Tomorrow! Estimands in the presence of competing events.

This @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar is going to be great. @ghazalehd.bsky.social always explains complex concepts so clearly. Invite your friends! 28 May 9:30am AEST. #episky #causalinference #competingevents

Join us for the April @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar. A/Prof Anna Heath from SickKids Toronto will be speaking about the Value of Information for Clinical Trial Design. Online, 23 April 9:30am AEST www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/value-... #clinicaltrial #valueofinformation

We've opened registration and the abstract call for our leadership event for statisticians in Australia this July! Join us for this exciting new event! More info here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... @aidybarnett.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @mischhub.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social

Tomorrow! All welcome to tune in to hear Lee Kennedy-Shaffer talk on evaluating policies with staggered roll out.

We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record." Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...

All are welcome to the March @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar. Lee Kennedy-Shaffer from @yalesph.bsky.social will be presenting " #Estimands, Assumptions, and the Challenges of Evaluating Policies: Lessons from Staggered Adoption" 12 March, 9:30 AEDT online. www.vicbiostat.org.au #steppedwedge

Australian researchers: consider writing to you MP requesting the full Medical Research Future Fund be distributed each year. I can't remember any grant budget we've submitted where the true cost of my work has been covered in full. Emails can be generated on the AAMRI website: aamri.org.au/mrff

Submission to the Journal of #Glaucoma requires consultation with a statistical expert. Seems positive but the message only appears at the submission stage, not within author instructions - perhaps too late? Will be interesting to see if this helps improve the standard of conduct and reporting.

Have you got a PhD in Statistics (or related field) and experience in Statistical Consulting? A continuing position at the Australian National University is now open 🇦🇺🦘🐨. Would love to get an #rstats person if possible ☺️ Apply by 18 Jan 👉 jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/course-... #statssky #statsky

Registration now open url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ZR0QCNLwzj... * Causal Inference with Hidden Confounding * Implementing the Estimand Framework in Clinical Trials * Pairwise and Network Meta-analysis: Fundamentals and Beyond * Cluster Randomised Trials: From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Art

Come join us tomorrow

This week! Prof Ian Marschner from the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre will be presenting the @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar on Confidence distributions. All welcome online or in person. Friday 21 November 9:30am AEDT, Monash SPHPM. www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/confid...

If you are interested in the problem of conflicts of interest, in any scientific field, please consider filling in this survey: erasmusuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (and please repost this for a snowball effect!)

Mark your diaries! The ViCBiostat Summer School returns from 13-20 Feb 2026, in Melbourne and online. Courses include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework. Further details TBA shortly - sign up to our mailing list at www.vicbiostat.org.au #statistics

#ViCBiostat Summer School 13-20 Feb 2026 #Causal inference #Estimands in trials #Cluster randomised trials Advanced #meta-analysis In Melbs and online. More details to come. www.vicbiostat.org.au

Just over 2 weeks to go until the Australian Trials Methodology Conference! Join us on 20th November in Melbourne (or online) to hear the latest developments in clinical trial methodology! #atmc25 @austrim-cre.bsky.social www.atmc25.com/home

Strengthen your research skills in observational studies! 📅 27–31 Oct 2025 | 💻 Online via Zoom Reduced rates available for selected participants- more details and registration👇 🔗 www.mcri.edu.au/research/res...

This week! Don’t miss Prof Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen’s @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar on proximal causal inference!

Join the October @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar to hear Prof Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen speak on proximal causal inference. All welcome online 23 October. More info: www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/fortif... #casualinference #biostatistics @upenncgh.bsky.social

Someone on here recently used a term like "paper laundering" when low quality evidence is included in meta-analyses. I'm pretty sure I am guilty of that here. In retrospect, perhaps we could have presented individual study estimates without a pooled estimate. > www.ajo.com/article/S000...

This week! Join us on Thursday for the September ViCBiostat seminar on stat methods for registry-based trials.

Lovely video from my work about the motivation behind research into gene therapy for Usher syndrome. youtu.be/4Km9jZh_X1A?...

Join us at #atmc25 as we explore "Better Trials Through Better Methods" Invited speakers and program details now available - more at www.atmc25.com Secure your ticket today! Early🐦 must end 26/9

📢 Australian Trials Methodology Conference 2025 🗓 20 Nov | 📍Melbourne & Online via Zoom Join leading speakers from academia, industry & healthcare. 🎟 Early-bird rates until 26 Sep! 🔗Register: atmc25.com #ClinicalTrials #TrialMethodology #Biostatistics @vicbiostat.bsky.social

September @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar: Camila Olarte Parra from @causalab.bsky.social Karolinska will speak on combining information from trial participants and non-participants in registry-based trials. All welcome online 25 September. More info: www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/combin...

