Nu kan vi endelig løfte sløret for Efterårsmødets tema: ”Methods to study social inequality in health". I blandt de bekræftede talere er Sam Harper, Else Foverskov m.fl. Efterårsmødet finder sted d. 7. november 2024, kl. 10-18 i Søauditorierne på Aarhus Universitet. I forbindelse med mødet afholdes også generalforsamlingen for 2024.
I forbindelse med, at vi afholder vores Efterårsmøde, vil der dagen forinden blive afholdt workshoppen "Methods to study social inequality in health Pre-meeting workshop" for early career researchers*. Workshoppen finder sted d. 6 november 2024 på Aarhus Universitet
Programme
Methods to study social inequality in health
Pre-meeting workshop for early career researchers
Date: Wednesday November 6th 2024 (The day before the main meeting)
Location: National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V
10:00-10:30 Arrival and small breakfast
10:30-12.00 Session 1: How to measure socio-economic position using the Danish registers – Insights from the SEP-line project
- Cathrine Fonnesbech Hjorth, Postdoc at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital
- Maja Halgren Olsen, Postdoc at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Discussion of own research
- Each participant will submit an abstract of their own work, including a specification of 1-3 methodological questions/issues, which they would like to discuss. Time slots of 15-20 minutes will be allocated to each researcher (i.e., we will make groups of 6-8 students each) – the student should present their work, followed by feedback from peers and moderators + discussion of their questions
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Associate Professor Sam Harper, Centre on Population Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
- Difference-in-Differences for Social Epidemiology
16:30-17:45 Transfer to Skorbar (Incl. time to check in at hotel)
17:45- Social activity/dinner at Skorbar
Programme
Methods to study social inequality in health
DES Fall meeting 2024
Date: Thursday November 7th 2024
Location: Merete Barker Auditorium (The Lakeside Auditorium), Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C
10:00-10:30 Arrival and small breakfast
10:30-10:35 Introduction and welcome
10:35-12.00 Session 1: Causal inference in social epidemiology
- Else Foverskov, Assistant Professor at the Section of Social Medicine. Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
- The promise of natural experiments in social epidemiology
- Anne Helby Petersen, Assistant Professor at the Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
- Data-driven witchcraft: Can machine learning infer causal models for life-course epidemiology?
- Linda Ejlskov, Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital
- Sibling designs and claims of causality within social epidemiology. Concerns and empirical investigation
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-13:45 General assembly
- Incl. announcement of the first two honorary members of DES
- Professor Emerita, Marianne Schroll
- Professor Emeritus, Jørn Olsen
13:45-15:00 Session 2: Economist’s perspectives on social inequality in health
- Torben Heien Nielsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Centre for economic behavior and inequality, University of Copenhagen
- Cushioning Adverse Health Events – The Role Families and Social Insurance
- Birthe Larsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School
- Why should we be concerned about rising inequality?
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-16:00 Schroll Prize 2024
16:00-16:45 Session 3
- Sam Harper, Associate Professor at the Centre on Population Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
- Multilevel Models in Social Epidemiology: Past, Present, and Future
16:45-18:00 Light dinner and mingling