Hi everyone,

Due to unforseen technical issues last time, the SSA Canberra branch meeting featuring Dan Chateau was postponed until June. Please see below for take two of the talk!

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Venue: Room 3.02 in Marie Reay Teaching Centre, Australian National University (MRTC ANU),  or via Zoom.

Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024

Time: 5:45pm

Zoom link: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://anu.zoom.us/j/81186111120?pwd=TFN2bzQrQUhJcU5aaXdrQ2ZkMytCQT09

The zoom link will be open from 5.30pm. RSVP is not required. Full zoom details given at the end of the email.

Speaker: Daniel Chateau, ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

Topic: Using Propensity Scores in Observational Data Analysis:  Some Theory and a Practical Application

Abstract: Propensity scores have become a standard practice in many types of observational research using large administrative datasets where confounders are present and hard matching on measured confounders is either not optimal or not appropriate.  In this talk I will go over the theory behind using propensity scores to address confounding, an 'automated' method for developing a propensity score from a large number of candidate variables,  and present a practical application of propensity scores in pharmacoepidemiological research, examining potential impacts of in utero exposure to SSRIs.

Biography: Dan Chateau was recently an Associate Professor at ANU in the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, leading the Methods Team in the Population Health Exchange. Prior to this, he was a Research Scientist and Lead Biostatistician at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy in Winnipeg, Canada. During his time in Canada, he served as the site lead and member of the national steering committee for the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), and as a member of the Methods team for CNODES.  He has authored and co-authored many papers and reports using linked administrative health and social data, and recently worked with MBS and PBS data here in Australia examining prescription drug treatment adherence before and during the COVID-19.pandemic.

Dinner: After the talk we will be holding a dinner at 7.15pm at SoLita Pizzeria & Pasta Bar, Baileys Corner, 143 London Circuit, Canberra City (https://solita.com.au/) 

If you are interested in attending the dinner, please let us know by 5pm Monday 24 June by entering your details at SSA Canberra Branch dinner attendance sheet or contacting Warren Muller (warren.muller@csiro.au ; 0407 916 868). Please regard this as a firm commitment, not just an intention. For withdrawals after the deadline, please remove your name from the sheet and phone or text Warren (0407 916 868).

NOTE: We are offering discounts to SSA early career and student members who attend dinner! For this meeting, dinners will be a fixed charge of $10 for student members and $20 for early career members. 

Zoom link:

Topic: SSA ACT branch meeting
Time: Jun 25, 2024 05:45 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

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