We are looking forward to hearing @jonathan-bartlett.bsky.social speak on the G-formula for causal inference using synthetic multiple imputation at the July @vicbiostat.bsky.social seminar! All welcome online Thursday 24th, 4:00pm Aus EST (7:00am UK time). www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/g-form...

🔍 Looking for your next big opportunity in Bayesian statistics? Join the team at Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity as a Research Assistant or Research Fellow in Bayesian analysis. 📍 Based in Melbourne | 💼 Apply now: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/UoM_External...

🚨Join our team at the University of Melbourne as a RA/Research Fellow in Biostats. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful public health research within a supportive and collaborative environment. 📅 Applications close: 28 July 2025 👉 lnkd.in/gCRhts9K

Great to see this work by John Carlin & @margaritamb.bsky.social on the uses and abuses of regression models finally published. @vicbiostat.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/sim....

I'm looking for a senior research fellow or research fellow to join my group (the Cluster Cluster!) at Monash University, to develop statistical methodology of adaptive longitudinal cluster randomised trials. Come join us for 3 years in marvellous Melbourne! careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Three cheers for compulsory voting. Hopefully that means the politicians care what we think. Democratic vibes are good in Dunkley this morning.

NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social. —> www.bmj.com/content/389/... #openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky

🚨 Our popular two-part #Stata course is back — running virtually on May 6 & 7! 📊 Stata 1: mcri.edu.au/research/res... 📈 Stata 2: mcri.edu.au/research/res... 👉 Visit the links to register for a spot!

📊 Observational Studies: Modern Concepts & Analytic Methods ✍️This course provides a comprehensive introduction to key concepts for observational studies in clinical and health research 📅 Next online iteration: 19–23 May from 9 AM-1PM each day 🔗https://shorturl.at/CYDUB

Well designed and properly executed randomised trials are considered the most reliable evidence on the benefits of healthcare interventions. This update to the CONSORT guidelines includes new changes to the checklist www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The disabilty and health unit at unimelb is hiring! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/9...

Know anyone with expertise in Co-design and Consumer Involvement? CERA has a position open for a Consumer Involvement and Advocacy Lead. Candidates with a lived experience of vision loss and blindness are encouraged to apply. cera.applynow.net.au/jobs/CERA128... #ppi #codesign #cera

We have two vacancies for a postdoctoral and PhD researcher at Maastricht University. They will work on the development and application of value-of-information methods for the validation of clinical risk prediction models and medical AI. links below

Meta-analysis/evidence synthesis people: I've registered for the Evolving Methods for Evidence Synthesis of Health Research symposium. Being held in Feb at #MonashUni #SPHPM in Melbourne. Come join me! www.cochraneaustralia.org/methods-symp...

Are you living with an eye disease or vision loss- or supporting someone who is? Your experiences and insights can shape the future of eye research. CERA is looking for consumer advisors. Click the link below to learn more and apply. www.cera.org.au/consumer-pro...

🔊 Exciting opportunity available. Be part of a new initiative to help lead the development of the Melbourne Centre for Clinical Trials (MCCT) & oversee clinical trials facilitation activities across @MACHAustralia partners. Find out more ⬇️

Registration is now open for the #ViCBiostat 2025 Summer School. 10-14 Feb All courses running hybrid in person and online. Full details: vicbiostat.org.au/short-courses

Part of #researchintegrity is ensuring your research is transparently and completely reported. Search our EQUATOR Network reporting guideline library to find the most relevant guidance for your study design, at www.equator-network.org We've just joined bluesky too @equatornetwork.bsky.social 😀

Dear (male) colleagues, please stop asking me to do your admin tasks for you. Thanks.

📢 Attn Aus/NZ eye health professionals! We're conducting a short survey about your experiences, interests, and training needs regarding genetic testing for glaucoma. Your feedback will help shape an educational module on glaucoma genetics. qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_09eZt7xbri7VnX8

If you want to hear me talk live in Melbourne or Sydney, here are some opportunities: * Thursday 17 October, 2:15pm, at University of Melbourne: arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-hi... * Tuesday 22 October, 6 pm, at Sydney University: www.sydney.edu.au/engage/event...

A local’s guide to Frankston: ‘It’s popping off right now’

People who type "thanks for your patience" rather than "sorry I forgot to reply to the email you sent last month and that you had to chase me up": Please stop. I'm not feeling very patient right now.