In addition to the invited lectures, there will be a limited number of contributed papers. Early registration is encouraged since attendance is limited. This workshop will focus on a variety of applications of spatial statistical methods broadly falling under the categories of the earth, environmental and health sciences. Emphasis will be on science and on identifying opportunities for research collaboration on important scientific problems. In addition to the invited lectures, there will be a limited number of contributed papers.
Early registration is encouraged since attendance is limited.
The main goal of this workshop is to discuss current statistical and methodological issues in the area of epidemiology. An overview of epidemiologic concepts will be presented. Specific statistical topics include methods for disease surveillance, AIDS modelling, methods for cluster randomisation trials, generalised linear mixed models with applications and analysis of the performance of diagnostic tests. The goal of this workshop is to explore statistical techniques used to investigate the role of genetics in disease tiology. Specific topics include introduction to genetic analysis, linkage analysis, computational issues for linkage analysis, gene mapping and studying gene-environment interactions.