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Sameer Parpia

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Biostatistician & Associate Professor | Clinical Trialist | Tennis and Footy fan | Be Kind

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MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership @mrcnihrtmrp.bsky.social · May 20

📣As it is #Internationalclinicaltrialsday, here is a timely reiminder to save the date for our International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) 2026, which will be held in Birmingham, UK. We are looking forward to this already! @paularw.bsky.social #ICTMC2026

An image of Birmingham International Conference Centre with ICTMC 2026 Save the Date message from 14 - 17 September 2026.

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · Dec 10

We are currently discussing the implications of trial post-randomisation exclusions at #CCRdownunder … the following paper by Dean Fergusson et al is a useful primer on when such exclusions might be acceptable and when they might not
www.bmj.com/content/325/...

Post-randomisation exclusions: the intention to treat principle and excluding patients from analysis

When is it legitimate to exclude randomised patients from the analysis of data in clinical trials? Basing their analysis on the desirability of minimising bias and random error, the authors consider t...

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Munya Dimairo @mdimairo.bsky.social · Nov 19

Point estimation for adaptive trial designs I: A methodological review

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Point estimation for adaptive trial designs I: A methodological review

Recent FDA guidance on adaptive clinical trial designs defines bias as “a systematic tendency for the estimate of treatment effect to deviate from its true value,” and states that it is desirable to ...

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Matteo Quartagno @matteoq21.bsky.social · Oct 23

We are advertising a new PhD project to work alongside Michelle Clements, Ian White and myself on methods for non-inferiority trials with sparse outcome data. Funding through TMRP available for both UK and international students, please get in touch with me for more info. Deadline: Jan 13th.

Improving Design and Analysis of Non-Inferiority Trials with sparse outcome data at University College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Improving Design and Analysis of Non-Inferiority Trials with sparse outcome data at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Tim Morris @timpmorris.bsky.social · Jun 17

All you non-inferiority nuts might want to have read of this paper, out in today’s BMJ:
‘Exploring different objectives in non-inferiority trials’
www.bmj.com/content/385/...

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Sameer Parpia @parpia.bsky.social · Feb 20

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY📢

We are looking for a #statistician to join our #biostatistics group supporting #clinicaltrials in oncology, venous thrombosis, surgery and beyond. More details 👇🏽

careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/...

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · Feb 6

Hi friends. I'm looking for someone with solid medical stats and/or health data science skills to work with me on development of clinical prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis. It's a Postdoctoral Researcher position and is full time for 2 years.

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University College Cork Vacancies

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Sameer Parpia @parpia.bsky.social · Feb 2

The CANSTAT program is a pan-Canadian training and mentoring program for #biostatisticians with interest in clinical trials. Application deadline is March 15 2024.

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CANSTAT Promotional Video

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