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Please note: This course is 2 half days, both are from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Please see Agenda for details. Cloud might not insert into your Calendar correctly. Please add to your calendar manually.The Center for Causal Inference is pleased to announce a virtual short course that will provide a non-technical introduction to concepts in causality. In just two half-days, experts in the field will teach a variety of fundamental topics in causal inference including propensity score matching and weighting,...

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, people look to the federal government to help solve the crisis through regulations and other legal authorities. This panel will look at how federal rules are developed and their reach and limits to respond to the many facets of a public health emergency. The panel will also address what is within the federal government’s purview, what should (or must) be left to the states and how to reconcile conflicts between the two during an emergency. Attendees will learn...

Caring for children during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of ethical challenges. When children suffer from COVID-19, or the multi-system inflammatory response sometimes associated with it, how should unapproved therapies be used and what sort of oversight is appropriate for innovative approaches outside the research context? How can the impact of the pandemic best be mitigated for pediatric patients suffering from other diseases and conditions, including considerations related to hospital...

The objective of this conference is to discuss evidence derived from real world data and other clinical research methods that will influence clinical care in gastroenterology and hepatology. The meeting will have three sections: Advanced Liver Disease Management, Colon Cancer Prevention, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Comparative Effectiveness. Each section will include a combination of clinical updates, introduction of important research methods germane to the subject matter and a panel discussion...

The 12th University of Pennsylvania Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium will highlight the advances in the treatment of IBD. The program will include lectures by nationally and internationally recognized experts which will be followed by interactive case presentations and panel discussions. A wide array of topics will be discussed including pharmacologic therapies and surgical interventions and optimal use of imaging and endoscopy. Participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the latest...