Date: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, May 12, 14, and 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Place: Hybrid (in person and on Zoom); University of Manitoba, Bannatyne Campus, Chown Building, Room 207 A&B

We encourage participants within Manitoba to attend in person.

Workshop Description

This three-day workshop on “Causal Inference: Insights and Applications” is organized by the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation(opens in a new tab) (CHI) at the University of Manitoba and is the fourth workshop in the CANSSI Prairies Workshop Series in Data Science. It will equip researchers with the essential tools needed to effectively analyze and interpret observational data. Participants will explore foundational concepts, causal diagrams, and statistical methods for adjusting confounding variables. Topics will include non-parametric techniques, propensity score methods, doubly robust approaches, and machine learning strategies.

The workshop will be presented by Sumeet Kalia (Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba), Brenden Dufault (George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba), and Amani Hamad (Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba) and features hands-on sessions using R, real-world case studies, and interactive discussions to enhance understanding of study design and data analysis. This workshop is ideal for professionals, academics, and graduate students in statistics, data science, and health sciences who wish to improve their expertise in observational research.

Refine your research skills and gain confidence in tackling complex observational studies—register today!

Cost

Academic trainees and students: $100
Staff of non-profit organizations: $300
Industry professionals: $600

In line with CANSSI Prairies’ commitment to enhancing knowledge and skills in various areas of data science, we are pleased to announce that support is available to provide a 50% discount on the registration fees for the first 15 students and five postdocs or early career researchers (held their first independent academic position within the past five years) who register.

For more information, please contact Olawale Ayilara at olawale.ayilara@umanitoba.ca.

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CHI/CANSSI Prairies Workshop: Causal Inference: Insights and Applications