Winter School 2021

Program (streaming link)

Monday Nov. 29 - UiT - MH East Auditorium 1
	Morning session topic: classical epidemiology
0900-0915	Welcome Torkjel Sandanger (EPINOR)
0915-1000	Introduction to cancer epidemiology Karina Standahl Olsen (UiT the Arctic University of Norway)
1015-1100	Exposure assessment and misclassification Inge Huybrecht, Pietro Ferrari - on screen
1115-1200	Diet & cancer: is everything we eat associated with cancer? Inge Huybrecht - on screen
1200-1315	Lunch
	Afternoon session topic: registries
1315-1400	New structures for cancer research in Norway: HAP Siri Larønningen, Cancer Registry of Norway
1415-1500	Challenges related to sharing data, international collaborations, GDPR contribution from Cancer Registry of Norway and IARC - 20 min each
1500-1630	Poster session 1 - bus pick up 1700
1930	Dinner at Skirri Restaurant

Tuesday Nov. 30 - UiT - MH East Auditorium 1
	Morning session topic: molecular cancer epidemiology 1
0915-1000	Introduction to cancer biology Renée Turzanski Fortner, Cancer Registry of Norway
1015-1100	Molecular epidemiology of cancer Renée Turzanski Fortner, Cancer Registry of Norway
1115-1200	Omics: intro and methods Vivian Viallon, IARC
1200-1315	Lunch
	Afternoon session topic: molecular cancer epidemiology 2
1315-1400	Omics: causality, findings and status Vivian Viallon, IARC
1415-1500	Mendelian randomization in cancer epidemiology Niki Dimou, IARC
1515-1600	Poster Session 2 - bus pick up 1600
20.30	Dinner - Hotel the Edge

Wednesday Dec. 01 - UiT	MH West Auditorium Cerebrum
	Morning session topic: statistical significance
0915-1000	Sifting the evidence: beyond p-values Vivian Viallon, IARC
1015-1100	Group work on Causal language in scientific papers Marko Lukic, UiT Arctic University of Norway
1115-1200	Pooled and meta-analysis Niki Dimou, IARC
1200-1315	Lunch
	Afternoon session topic: emerging topics in epidemiology - MH West Cerebrum
1315-1400	Social gradients in cancer Salvatore Vaccarella, IARC - on screen
1415-1500	Women and cancer Ophira Ginsburg, IARC - on screen
Break 1500-1515 - room switch 1515-1600 MH-West Aud Cerebellum	An overview on non-communicable disease: the challenge of investigating multimorbidity Heinz Freisling, IARC - on screen
1615-1700	"Should we trust peer review?" Mario Malicki, Stanford - on screen - bus pick up 1730
20.00	Dinner - Skirri

Thursday Dec. 02: joint with Future of epidemiology seminar. Detailed program - Hotel The Edge

Friday Dec. 03: joint with Future of epidemiology seminar. Detailed program - Hotel The Edge

Posters

It is voluntary to bring a poster. If you chose to bring a poster please note that it can be of any topic (cancer or no cancer research) and it does not have to be in any set template.