TIP: when reviewing a prediction model study, start by searching for these words: - sample size - calibration - missing data - TRIPOD Failure to mention these is heavily linked with a poor quality study. Most studies fail to mention at least one of these, & many ignore all.

🗣️Dr Jeannette Young: "Queensland, COVID-19 is coming." "We’ve done so well so far, thanks to you. But our toughest test is almost certainly still in front of us." Read Dr Young's full opinion piece here: health.qld.gov.au/news-events/do…

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A msg from #WCEpi2021 co-chair Linda Slack-Smith, "This is a unique opportunity to hear from & engage with colleagues interested in epi internationally. I doubt we can truly engage in epidemiology/public health w/o understanding the global context; COVID-19 has demonstrated that."

Ben Harris-Roxas I have abandoned Inbox Zero. I am ‘living with email’

Can we stop calling labour ward ‘DELIVERY suite’?! It is where women and birthing people labour and give birth! They’re not couriers with a package 📦

Our lucky last QUTmaterials researcher recently promoted is Dr Bryan Tuten! Bryan's ARC #DECRA research involves cool polymer chemistry with some weird elements #selenium #QUTScience #polymers

"Covid increases the risk of stillbirth or newborn death, especially for unvaccinated women." Read the article in Forbes. tinyurl.com/4j37942k

I've traveled a long way from my "Home Among the Hills" West Virginia Wesleyan but it was such an honor and privilege to meet with the Chemistry Students & Faculty and even give a lecture in the same room I met the beautiful @JSextonMPH in. Thanks to all and till next time! #WVchem #ozchem

The Stillbirth CRE team were honoured to receive the Mater Research Excellence award for 2022. Thanks Mater Mater Research for recognising the incredible work our team has done this year. #stillbirth #research

NEW paper, NEW TRIPOD reporting guideline out in The BMJ led by Thomas Debray If you’re developing/validating a prediction model and accounted for clustering (different centres, data sets), then TRIPOD-Cluster is for you -> tinyurl.com/4rcvkuee #openaccess #statstwitter

Prof Brian Gabrielli has been awarded a $500,486 grant from @ocrfaustralia for new research investigating a tablet treatment for ovarian cancer which could be more effective and have fewer side effects than current chemotherapy. Learn more: mater.li/ovariancancers… UQ News

After a few years working on COVID at Queensland Health, I’m thrilled at the privilege to return to Stillbirth CRE to continue developing #stillbirth projects with the most amazing team at Mater Research.

Important argument by Dilly Anumba for why preterm birth 🤰🏽and stillbirth 🦋prevention need to be hand in hand 🤝 #collaboration #commongoals @ISAStillbirth #ISAsheffield2023

Attending the Queensland Health data linkage symposium for the first time since before the pandemic! Data to Drive Change team from the Stillbirth CRE is attending and thrilled for today’s presentations #data #datalinkage #epi

Prof Ross Andrews, Sr Epi Queensland Health, presents COVID-flu-RSV trends extracted just hours ago. Near real-time reporting of state-level health data is an invaluable resource achieved from the COVID response. Timely information is powerful & needed across more health indicators.

All 3 papers (#openaccess) now out in the The BMJ on the **Evaluation of clinical prediction models** part 1: tinyurl.com/3h4zfvfw part 2: tinyurl.com/ynytrpmx part 3: tinyurl.com/2cfc9uj3 #stats #MachineLearning #predictiveanalytics