Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

Exam: Biostatistics and Regression Modelling

With this exam, participants demonstrate their understanding of basic statistical concepts and their ability to apply biostatistical methods widely used in health research including linear and logistic regression models.

Ziele

With this exam, participants can demonstrate their ability to:

  • Perform descriptive analysis of data sets;
  • Apply various methods for making inferences about means and proportions and commonly used measures of association;
  • Understand the concept of regression and select the appropriate model type for a given outcome;
  • Verify model assumptions, apply model diagnostic tools and select between competing models;
  • Correctly interpret regression output and results

Inhalte

  Self-study, consultation with lecturers, and examination.

Basisinformationen

Nummer E046.ExS.24
Termine

Self-study: May – November 2024 (Recommended books: see suggestions below)
Consultation with lecturer: 28 November 2024
Exam: 13 December 2024

Zeiten 28.11.2024: 13:15 – 17:15 / 13.12.2024: 13:30 – 17:00
Kursort

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern

28.11.2024: room 372, third floor
13.12.2024: room 216, second floor

Situationsplan
Leitung

Ben Spycher PD, PhD
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern

Plätze max. 20 Personen
Kurssprache English
Anmeldefrist 14.11.2024
Format Individual event von Public Health Sciences Course Program
Trägerschaft

Faculty of Medicine University of Bern

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

ECTS-Info

1.5 ECTS points will be credited

For an accreditation of the ECTS, students are required to attend the on-site consultation and pass the exam.

Zielpublikum

This exam targets PhD students.

Besonderes

Recommended books for self-study:

Essential Medical Statistics (2nd edition) by Kirkwood and Sterne ISBN 978-8126563760;
Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences (5th edition) by Walters, Campbell, Machin ISBN 978-1119423645

Zulassungsbedingungen

Participants are required to have completed the courses “Basic Biostatistics in R” and “Linear and Logistic Regression Modelling in R” or have equivalent training.

Anmelde- und Aufnahmeverfahren

The program manager decides on the final admission.

Application process: You are requested to enroll online. Seats will be allocated according to date of enrolment.

Kosten

Amount still open

Administratives

Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern who commit to the whole course attendance. To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course. Please note cancellation regulations below.

Annullierungsbestimmungen

These cancellation rules apply to PhD students of the University of Bern.

Processing fee of CHF 100 will be applied for:

  • Cancellations after two weeks before the first course day (late cancellations)
  • Participants with course attendance of less than 80% of the on-site course time
  • Absence on the first day of the course (considered as a late cancellation)

Course attendance must be cancelled at the latest 2 weeks before the first course day. Write an email to phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch.
The cancellation has to be confirmed by the course coordination.
For your registration the General Terms and Conditions of the PHS Course Program apply.

Kontakt

University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program

c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Tel: +41 31 684 34 04

phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch
www.medizin.unibe.ch/phs

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