Made an introductory 📕(draft) about using Python for Bayesian Inference and unifying narrative, math, and code. People seem to find it helpful. Check it out. Feedback encouraged. persuasivepython.com #DataScience #Python #bayes #Stats #probabilisticprogramming

Join CanStroke and StrokeCog at the upcoming Accelerating Clinical Trials Canada Webinar Series for a talk by Dr. Jodi Edwards titled "Developing Prediction Models for Stroke Risk and Recovery" on May 16 12-1pm EDT. Register here: phri.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

CanStroke trainee association has a new name and logo! If you are a trainee interested in stroke research, sign up for the mailing list to learn about upcoming workshops and events: eepurl.com/ipMdt2

Long-term consequences of pre-eclampsia and adverse pregnancy outcomes on brain vascular health & cognition #ESOC24 #MaternalBrain #NeuroObstetrics Fantastic talk by Dr Eliza Miller

Applications open now until May 31st, 2024 for the 2024-2025 StrokeCog Postdoctoral Fellowship competition! wecantrain.ca/home/studentsh… CTTP-CANTRAIN CIHR

Only a few days left to apply for the StrokeCog 2024-2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship competition!

For those who missed it, Dr. Jodi Edward's webinar on Stroke Prediction Models is now available on YouTube! Check out this and other great Clinical Trial webinars on our channel: youtu.be/R5kI_fsNgSo?si…

#Statistics thought of the day: In frequentist stats, the long-run operating characteristic (OC) alpha is irrelevant b/c it has nothing to do with the correctness of the decision — the OC that matters and is the heart of Bayes: hbiostat.org/bayes/bet/desi…

Researchers from International Stroke Rehab Recovery Alliance are looking for #stroke clinicians to complete this SURVEY📜to understand educational needs on how to implement #PhysicalActivity interventions after stroke🧠 World Stroke Org Stroke Foundation European Stroke Org redcap.unimelb.edu.au/surveys/ passcode: P8WXAKPTW

Canada’s 1st CPU on #MINOCA 👇🏻 So glad to see this out! A labour of ❤️ - else hope this will help clinicians manage this condition. HUGE thanks to my ⭐️Co-Chair Christine Pacheco MD MSc FRCPC, our brilliant writing panel, CCS and Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) for helping accomplish this!

If you are a person with lived experience of stroke interested in learning more about patient engagement or opportunities to be involved on a research team, please sign up for our newsletter here: 📬eepurl.com/bvGzVb

If you could recommend just one book on biostatistics, which one would it be? 🤔🤔🤔 Ken Rothman Richard Riley (R²) Maarten van Smeden Stephen John Senn Andrew Althouse We're all on bluesky having fun again. Come on. Laure Wynants @laurewynants.bsky.social Michael Harhay Frank Harrell Gary Collins 🇪🇺 Daniël Lakens Sander Greenland Andy Grieve @[email protected] Steven Goodman

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Featuring Maria A. Lopez Laporte ‘s brief review on vascular aging in women 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Excited to be part of this work! UOHI Research Services School of Epidemiology and Public Health

65 years ago today, Miles Davis released “Kind of Blue” Kind of Blue is regarded by many as a true masterpiece, the greatest jazz album ever recorded, and one of the best albums of all time… But what made the album so extraordinary? A thread 🧵

The hot new thing in causal inference is emulating a target trial, but how *exactly* do we do that? In a new paper led by Dr Julia Bond, we outline the steps and thought process for creating a target trial emulation. Now available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…

In our NEW Journal of Clinical Epidemiology paper we present practical guidance & recommendations for multinomial prediction models 📈👩🏻‍💻💡 Glen Martin Ben Van Calster Jamie Sergeant doi.org/10.1016/j.jcli…

Huge congrats to Dr. Amy Johnston | she/her on a successful PhD defense and brilliant sabre skills today! Thais Coutinho UOHI Research Services School of Epidemiology and Public Health

The brain's microglia are tiny foot soldiers that fight pathogens and tend its synapses. Might they be the key to fighting dementia? newscientist.com/article/mg2633…