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The ViCBiostat Summer School returns from 13-20 Feb 2026, in Melbourne and online.

Course topics include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework.

Further details TBA - sign up to our mailing list via https://t.co/YwP80gGct6

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Congratulations to Meg Tully on being awarded
Best Student Oral Presentation
at the Population Approach Group of Australia and New Zealand (PAGANZ) Conference! 🎖️🙌🎊

@MischHub
https://t.co/ZRFRZ3Z0pl

[Margarita Moreno-Betancur @_MargaritaMB]

NEW PAPER! (in press in EPIDEMIOLOGY)

Have you wondered:
- How to specify a target trial: as an ideal trial or something else?
- What biases do target trial emulations and actual RCTs share?
- How does it all relate to potential outcomes?

Read👉https://t.co/MZZcDw2GLj

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

ATTN #clinicaltrial colleagues - the Australian Trials Methodology Conference is returning on 20 Nov 2025

Save the date 📆
Abstract submission open ✅

Speaker announcements soon 🗣️

https://t.co/MM2YPCaZEo

[AusTriM @austrim_cre]

Happy #ClinicalTrialsDay to all!

We are delighted to launch our 3rd Trial Methodology Conference today.
Join us in Melbourne (or online) on Nov 20 for this incredible event showcasing the advances that have been made in trial design and analysis
#clinicaltrials #statistics

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Seminar 🗣️

Kelley Kidwell (Uni of Michigan): SMARTer Trials: Integrating Patient Treatment Preferences for Pragmatic Multi-Stage Trial Design & Analyses

27 March, 9:30am AEDT

In person @ Monash SPHPM and via Zoom

Details: https://t.co/oSA5oszLHS

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Congratulations to Margarita Moreno-Betancur and Julie Simpson who have both received 2025 NHMRC Investigator Grants 👏

@_MargaritaMB @JulieASimpson50
@CEBU_Melbourne @MischHub

https://t.co/ZRFRZ3YszN

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Wrapping up the week with a fantastic two-day course on SMARTs presented by Kelley Kidwell (University of Michigan)

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Another successful workshop from our missing data methods research group ✔️

Led by Margarita Moreno-Betancur @_MargaritaMB, with presenters Kate Lee @Katherine_J_Lee, Ghazaleh Dashti, Jiaxin Zhang @JiaxinZhang96 , Cattram Nguyen, Melissa Middleton @MK_Middleton and Jessica Xu.

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

We're off and away with Summer School 2025!

Jonathan Sterne is leading our Advanced causal inference course, ably assisted by tutors Ghazaleh Dashti, Marnie Downes, Daisy Shepherd and Jiaxin Zhang from CEBU.

PS. Follow us over on @vicbiostat.bsky.social..

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Register now to avoid missing these three great courses!

https://t.co/BSFW1G3NfK

@_MargaritaMB @jonathanasterne @Katherine_J_Lee @JiaxinZhang96 @MK_Middleton @CEBU_Melbourne

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Congratulations Daisy!

[Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) @MCRI_for_kids]

Congrats to MCRI's Dr @_DaisyShepherd who has been recognised as one of Science & Technology Australia’s Superstars of Science, which highlights the diversity of women & non-binary Australians in #STEM. Read more: https://t.co/pN0ORlbR0J
@ScienceAU @GenV_for_kids @CEBU_Melbourne

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Congratulations to Kate Lee on election to Vice-President of ISCB! 🎉

We look forward to seeing the positive impact of her leadership on the global biostatistics community.
@CEBU_Melbourne @ISCB_info

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Seeing double? 👀👀

We're thrilled to have @jonathanasterne (UK) visiting this summer.

He's delivering 2⃣ seminars and a 2⃣-day short course on causal inference (10-11/2/25) with @_MargaritaMB, @Katherine_J_Lee & teams.

For all the details - https://t.co/u4EpKT4Ozm

[Margarita Moreno-Betancur @_MargaritaMB]

NEW PAPER! "Causal inference in multi-cohort studies using the target trial framework to identify and minimize sources of bias" led by Marnie Downes
@CEBU_Melbourne @vicbiostat @LifeCourseAU

Check it out 👇https://t.co/YCKQsxDRpo

#EpiTwitter #causalinference #Stats

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Registration is now open for our 2025 Summer School!
10-14 Feb

All courses running hybrid in person at @Monash_SPHPM and online via Zoom

See full details on our website
https://t.co/BSFW1G3NfK

@CEBU_Melbourne @MischHub

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Looking for #biostatistics support?

We now have some helpful info up on our website!

✅ guidance docs
✅ resources
✅ consultancy / collaboration

https://t.co/TRIwCG5viJ

@MischHub
@CEBU_Melbourne
@Monash_SPHPM

[ViCBiostat @vicbiostat]

Congratulations to Julie Simpson @JulieASimpson50 on election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences!
@AAHMS_health
@MischHub

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Kelsey Grantham from our "cluster cluster" will be presenting to the NIH Mind the Gap seminar series on Nov 6.

Register to watch now!

[AusTriM @austrim_cre]

Learn about the efficiency and benefits of staircase cluster randomized trial designs at @NIHprevents' #NIHMtG on November 6, 8am AEDT.

Register: https://t.co/Xtsg0eXSCT

[Clinical Epi & Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) @CEBU_Melbourne]

Congratulations to @_DaisyShepherd on being awarded a @UniMelb #EarlyCareer Researcher Grant! 🎉This grant will support Daisy's #biostatistics methodological work in developing novel tools & guidance for modern confounding-adjustment methods in observational longitudinal studies.

[Statistical Society of Australia @StatSocAus]

🚀 Exciting Opportunity at SSA! 🚀

We’re looking for a dynamic Membership & Communications Officer to join our team with flexible working conditions. If you are passionate about community engagement and communication, this role is perfect for you. https://t.co/D7FSWpjoiv