Research in Progress (RIP): Julia Simard

When:
November 18, 2015 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2015-11-18T16:00:00-08:00
2015-11-18T17:00:00-08:00
Where:
CHP/PCOR Conference Room, 119
117 Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Corinna Haberland

Presenter:  Julia Simard, ScD, SM
“Studying Systemic Lupus in Sweden: Pros and Cons of Register-based Data in the Setting of a Chronic Disease”
Assistant Professor of Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology) and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Immunology And Rheumatology)

All research in progress seminars are off-the-record. Any information about methodology and/or results are embargoed until publication.

Abstract

National registers such as the Scandinavian Health Registers are often viewed as a holy grail. These types of data have been used for decades, predating the big data buzz. While the population-based nature of these data overcome many methodologic challenges regarding appropriate control selection, representativeness, generalizability, and statistical power, their limitations should be equally acknowledged. Using a current national register linkage across nearly one dozen Swedish registers, this talk will highlight obstacles and benefits in the setting of reproductive and perinatal outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic inflammatory disease.