Mid-Atlantic Causal Modeling Conference
Date and Location: Tuesday, June 27th, 9:30am – 5:15 pm. University of Pennsylvania, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (3730 Walnut St.), Room 345.
Purpose: This one-day conference is intended to provide a forum for researchers in the Mid-Atlantic region interested in causal modeling to exchange ideas.
Schedule:
9:30-10:05 Sue Marcus, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
“Rater Bias in a Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Psychiatry Trial”
10:05-10:40 Jennifer Hill, Columbia University
“Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling for Causal Inference”
10:40-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Keynote talk: Mark van der Laan, University of California, Berkeley,
“Causal Effect Models for Realistic Individualized Treatment Rules”
12:00-2:00 Lunch (boxed lunches provided) and poster session
2:00-2:35 Marshall Joffe, University of Pennsylvania
“Controlling the Future: Revised Assumptions and Methods for Causal Inference with Repeated Measures Outcomes”
2:35-3:10 Zhiqiang Tan, John Hopkins University
“Nonparametric Likelihood and Further Developments of Inverse Weighting
and G-estimation for Marginal and Nested Structural Models”
3:10-3:45 Steve Cole, John Hopkins University
“A Marginal Structural Left-Censored Mean Model for the Effect of Highly
Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Changes in HIV-1 RNA Viral Load”
3:45-4:05 Break
4:05-4:40 Jason Roy, University of Rochester
“Causal Models for Randomized Trials with Two Active Treatments and Non-Compliance”
4:40-5:15 Dan Scharfstein, John Hopkins University
“Estimation of the Causal Effect of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation on
Survival in Patients with Acute Lung Injury”
Poster Session: A poster session open to all interested participants will be held following lunch. Posters are not to exceed 4’x8’ and push pins will be provided. Please e-mail Dylan Small, , with the title of your poster and for questions.
Registration: Please mail the below registration form to Kristen Goodwin, Department of Biostatisics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School, Blockley Hall, 6th Floor, 423 Guardian Dr., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 or e-mail the form to Kristen Goodwin, . Registration is $20 for non-students. Registration for students is free, but it is important that we receive the registration form so that an appropriate number of boxed lunches can be ordered.
Directions: Hunstman Hall is about a 15-minute walk from the 30th Street Station. A map and driving directions are provided on the next two pages.
Questions: For questions about the conference, contact Dylan Small, .
Registration Form:
Name:
Institution:
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Please enclose a $20 check made out to the University of Pennsylvania if not a student.
Mail to Kristen Goodwin, Department of Biostatisics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School, Blockley Hall, 6th Floor, 423 Guardian Dr., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 or e-mail
Directions:
Arriving by Amtrak at 30th Street Station: All Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains stop at 30th Street Station. From there, one can walk to campus in about 15 minutes. A metered cab costs about $5 including tip and the ride takes about 5 minutes. A map of the area around Penn and the location of Huntsman Hall is shown below. The train station is at 30th and Market Streets.
Driving Directions:
From the Northeast:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 4 for Route 73 North. Proceed on Route 73 North to I-295 South. From I-295 South, take exit 26 of I-76 West. Cross over to Philadelphia via the Walt Whitman Bridge. This section of I-76 is also called the Schuylkill Expressway. Take Exit 346A for South Street, and turn left onto South Street to enter campus. Note: Exit 346A is a LEFT LANE EXIT.
From the Northeast Extension, Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476):
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, South to the PA Turnpike, East-West Interchange. Remain on I-476 (The PA TP, northeast extension portion of I-476, terminates at the PA TP east-west interchange). Continue on I-476 South, approximately 3.6 miles to Exit 16A, I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway). Take I-76 East approximately 12.6 miles to Exit 346A, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the campus.
From the Northwest:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 326, Valley Forge Interchange. Take I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approximately 17 miles to Exit 346A, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the campus.
From the North:
Take I-95 South to I-676 Westbound toward Center City. From I-676 exit in less than two miles taking "exit only" ramp towards the airport marked I-76 East. Proceed less than a mile to Exit 346A, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the campus.
From the South:
Take I-95 North to Exit 13 signed "291 West to I-76". Follow 291 West across (Platt) Bridge to 26th Street, which leads directly onto I-76 West. Take I-76 West 3 miles to Exit 346A, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn left onto South Street to enter the campus.