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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Aug 28

link.springer.com/article/10.1... and many of Nicolas Gueguen's papers

RETRACTED ARTICLE: High Heels Increase Women’s Attractiveness - Archives of Sexual Behavior

Research has found that the appearance of women’s apparel helps increase their attractiveness as rated by men and that men care more about physical features in potential opposite-sex mates. However, t...

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · Jun 13

🎫 Spaces still available for our day long event on target-trial emulation and other frameworks

Explore the role and potential of observational data for evaluating the effects of interventions in fields like #datascience #biostatistics #epoidemiology #rstats

Register 🔽
bit.ly/TTE_25

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · Jun 4

👨‍🔬 👩‍🔬 Are you working in #epidemiology #clinicaltrials or research using target trial emulation (TTE)?

Why don’t you join us and your colleagues in London for our symposium, exploring the latest methodological developments and applications of TTE and other frameworks?

Sign up 🔽
bit.ly/TTE_25

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · May 9

Just prompted @malte.the100.ci to look into the folder where he keeps his custom memes, which revealed a lot of forgotten gems. As it happens, my husband and I also have such a folder. If you also have one, please share some highlights! Here’s an old favorite of mine:>

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · Apr 7

👋 Hi Bluesky. We’re the Centre for Data and Statistical Science for Health (DASH) at @lshtm.bsky.social

We are the hub for data and statistical science in LSHTM, applying our expertise and data science resources to the biggest problems in global health

Find out more about us 👇

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Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network (ICON) @icon-lshtm.bsky.social · Mar 13

A recent @lshtm.bsky.social study led by Dr Ananya Malhotra examines how different immunotherapy treatments impact quality of life for advanced lung cancer patients over 18 months.

Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.

🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5

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Lonni Besançon @lonnibesancon.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨 Misrepresentation in Scientific Research: The Case of Uspecific Vaccine Effects 🚨
A recent investigative article exposes troubling patterns in the research of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn on the so-called "unspecific effects" of vaccines.

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Le vaccin proposé contre la grippe pour les enfants en Angleterre est un spray nasal (et non une injection contrairement à la France), il est gratuit, et proposé proactivement à tous les enfants par courrier ou SMS aux parents, ce qui explique le meilleur taux de couverture.

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Katie Gillies @katiegillies.bsky.social · Jan 21

Do you work on clinical trials?

We need your help to understand the challenges to designing & delivering greener trials. Only 30 responses so far but we can all have a say on this topic. Please take 10 minutes to tell us what you think tinyurl.com/GreenTrials

Please share across your networks

Microsoft Forms

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Jan 27

Curious to hear from people: it is common in research to give an Amazon voucher to participants (e.g. Delphi surveys). Do you see an ethical issue with it (because, well, it's Amazon) and if so, what could be a more ethical alternative (that can be used from any country)?

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Jan 9

Three weeks left to register!

Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Dec 18

📣 Do you want to learn about recent advances in causal inference?

Colleagues at INSERM are organising a workshop gathering international experts in the field. Bonus: it's happening in two amazing locations 🌇🇫🇷

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THERAPIES @therapies.bsky.social · Dec 19

Giens Workshops
Methodological expectations for demonstration of health product effectiveness by observational studies
#ObservationalStudies #RealWorldData #RealWorldEvidence #HealthTechnologyAssessment #CriticalReading #Decision #RegulatoryAgencies #MarketAccess
www.em-consulte.com/article/1710...

Methodological expectations for demonstration of health product effectiveness by observational studies

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Dec 18

🗓️Deadline for registration: 31 January 2025!

I'm looking forward to it @bph-research.bsky.social @achatton.bsky.social

Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Dec 18

🗣️ Speakers: Els Goetghebeur, Karen Leffondré, Helene Colineaux, Benoît Lepage, Elise Dumas, Arthur Chatton, Linda Valeri, Raphaël Porcher, Jessica Young, Yohann Foucher Clémence Leyrat, Cécile Proust-Lima, Stijn Vansteelandt, Vanessa Didelez & Antoine Chambaz

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Dec 18

Phase 1 (theoretical) will take place in Bordeaux, 5-7 May, and phase 2 (practical) in Poitiers 13-16 October.

The full programme and details for registration are here: ateliersinserm.dakini-pco.com/en/accueil-6...

Workshop 282 - Best practices and recent advances in causal analyses - Inserm Workshops 2025 - INSERM

ateliersinserm.dakini-pco.com

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Dec 18

📣 Do you want to learn about recent advances in causal inference?

Colleagues at INSERM are organising a workshop gathering international experts in the field. Bonus: it's happening in two amazing locations 🌇🇫🇷

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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · Dec 10

Updated @lshtm.bsky.social starter pack go.bsky.app/R9P96qR Excited see colleagues from Zimbabwe inc @thruzim.bsky.social @chidodc.bsky.social @kkranzer.bsky.social & Gambia inc @jaynesutherlandtb.bsky.social @karennyongesa.bsky.social - Hope more of our globally based colleagues will join too.

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Ruth Keogh @ruthkeogh.bsky.social · Nov 23

New paper from Shaun Seaman and me on how to simulate data from marginal structural models (MSMs) for survival outcomes, including Cox MSMs. This can be useful in simulation studies evaluating causal inference methods that use MSMs. R code provided. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Simulating Data From Marginal Structural Models for a Survival Time Outcome

Marginal structural models (MSMs) are often used to estimate causal effects of treatments on survival time outcomes from observational data when time-dependent confounding may be present. They can be...

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Karla Diazordaz @kdiazordaz.bsky.social · Nov 21

I’m hiring- info in the link below, or get in touch if interested
📣 JOB OPPORTUNITY!
💻 Research Fellow in causal inference and machine learning, Statistical Science Department, UCL
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
📅 Deadline 5th December
#causality #stats

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Nov 18

True. The lack of diversity among panel members contributes to the issue as well.

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Nov 18

In the UK, things are improving, but somehow France still loves impact factor, H-index and SIGAPS points, despite DORA being now widely endorsed...

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Maarten van Smeden @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social · Nov 18

I made one for stats papers

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Maarten van Smeden @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social · Oct 21

Created a new group replacing and updating a list I enjoyed following on the bird site. Mostly people posting on medical stats and DS/AI

ICYI: go.bsky.app/ArqEz36

Medical stats/ds/ai

Join the conversation

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Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · Aug 25

Applied Statistics

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Clémence Leyrat @clemley.bsky.social · Apr 19

Do you use inverse probability-of-treatment weights ⚖️ for causal inference? Wondering how variance can be estimated correctly 🤔? Check out our new tutorial in Statistics in Medicine! bit.ly/3Uk34cK

On variance estimation of the inverse probability‐of‐treatment weighting estimator: A tutorial for different types of propensity score weights

Propensity score methods, such as inverse probability-of-treatment weighting (IPTW), have been increasingly used for covariate balancing in both observational studies and randomized trials, allowing ....

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