mandatory = must be completed for the CAS diploma
elective = may be substituted with different course
more information: https://www.cas-clinicalresearch.ch/course-program/modules/
Dates | Course Title | Duration | Teacher/s | ECTS | mandatory |
28 April 2022 | Kickoff-Meeting, General Introduction | ½ day, 9-15 | Matthias Egger, Marcel Zwahlen, Sven Trelle |
– | yes |
9 + 13 May 2022 | Introduction to Epidemiology and Study Designs | 2 days | Marcel Zwahlen, Claudia Kühni |
1 | yes |
18-19 August + 1-2 September 2022 | Basic Biostatistics | 4 days | Marcel Zwahlen | 3 | yes |
21 – 23 September 2022 | Fundamentals of randomized controlled clinical trials | 3 days | Sven Trelle, Marcel Zwahlen |
1 | yes |
23 – 25 November 2022 | Introduction to Statistical Software R and Electronic Data Capture Software REDCap | 2 days 1 day |
Georgia Salanti, Orestis Efthimiou, Dominik Güntensperger |
1 | yes |
25 – 27 January, 17 – 19 April , 21 April (optional test exam)+ 28 April (exam) 2023 | Biostatistics II (Regression Models in Clinical Epidemiology) | 6 days | Marcel Zwahlen | 3 | yes |
7 – 9 June 2023 | Diagnostic Studies | 3 days | Marcel Zwahlen, Anne W.S. Rutjes | 1 | yes |
28 – 30 August 2023 | Writing a Study Protocol | 3 days | Kristin Bivens, Sven Trelle |
1 | elective* |
6 – 8 September 2023 | Prognostic Research: Concepts and Models | 3 days | Matthias Egger, Georgia Salanti, Orestis Efthimiou |
1 | yes |
18 – 20 October 2023 | Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: A practical Approach | 3 days | Georgia Salanti, Matthias Egger |
1 | yes |
15 – 20 January 2024 | Swiss Epidemiology Winter School | 3 days | 1 | elective* | |
25 – 26 March 2024 | Workshop with own Data | 2 days | 0.5 | yes | |
10 April 2024 | Final Session/ Exam | 1 day | 0.5 | yes | |
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