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Causal Inference for Assessing Effectiveness in Real World Data and Clinical Trials: A Practical Hands-on Workshop - ONLINE

5-Day Certified University Course

23 - 27 March 2026

                                                 


► Causal Inference for Assessing Effectiveness in Real World Data and Clinical Trials
 
 

Course Overview:

The online course runs over 5 days and combines lectures on theoretical concepts, discussions, case study exercises, interactive group work and hands-on computer sessions. Practical applications using real world case examples address health interventions from different health technologies and different disease areas. On day 3, participants have an extended break during the afternoon to review course materials, use office hours for questions or consulting for their own research work, catch up on emails, or energize themselves while relaxing. They reconvene on Thursday morning for the next session.
The course is scheduled from 9am to 5pm. The course won't be recorded.


The course is aimed at members of:

  • Healthcare & health policy organizations, national HTA agencies
  • Regulatory agencies (EMA, FDA, etc.)
  • Pharmaceutical & medical device industry
  • Academia and research institutions
  • Health insurances/sickness funds
  • Consultancy organizations
     

Course Pre-requisites:

This is an introductory course. A pre-requisite is basic knowledge of biostatistics and familiarity with the software packages Stata and R or the willingness to learn. Course language is English. Computer examples will be programmed in Stata and R.
 

The course covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to Causal Inference
  • Overview of the problem (causality), causal effects of point actions and time-varying actions, directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), exercises
  • Optional: Stata Tutorial
  • Overview on causal study designs, different causal methods
  • Overview on treatment switching adjustment methods 1: naïve methods, software exercises
  • Overview on treatment switching adjustment methods 2: Inverse probability (of censoring) weighting (IPW) with marginal structural models (MSM), software exercises
  • Adjustment methods 3: Two-stage adjustment, software exercises
  • Overview on treatment switching adjustment methods 4: g-estimation with rank-preserving structural failure time models (RPSFTM), software exercises
  • Recommendations on appropriate methods
  • Optional: Course Examination

In addition, Teaching Assistants will be available for software programming exercises

 

Course Documentation:

Certificates

Certificates will be provided to all participants after the course.

Please note: Certificates issued within the HTADS Continuing Education Program at the Institute for Public Health, Medical Decision Making, and Health Technology Assessment at UMIT TIROL include participants’ first and last names only. Academic degrees and titles cannot be displayed due to standardized processes and templates, ensuring uniform and timely issuance of certificates.

Cancellation Terms

From the time of receipt of the registration confirmation, 25% of the participation fee will be charged as a cancellation fee. Two weeks before the start of the training, a cancellation fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged. The entire participation fee must be paid within 14 days of receipt of the invoice.

In the event of a no-show at the start of the course, the entire participation fee will be invoiced.

A substitute participant, who must be named by the participating person to UMIT TIROL, can be accepted without additional costs. Please email new delegates details when known.

In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment, the course has to be cancelled by the UMIT TIROL, our liability is limited to refund of course fees only. We recommend that delegates have adequate insurance cover to claim any travel or personal expenses.