Society for Medical Decision Making

SMDM is thrilled to offer Short Courses in September, October, and November in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Meeting. This flexible and extended new schedule will allow people to take more short courses over a longer period of time and minimize the amount of consecutive screen time when the meeting takes place in October. 

To sign up for a short course please click the “Register Now” button and select the SMDM 43rd Annual Meeting. Once you have logged in as a member or created an account, you will select the last option – Short Course Only. You are not required to sign up for the Annual Meeting, but we do hope you will consider attending as you will receive a discount on the short courses.

If you have already registered for the Annual Meeting and would like to add a short course, please go to the online store and select "My Event." From there you will be able to add a short course to your existing registration. 

Short Courses Offered: 

October 26: Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

7-10 AM PDT | 10 AM-1 PM EDT | 2-5 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CEST
Instructors: Lisa Hess and Cory R Heilmann

October 28: Survival Analysis: Why? What? How?

7-10 AM PDT | 10 AM-1 PM EDT | 2-5 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CEST
Instructors: Elisabeth Fenwick; Sven Klijn; Nick Latimer

November 2: Cost-effectiveness Analysis with Probabilistic Graphical Models
7-10 AM PDT | 10 AM-1 PM EDT | 2-5 PM UTC | 3-6 PM CET
Instructors: Manuel Arias Calleja; Francisco Javier Díez; Manuel Luque; Jorge Pérez Martín

November 3: Microsimulation Modeling in R
7-10 AM PDT | 10 AM-1 PM EDT | 2-5 PM UTC | 3-6 PM CET
Instructors: Fernando Alarid-Escudero; Eline Krijkamp; Petros Pechlivanoglou; Alan Yang

November 9: Hands on Model Calibration in R
7-10 AM PST | 10 AM-1 PM EST | 3-6 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CET
Instructors: Eva Enns; additional instructors to be confirmed

November 16: Discrete Event Simulation in R to Support Healthcare Decision Making

7-10 AM PST | 10 AM-1 PM EST | 3-6 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CET
Instructors: Koen Degeling; Erik Koffijberg; Michiel van de Ven

November 17: Research Prioritization One: An Introduction to Research Prioritization and Study Design Using Value of Information Analysis (Part 1 of 2)
7-10 AM PST | 10 AM-1 PM EST | 3-6 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CET
Instructors: Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert; Anna Heath; Hawre Jalal; Natalia Kunst

November 18: Research Prioritization Two: Advanced Computation of Value of Information Measure to Determine Optimal Research Design (Part 2 of 2)*
7-10 AM PST | 10 AM-1 PM EST | 3-6 PM UTC | 4-7 PM CET
Instructors: Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert; Anna Heath; Hawre Jalal; Natalia Kunst

*Attendance at Research Prioritization One is not a requirement to attend this course

Short Course Registration: 

Regular and Emeritus Members: USD 100
LMIC/Trainee/Patient Members: USD 75
Non Member: USD 250

Note: Members who register for the 2021 Annual Meeting receive a special 20% discount on their short course registration fees!