"Stan for Pharmacometrics" course and workshop in Paris September 2016

Dear All, A gentle reminder about the "Stan for Pharmacometrics" course and workshop in Paris this September. The three day course will be led by three core members of the Stan development team on 19--21 September 2016. You can find more details and register at: http://bit.ly/stan-pkpd The one day workshop will be held on 22 September 2016, with the following preliminary program: ################################################################################# 9:00-9:30 Registration desk 9:30-10:00 Dr Bob Carpenter, Stan team - Introduction to the Stan Language and Model Fitting Algorithms 10:00-10:30 Dr Michael Betancourt, Stan team - Using Stan for Bayesian Inference in PK/PD Models 10:30-11:00 Dr Bill Gillepsie, Metrum - Prototype Stan Functions for Bayesian Pharmacometric Modeling 11:00-11:30 coffee break 11:30-12:00 Dr Sebastian Weber, Novartis - Bayesian popPK for Pediatrics - bridging from adults to pediatrics 12:00-12:30 Dr Solene Desmee, INSERM - Using Stan for individual dynamic prediction of the risk of death in nonlinear joint models: Application to PSA kinetics and survival in metastatic prostate cancer 12:30-13:30 lunch 13:30-14:00 Dr Marc Vandemeulebroecke, Novartis - A longitudinal Item Response Theory model to characterize cognition over time in elderly subjects 14:00-14:30 William Barcella, University College London - Modeling correlated binary variables: an application to lower urinary tract symptoms 14:30-15:00 Dr Marie-Karelle Riviere - Evaluation of the Fisher information matrix without linearization in nonlinear mixed effects models for discrete and continuous outcomes 15:00-15:30 coffee break 15:30-16:00 Dan Simpson, University of Bath - To Be Determined 16:00-16:30 Prof Frederic Bois, INERIS - Bayesian hierarchical modeling in pharmacology and toxicology 16:30-17:00 Discussion open to the floor ################################################################################# You can find location details and register until the 15th of September at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stan-for-pharmacometrics-day-tickets-25399716235 Please share the information to whom might be interested. We look forward to seeing you in Paris this September. Kind regards, -- Julie Bertrand, PhD CR2 - UMR 1137 INSERM University Paris Diderot Honorary Senior Research Associate - University College London Genetic Institute