Causal Inference: Emulating a Target Trial to Assess Comparative Effectiveness

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: C6F3046
HT 2026
Study period: 2026-09-16 - 2026-09-21
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2026-04-15 - 2026-05-05
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Course description

This course focuses on a general framework for the assessment of comparative effectiveness and safety research, which can be applied to both observational data and randomized trials.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Courses "Epidemiology I: Introduction to epidemiology", "Epidemiology II: Design of epidemiological studies", "Biostatistics I: Introduction for epidemiologists", "Biostatistics II: Logistic regression for epidemiologists" or corresponding courses.

Selection

Selection, within each category of applicants (selection category), will be based on:

1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written information),

2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

To be considered, submit a completed application form. Give all information requested, including a short description of current research training and motivation for attending, as well as an account of previous courses taken.

Course director

Anita Berglund, anita.berglund@ki.se

Course syllabus

C6F3046

Department

Institute of Environmental Medicine

Doctoral programme

Epidemiology

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Causal inference, Target trial emulation, Epidemiology

CONTACTJohanna Bergman

johanna.bergman@ki.se