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View all ESP coursesJoint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Data [ESP72]
Course highlights
EC points
0.7
Start date
19 August 2024
End date
23 August 2024
Course days
Monday to Friday (5 mornings)
Course time
From 8:45 till 11:45 CEST
Faculty
Prof. Dimitris Rizopoulos, PhD
Course fee
€ 525
Location
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam NL
Level
Advanced
Prerequisites
This course assumes knowledge of basic statistical concepts, such as standard statistical inference using maximum likelihood and regression models. Also, a basic knowledge of R would be beneficial but is not required.
Disciplines
- Biostatistics
- Methodology
- Advanced Statistics
Course Materials
Digitally, download instructions will be sent before the start of the course, by e-mail.
A laptop is required. Before the course instructions will be sent for installing the required software.
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Description
Faculty: Prof. Dimitris Rizopoulos, PhD
In follow-up studies, different types of outcomes are collected for each subject. These include longitudinally measured responses (e.g., biomarkers) and the time until an event of interest occurs (e.g., disease onset or death). These outcomes are often separately analyzed, but on many occasions, it is of scientific interest to study their association. This research question has given rise to the class of joint models for longitudinal and time-to-event data. These models constitute an attractive paradigm for the analysis of follow-up data that is mainly applicable in two settings: First when the focus is on a survival outcome, and we wish to account for the effect of endogenous time-dependent covariates measured with error, and second when the focus is on the longitudinal outcome, and we wish to correct for non-random dropout.
The course is explanatory rather than mathematically rigorous. Therefore emphasis is given in sufficient detail for participants to obtain a clear view of the different joint modeling approaches and how they should be used in practice. To this end, the course features a number of computer practicals in R showcasing the use of these models.
Objectives
The course will explain which joint models can be used depending on the research questions to be answered and which model-building strategies are currently available.
Participants will be able to:
- construct and fit an appropriate joint model in R,
- correctly interpret the obtained results, and
- extract additional useful information (e.g., plots) to communicate the results.
Participant profile
Professional statisticians, clinical researchers, clinical epidemiologists, decision scientists, public health researchers working in applied environments where hierarchical modeling and survival analysis are key issues.
Assessment
Attendance