*NEW COURSE*
"Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis Projects: A Practical Introduction"
📅 23-24 Sept 2025 | Online
Covers whole project: rationale & planning; obtaining, cleaning & harmonising IPD; risk of bias & meta-analysis; reporting and dissemination
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Learn from the experiences of both faculty and fellow participants in launching and undertaking IPDMA projects - a great opportunity to share solutions to common hurdles throughout these large-scale projects
🔬 COURSE: Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis Projects
📅 Sept 23-24, 2025 | Online course
👨🏫 Expert faculty: Prof Richard Riley & team
🎯 Perfect for researchers, statisticians, clinicians & study managers
💡 Learn when & how to conduct IPD meta-analyses
tinyurl.com/3y7phy86
**NEW OPEN-ACCESS PAPER**
“A decomposition of Fisher’s information to inform sample size for developing or updating fair and precise clinical prediction models for individual risk—part 1: binary outcomes"
- published in Diagnostic & Prognostic Research
- implemented in pmstabilityss
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**New Lancet DH paper**
"Importance of sample size on the quality & utility of AI-based prediction models for healthcare"
- for broad audience
- explains why inadequate SS harms #AI model training, evaluation & performance
- pushback to claims SS irrelevant to AI research
👇
tinyurl.com/yrje52fn
up next is Rebecca Whittle talking on sample size calculations for developing prediction models with a continuous outcome
#memtab
next up is @joieensor.bsky.social talking about his work on software implementation for sample size calculations for targeting precise risk predictions - code available to do this available here
github.com/JoieEnsor/pm...
#memtab
**NEW BMJ PAPER**
"Uncertainty of risk estimates from clinical prediction models: rationale, challenges, and approaches"
- most models provide just a risk estimate
- we argue for presenting associated uncertainty too
- includes pros, cons, PPIE & methods
Hope helpful!
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
🚨 Last call for #MEMTAB2025 abstracts!
Closing TONIGHT 11:59pm UK time
Join us in Birmingham this April to explore "Methodology That Stands the Test"
Present your work on models & test evaluation methods in healthcare!
Accepted abstracts published in #DPRjournal! 📊🔬 https://buff.ly/3C2Xkxy
Really excited about this speaker (part of a session on PPIE within methodology research for prediction models & test evaluation)
uobevents.eventsair.com/memtab-2025/...
We're delighted to welcome Emily Lam as a speaker at #MEMTAB2025! With extensive experience in nursing, research & public involvement, Emily will share insights on patient participation in methodology research in a dedicated session. Learn more about her work & MEMTAB: https://buff.ly/4gTUtGJ
🎵 "Hello, is it me you're looking for?"
- The #MEMTAB2025 extended deadline to your unfinished abstract!
New deadline: Friday 17th January
Because some methodological love stories need a little more time to unfold ❤️
Submit here:
Meet our next #MEMTAB2025 speaker: Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi! @msafavi.bsky.social
An epidemiologist bridging clinical & policy decision-making through innovative Value of Information analysis. Expert in healthcare efficiency & uncertainty quantification.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gTUtGJ
📊 Master systematic reviews of prognosis studies at #MEMTAB2025 pre-conference course!
Join Dr Damen & Prof Moons on April 29th for comprehensive training in prognosis reviews from question through to meta-analysis.
£50 for conference delegates!
Details & registration:
🗣️ Last call for #MEMTAB2025 abstracts! Just one week remaining to submit your work for consideration.
Whether it's a talk or poster, showcase your research alongside leading experts in the field.
Deadline: Sunday 12th Jan
Submission guidelines & portal:
Excited to introduce Dr Paula Dhiman as our next #MEMTAB2025 speaker!
A Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford specializing in medical statistics & ML prediction models. Current CRUK-funded researcher & Chair of QResearch Scientific Committee.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gTUtGJ
We're excited to welcome Dr Xiaoxuan Liu @xiaoliu.bsky.social as our third invited speaker at #MEMTAB2025!
A leader in AI & Digital Health, Dr Liu brings expertise in responsible AI innovation, regulatory science, and digital health technologies. More info: https://buff.ly/4gTUtGJ
RSS contributed talk conference poster - deadline 4 April
Why not start the new year with an abstract submission for our 2025 International Conference in Edinburgh?
20-minute talk, 5-minute rapid-fire + poster presentation options are all available
rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Join us for a pre-conference course on 29th April: An Intro to Clinical Prediction Models & Sample Size Calculations! Learn from experts like Dr Joie Ensor & Prof Richard Riley. Only £50. More info: https://buff.ly/40hOPZ2 #PredictionModels #MEMTAB2025
🌟 We're excited to announce Prof Laura Gray will be one of our invited speakers at the upcoming #MEMTAB2025 conference! 🎉
Professor Gray has a deep passion for meaningful patient and public involvement in methods research - an exciting opportunity for real-world impact! ✨
A slide announcing Prof. Patrick Bossuyt as opening speaker for the MEMTAB 2025 conference on April 30th 2025
🌟 Big Announcement! 🌟 We're honoured to have Dr. Patrick M. Bossuyt, a leader in test evaluation and recipient of the ADLM Wallace H. Coulter Lectureship Award, as our opening speaker at MEMTAB 2025! 🩺✨
🌟 Introducing MEMTAB 2025: Methodology That Stands the Test 🌟
We are thrilled to announce MEMTAB 2025, where our theme, "Methodology That Stands the Test," will guide our exploration of rigorous methodologies in healthcare research.
Our latest recommendations for reporting #AI/#machinelearning prediction model studies in healthcare are available in the @bmj.com
bmj.com/content/385/...
Don't forget the further guidance for each reporting recommendation in the supplementary material
#MLSky #statsSky #reportingstandards
***NEW PAPER***
It's FrIPDay so please read our new IPD meta-analysis work led by Miriam Hattle:
"Individual participant data meta-analysis to examine linear or non-linear treatment-covariate interactions at multiple time-points for a continuous outcome"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
*** MEMTAB 2025 ***
Interested in models, tests and biomarkers for prediction, diagnosis and monitoring in healthcare?
Please join us & share your methodology work!
29 April - 1st May 2025, Birmingham UK
Abstract submission & registration NOW OPEN 😀
uobevents.eventsair.com/memtab-2025/