The course will address the principles, methods, and application of statistical methods to studying the survival of cancer patients using data collected by population-based cancer registries. We cover central concepts, such as how to estimate and model relative survival, as well as recent

Network analysis can be used to study how pathogens spread in contact networks, or how behaviors to counter illnesses diffuse in social networks. This course introduces some essential network concepts and covers the basics of the Python programming language to analyze networks and to simulate

This course introduces students to the practice and application of logistic regression modeling for binary outcomes. Students will fit, evaluate, and interpret binary data models arising from epidemiological studies, clinical trials, or other application areas. Topics include assessment of

This course provides an introduction to the skills needed by public health professionals and clinicians to critically interpret the epidemiologic literature. It will provide participants with the basic principles and practical experience needed to develop these skills. This will be accomplished by

The statistical methods for the analysis of the median and other percentiles of an outcome of interest are becoming increasingly popular in medical research. They provide great scientific insight and represent a useful alternative to other traditional methods when the latter may not be valid. The

The course introduces students to the practice and application of regression modeling. Through the use of Stata%C2%AE, students will learn how to fit a regression, estimate, and test regression coefficients. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of the regression coefficients of

Introduces the fundamental principles of statistics applied to biomedicine. The topics to be covered include: descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, probability, diagnostic testing, population and sample, comparison of proportions. At the end of the course, students will be able to

In 2015, SSERM offers 23 high-level courses from 8-19 June and 4 optional courses outside the June period. In order to guarantee the best possible preparation and assure a similar level of knowledge we decided to offer 3 workshop lectures from 3-6 June.As a special service to our participants we

Students can choose one of the two suggested sections. Each section is comprised of four week-long seminars.Section 1%E2%80%A2 Ancient Greek Democracy and its present legacy%E2%80%A2 Life in an Imperial City: Byzantine and Ottoman Salonica%E2%80%A2 Empires and Nations in the modern Mediterranean,

Geneva has long been one of the world%E2%80%99s capitals of international law and the headquarters of international institutions dedicated to human rights. This inspiring context naturally led to the focus and strength of the University of Geneva in international human right laws and policies.The