SERious EPI

SERious EPI


Latest Episodes

S3E9: Feedback loops? Feedback spirals? Disentangling what we know about time-varying exposures.
October 31, 2023

This episode is focused on Chapter 25 of Modern Epidemiology 4th edition, Causal Inference with Time Varying Exposures. In this episode, Matt and Hailey talk about how we should think about exposures

S3E8: Maybe censoring is the least of your worries?
September 30, 2023

Recording from across the globe, in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Margarita Moreno-Betancur joins us for an episode on Chapter 22 in Modern Epidemiology (4th edition) on Time-to-Event Analyses. This is a

S3E7: Are time to event analyses the Space Mountain of epidemiology?
August 31, 2023

In this episode Matt and Hailey discuss Chapter 22 of the 4thedition of Modern Epidemiology. This is a chapter focused on time to event analyses including core concepts related to time scales, censor

S3E6: Stratification with Rich MacLehose: Should you have Bert or Ernie pick you up from surgery?
July 30, 2023

In this episode we discuss Chapter 18 in the Modern Epidemiology (4thEd) textbook focused on stratification and standardization with Dr. Rich MacLehose. We invited the illustrious Dr. MacLehose to be

S3E5: Should I memorize the Mantel Haenszel formula?
June 30, 2023

This is an episode focused on ME4 Chapter 18 (Stratification and Standardization). This is a pretty formula-heavy chapter and Im sure all of our listeners are tuning in to hear Matts voice read them

S3E4. Selecting people or selecting data: exploring different aspects of selection bias
May 30, 2023

In this episode we feature a super expert on all things related to selection bias, Dr. Chanelle Howe. There are a lot of confusing issues related to selection bias: how its defined, how it relates to

S3E3. How do we deal with the people who never made it into our study?
May 02, 2023

In this episode, Matt and Hailey discuss all things selection bias. This chapter on selection bias and generalizability is the shortest of the bias chapters in the Modern Epidemiology textbook. Does t

S3E2: Should we try to ensure misclassification is non-differential? Discussing measurement error with Dr. Patrick Bradshaw
March 30, 2023

In this episode we have a conversation with Patrick Bradshaw about issues related to measurement error, misclassification, and information bias. We ask him to help define and clarify the differences b

S3E1: Are we measuring what we think we’re measuring?
March 15, 2023

In the season three premiere Matt and Hailey discuss Chapter 13 in Modern Epidemiology, 4thedition. For the third season of the SERious Epi podcast, we are going to continue our close-reading of the

S2E16: There’s a 95% probability you’ll enjoy learning about sample size and precision with Dr. Jon Huang
December 15, 2022

In this episode of Season 2 of SERious Epidemiology, Hailey and Matt connect with Dr. Jon Huangfor a discussion on precision and study size. We wade into whether or not we should use p-values. We dis