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It’s a great time to be a Medical Statistician at Uni of Birmingham as we have over 60 of us working in the Clinical Trials Units Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit our Test and Prediction team, ARC and BRC @UoB_IAHR. It’s exciting having so much statistical brain power in the same place. #medstats

It's officially launched!!! Cochrane's brand-new #CochraneDTAHandbook 🌟 Was an absolute delight to support Jon Deeks FMedSci Patrick Bossuyt Yemisi Takwoingi & Mariska Leeflang on this! More details cochrane.org/news/introduci… CochraneTestAccuracy

We have worked on this handbook for about 20 years with many jany colleagues wirldwide. I am now so happy to see it launched!

A lot of love went into this new #CochraneDTAHandbook! Was such a delight to support Jon Deeks FMedSci, Patrick Bossuyt, Yemisi Takwoingi & Mariska Leeflang - read our launch Editorial on why it’s such a great addition for Cochrane & the wider field 👇

News on Covid tests is a bit boring. This paper compares the manufacturer claims with those in independent studies. It's not a surprise that the manufacturer claims on sensitivity are higher. We need to get this fixed for all tests for the sake of public health.

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The first phase of the 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs scheme is currently accepting applications. To find out more or to apply: fellowsandchairs.birmingham.ac.uk #fellowshipopportunity

This is the most important event of 2024 for people thinking about how we choose and evaluate new tests which can improve health through use of diagnostic tests. Evidence Based Early Diagnosis – Conference 2024 | Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis (st-andrews.ac.uk)

More info about what we are doing 👇 to develop evidence requirements for DTCT. We are convening stakeholder meeting so get in touch birmingham.ac.uk/research/appli…

There is an opportunity for a researcher to join our team to sort the patient information and use of self-tests. Funded by Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK here at Uni of Birmingham in our institute @UoB_IAHR

Please promote this conference for all Young Statisticians - 16th-18th July at the University of Birmingham - it's the annual event where other statisticians can get to discuss issues. Abstracts are being requested - see sites.google.com/view/youngstat

Pre-conference courses on Tuesday 16th An Introduction to Diagnostic Tests and Studies of Diagnostic Tests - Jon Deeks FMedSci, Alice Sitch, and Yemisi Takwoingi An Introduction to Risk Prediction Models & Sample Size Calculations for Development & Validation Richard Riley (R²)

Last week for Statisticians to book their place at the YSM meeting - the programme looks really good

Link here to the Royal Statistical Society Series A report from the RSS Working Group on Diagnostic Tests. It includes the RSS recommendations to update how we should evaluate and regulate IVD diagnostic tests - and ensure their studies and findings are transparent. doi.org/10.1093/jrsssa…

7th MEMTAB conference April 2025 Uni of Birmingham Methods for Evaluating Models,Tests And Biomarkers Important for those developing, evaluating and using tests - whether patients clinicians, test developers and methodologists uobevents.eventsair.com/memtab-2025/ Call for Abstract open