BEMC Talk | Berlin Epidemiological Methods Colloquium (BEMC)

The Berlin Epidemiological Methods Colloquium (BEMC) invites all interested participants to its next session on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM CEST.

📣 Guest Speaker:
Martin Lajous (National Institute of Public Health, Mexico & Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Poland)
🗣️ Talk Title: "Estimating effects on all-cause mortality in the presence of COVID-19 deaths"

In this presentation, Lajous will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new challenges for epidemiologic cohorts evaluating the impact of risk factors on non-communicable disease mortality. Using data from the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort and the Polish-Norwegian Study, he will discuss patterns of mortality during and after the pandemic, and outline various causal inference methods for dealing with competing risks like COVID-19 deaths. The talk will also delve into advanced analytic strategies such as g-formula, IPTW, and separable treatment effects, including their application in real-world studies on colon and prostate cancer.

📍 Location (in-person): Lecture Hall 21 (former Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal), Virchowweg 4, CCM
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This is a great opportunity to engage with advanced epidemiological methods and gain insights into current debates in population health research.