Advanced Topics in Causal Research: Confounding and Effect Modification

This course will address two important topics in causal epidemiologic research, namely confounding and effect modification. These topics will be discussed in the context of both etiologic research and observational intervention research. Effect modification and confounding are difficult concepts to understand and often mixed up. In this course the theory as well as the practical side of these issues will be discussed.

Institute and place:

UMC Utrecht

Contents - terms:

Causal inference / causality, Intervention, Confounding, Effect modification, Propensity scores

Duration:

1 week

Number of EC:

1.5

Level:

Advanced

Intensity:

Fulltime

Form:

On campus

Language:

English

Exam:

Yes

Website for information:

https://epidemiology-education.nl/local/orders/