+ Intro to R & R Studio pre-course 30 September 2026

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NOTE! The course contents will closely follow a previous course at Makerere, Uganda. Please check the link below for a preview of the lecture notes
Fundamental concepts in medical statistics with applications to randomized controlled trials, Kampala 7-13 June 2023
Victoria Nankabirwa
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Wednesday, Sept. 30 - Pre-Course Day
INTRODUCTION TO THE R SOFTWARE AND R STUDIO
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Thursday, Oct. 1
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Overview, and fundamental concepts
09:00 - 10:00 Welcome and startup
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10:00 - 12:00 Some fundamentals
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12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00 Exercises
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14:00 - 15:00 Sample size and statistical power / statistical precision
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15:00 - 16:00 Exercises
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Friday, Oct. 2
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Generalized linear models (GLMs)
09:00 - 11:00 Linear regression
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11:00 - 12:00 Exercises
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12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00 Binomial regression
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15:00 - 16:00 Exercises
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Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4
FOCUS OF THE DAYS: Self study/group work
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Monday, Oct. 5
FOCUS OF THE DAY: RCTs, other experimental designs
09:00 - 10:00 Follow-up on binomial regression
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10:00 - 11:00 Interactions
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11:00 - 12:00 Exercises
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12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00 Some fundamental ideas behind RCTs
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14:00 - 15:00 “Case study” using binomial, Poisson, and time-to-event in Covid-19 modeling
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15:00 - 16:00 Exercises
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Tuesday, Oct. 6
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Count data, standardization
09:00 - 11:00 Poisson regression
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11:00 - 12:00 exercises
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12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00 Standardization methods
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15:00 - 16:00 Exercises
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Wednesday, Oct. 7
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Survival and event history analysis. Recap of central topics from the course.
09:00 - 11:00 Survival Analysis / Event History Analysis
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11:00 - 12:00 Exercises
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12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00 Additional topics in survival analysis
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14:00 - 15:00 Summary, discussion, evaluation

Fundamental concepts in medical statistics, Kathmandu 1-7 October 2026

+ Intro to R & R Studio pre-course 30 September 2026

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Organizers

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Lecturer and co-facilitators

Co-facilitators: Dagrun Slettebø Daltveit | Ayushi | Devashish Tripathi

Course description

Course Agenda

Fundamental concepts in medical statistics with applications to randomized controlled trials, Kampala 7-13 June 2023

Wednesday, Sept. 30 - Pre-Course Day

Thursday, Oct. 1

09:00 - 10:00 Welcome and startup

10:00 - 12:00 Some fundamentals

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00 Exercises

14:00 - 15:00 Sample size and statistical power / statistical precision

15:00 - 16:00 Exercises

Friday, Oct. 2

09:00 - 11:00 Linear regression

11:00 - 12:00 Exercises

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 15:00 Binomial regression

15:00 - 16:00 Exercises

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4

Monday, Oct. 5

09:00 - 10:00 Follow-up on binomial regression

10:00 - 11:00 Interactions

11:00 - 12:00 Exercises

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00 Some fundamental ideas behind RCTs

14:00 - 15:00 “Case study” using binomial, Poisson, and time-to-event in Covid-19 modeling

15:00 - 16:00 Exercises

Tuesday, Oct. 6

09:00 - 11:00 Poisson regression

11:00 - 12:00 exercises

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 15:00 Standardization methods

15:00 - 16:00 Exercises

Wednesday, Oct. 7

09:00 - 11:00 Survival Analysis / Event History Analysis

11:00 - 12:00 Exercises

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00 Additional topics in survival analysis

14:00 - 15:00 Summary, discussion, evaluation