approaches for analyzing outcome data in the form of time-to-occurrence of an event. |
| 5/07/25 | REDCap Survey Dos And Don’t’s | Bas de Veer REDCap Manager |
This session will provide high-level overview on advanced functions of the REDCap survey feature. Learners should have some basic knowledge on REDCap or prior introduction to surveys in REDCap. Topics covered will include: anonymous vs identifiable surveys, gift cards, survey invitations, chained surveys, mobile device optimization, confirmation emails, and e-consent. |