SPICE&B is a 10-week educational seminar series featuring an array of experts in the areas of clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, study methodology and design. The program welcomes students and healthcare professionals from any educational background seeking to improve their knowledge in conducting research.
The time commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per week. All participants will have access to an online portal containing lecture slides, recordings, and discussion boards. The program will be run virtually via ZOOM. Live seminars will occur weekly between 8:00 and 9:00 AM EDT on Mondays. These sessions will be recorded and posted for those unable to attend. Participants will obtain a signed certificate upon successful completion of the program.
Registration closes on March 15, 2024.
For additional inquiries, please email critique@uhn.ca
Winter Session 2024 Schedule & Topics
Preview Session: March 4
Asynchronous Lecture Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
8-9am Introduction to Applied Biostatistics I
March 11 No Seminar-March Break
March 18
Asynchronous Lecture Bias, confounding, effect modification
8-9am Critical appraisal of related article
March 25
Asynchronous Lecture Measures of occurrence and association
8-9am Laboratory exercise based on current lecture
April 1 Easter Holiday - No Seminar
April 8
Asynchronous Lecture Introduction to Applied Biostatistics II
8-9am Laboratory exercise based on current lecture
April 15
Asynchronous Lecture Observational studies
8-9am Critical appraisal of related article
April 22
Asynchronous Lecture Conducting systematic reviews
8-9am Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
April 29
Asynchronous Lecture Randomized controlled trials
8-9am Critical appraisal of related article
May 6
Asynchronous Lecture Prognostic and diagnostic studies
8-9am Critical appraisal of related article
May 13
Asynchronous Lecture Basics of Survival Analysis
8-9am Laboratory exercise based on current lecture
May 20 Victoria Day - No Seminar
May 27
Asynchronous Lecture Interpreting Regression Models
8-9am Critical appraisal of related article
