ABS05 - 2005 Applied Bayesian Statistics School

BAYESIAN APPROACHES TO EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS 

AND DECISION MODELLING IN HEALTH CARE

Villa Monastero, Varenna (LC), Italy

5 - 9 June, 2005

Sunday June 5

[11:00 – 12:30] 

Lecture:            Introduction to Bayesian Methods [Keith Abrams]

[14:30 – 18:00]

Lecture:            Bayesian Meta-Analysis – Fixed & Random effects modelling   (Practical)

Monday June 6 [09:00 – 18:00]

Lecture:            Bayesian Meta-analysis – Heterogeneity, meta-regression & adjusting for baseline risk  (Practical)

Lecture:            Model Criticism   (Practical)

Lecture:            Introduction to Decision Modelling

Lecture:            Comprehensive Decision Analysis - Integrating Meta-Analysis & Decision Modelling  (Practical)

Participant Presentations & Discussion

Tuesday June 7 [09:00 – 18:00]

Lecture:            Multi parameter evidence synthesis in epidemiological models (Practical)

Lecture:            Indirect & Mixed Comparisons (Practical)

Lecture:            Markov modelling & meta-Analysis  (Practical)

Participant Presentations & Discussion

Wednesday June 8 [09:00 – 12:30]

Lecture:            Multiple Outcomes & Chains of Evidence (Practical)

Participant Presentations & Discussion

PM: Free afternoon

Thursday June 9 [09:00 – 18:00]

Lecture:            Observational & Randomised Evidence ~V Generalised Evidence Synthesis (Practical)

Lecture:            Further Issues in Evidence Synthesis (Study quality, subgroups, publication bias, diagnostic data & Value of Information methods)

Participant Presentations & Discussion