BERD Fall Lunch & Learn Series!

A wealth of biostatistical and epidemiological learning coming this fall!

September 2, 2021

The Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Lunch and Learn Series will offer virtual workshops led by the BERD team experts. See the fall series listed below, and click on the events to learn more info about speakers, WebEx options, and to download fliers! 


Oct 6th: Study Design: Experimental Study Designs

This session provides an overview of the experimental study design and fundamental concepts including randomization, equipoise, and masking.

Oct 20th: Biostatistics: Analysis of a discrete outcome

This introductory level session will present the basic statistical concepts and approaches for analyzing outcome data with discrete or categorical form.

Nov 3rd: Study Design: Observational Study Designs

This introductory level session will provide an overview of the fundamental observational study designs used in clinical and epidemiological research.

Nov 17th: Research Design: Getting started on reviewing the literature: Fundamental steps and resources

The goal of this session is to provide a balance of beginner and intermediate level skills and resources (both general and local) for researchers when undertaking a literature review.

Dec 1st: Identifying and managing threats to validity: DAGS and other causal inference methods

This session will introduce approaches that can be used to identify and mitigate threats to validity in epidemiological and clinical research.


Learn more about the BERD Program or contact CTSIeducation@wakehealth.edu with questions!