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340.674.11
Causal Inference: Emulating A Target Trial Using Observational Data

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
End Date
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Class Time(s)
W, Th, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Learn how to determine “what works” using data from observational and randomized studies
Introduces students to a general framework for the assessment of comparative effectiveness and safety research. The framework, which can be applied to both observational data and randomized trials with imperfect adherence to the protocol, relies on the specification of a (hypothetical) target trial. Explores key challenges for comparative effectiveness research and critically reviews methods proposed to overcome those challenges. The methods are presented in the context of several case studies for cancer, cardiovascular, renal, and infectious diseases.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Formulate sufficiently well-defined causal questions for comparative effectiveness research
  2. Specify the protocol of the target trial
  3. Design analyses of observational data that emulate the protocol of the target trial
  4. Critique observational studies and randomized for comparative effectiveness research