The Theme for Danish Epidemiological Society Spring meeting 2018 was "Natural experiments in epidemiology"

Date: 16th April 2018,
Location: Søauditorierne, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C

10:00 Arrival, Poster hanging and Coffee
11:00 Session 1

Peter Craig, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow:
Natural experiments in epidemiology and public health;
Torben Martinussen, Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen
Discussion

12:30-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Generalforsamling (afholdes på dansk)
14:00-15:00 Session 2

Neil Davies, MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol: A comparison
of genetic and policy reform instrumental variables for estimating the causal effects
of education on health: Evidence from the UK biobank;

14:45-15:30 Poster Session and Coffee
15:30-16:30 Session 3

Øjvind Lidegaard, Department of Gynaecology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen: Reduction
in stillbirths at term after new birth induction paradigm
Peter Thisted Dinesen, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen: Extra-national Terrorrism and Mental Health: Evidence from Denmark

16:30-16:45 Rounding up
16:45-17:45 Light standing evening meal and wine

Slides som blev brugt til oplæg på mødet kan ses her

Slides med temaet: Reduction in stillbirths at term after new birth induction paradigm

Øjvind Lidegaard, Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen

Slides med temaet: Instrumental variables analysis, still room for development?

Torben Martinussen, Department of Biostatistics

Slides med temaet: The causal effects of education on health: evidence from Mendelian randomization and the raising of the school leaving age

Neil M Davies, Matt Dickson, George Davey Smith, Gerard van den Berg, and Frank Windmeijer

Slides med temaet: Extra-nationalism and Mental Health: Evidence from Denmark

Peter Thisted Dinesen, Professor (mso), Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Slides med temaet: Natural experiments in epidemiology and public health Strengths and limitations

Peter Craig, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow