Competing Risks

Jessie K. Edwards and Jessica G. Young address the challenges of causal inference when competing events occur. This article explores methodological approaches to handle these complexities and offers guidance for improving validity in epidemiologic research.

June 22 2017

Asking Better Questions, Getting Better Answers

Suzanne Bevan 2017, Annual Meeting Recording, Video Causal Inference, Competing Risks, DAGs, Doubly Robust Estimators/TMLE, Global Health, HIV/STI, Machine Learning, Mediation, Methods/Statistics, Misclassification, P-Values, Pediatric, Perinatal, Randomized Controlled Trial, Reproducibility/Transparency, Simulation, Social, Statistics (e.g. Hypothesis Testing)

May 24 2016

Tools and Insights for the Epidemiology of Cognitive Aging and Dementia

Suzanne Applied Playlists, SERplaylists Aging, Causal Inference, Cohort, Competing Risks, Confounding, DAGs, Instrumental Variable, Mendelian Randomization, Methods/Statistics, Misclassification, Neurology, Survivor Bias 0

Jennifer Weuve of Rush University Medical Center explores tools and insights for studying cognitive aging and dementia. This article reviews epidemiologic approaches, measurement challenges, and strategies to advance research on brain health in aging populations.

June 1 2015

Simplifications That Don’t Work: When Ignoring Competing and Recurrent Events Leads Down the Wrong Causal Path

Suzanne Bevan 2015, Annual Meeting Recording, Video Causal Inference, Collider Bias, Competing Risks, Informative Cluster Size, Injury/Violence, Mediation, Methods/Statistics, Recurrent Events, Reproductive, Selection Bias, Simulation, Survival Analysis

June 3 2014

Introduction to Bayesian Methods

Suzanne Bevan Methodological Playlists, SERplaylists Bayes, Competing Risks, Methods/Statistics, Misclassification 0

Learn the fundamentals of Bayesian methods in epidemiologic research with this introductory playlist. Authored by Richard MacLehose (University of Minnesota), it explains core concepts, practical applications, and advantages of Bayesian approaches for statistical analysis and decision-making.

June 3 2014

Competing Risks – Part 2

Suzanne Bevan Methodological Playlists, SERplaylists Case-Control, Causal Inference, Cohort, Competing Risks, HIV/STI, Infectious Disease, Methods/Statistics, P-Values, Statistics (e.g. Hypothesis Testing) 0

Delve deeper into competing risks in survival analysis with Part 2 of this scholarly playlist. Authored by Bryan Lau, this resource explores advanced concepts and practical applications for epidemiologic research, helping analysts address complex time-to-event data challenges.