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Symposium: Recent Advances in Meta-Analysis

Information

We are happy to announce a symposium on "Recent Advances in Meta-Analysis" taking place in Dortmund, Germany, June 30th - July 1st, 2025. The symposium will take place at the Rudolf-Chaudoire-Pavillon at TU Dortmund University. Access to the rooms at the venue will be barrier-free. More information about the venue can be found further below. The symposium is part of the joint research project "Valid methods for meta-analyses with few studies and small sample sizes" of Tim Friede and Markus Pauly funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). We are thrilled to welcome renowned speakers which include

  • Sofia Dias (University of York)
  • Katja Ickstadt (TU Dortmund University)
  • Guido Knapp (TU Dortmund University)
  • Oliver Kuss (German Diabetes Center Duesseldorf)
  • Gerta Rücker (Freiburg University)
  • Wolfgang Viechtbauer (Maastricht University)

The exact programme will be announced in due course.

Registration

Registration is free, but required by June 15th, 2025 at the latest. Catering will be included. The symposium will be in-person only; online participation is not possible. To register, please use the form below. All entries marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

There will be free catering at the symposium. Please indicate whether you have any food allergies or specific dietary requests (e.g., vegan, vegetarian, etc.).

Symposium dinner

At the end of the first day, there will be the opportunity to have dinner together at everybody's own expense. Please indicate whether you would like to join.

Talk/Poster

In case you are interested in giving a talk or presenting a poster, please also send us your title and a short abstract by May 1st, 2025. Please also indicate whether you prefer an oral or a poster presentation, or whether you do not mind.

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The link to our privacy notice with further information on data protection can be found at the bottom of the page.

Preliminary program

Time Presenter Title
June, 30
12:15 Registration   
13:00 - 13:05 Tim Friede, Jan-Bernd Igelmann, Markus Pauly and Christian Röver Welcome Words
13:05 - 13:50 Wolfgang Viechtbauer TBA
13:50 - 14:15 Jan-Bernd Igelmann Proper Back-Transformation in Random-Effects Meta-Analysis
Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:30 Gerta Rücker A new Mantel-Haenszel estimator for network meta-analysis?
15:30 - 15:55 Eric Knop Some notes on meta-regression models with interaction
15:55 - 16:20 Guido Knapp Some Aspects of Combining Mean Differences of a few Studies 
Coffee Break
16:45 - 17:30 Oliver Kuss Methods for correlated and overdispersed count data for meta-analysis of binary outcomes
17:30 - 17:55 Mintodê Nicodème Atchadé Robust modeling of sparse and overdispersed COVID-19 Data: a case study on the impact of air traffic
Joint dinner at "Mit Schmackes" at around 19:30 (on own expanse) 
 
July, 1
09:00 - 09:25 Renato Panaro A new perspective on the beta-binomial model for meta-analysis
09:25 - 10:10 Sofia Dias Bayesian hierarchical models for sharing information on sensitivity of Multi-Cancer Early Detection tests
10:10 - 10:35 Sibylle Sturtz Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis with empirical heterogeneity priors generated from IQWiG reports
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:25 Katja Ickstadt Hierarchical Modelling for Piglet Production
11:25 - 11:50 Christian Röver Bayesian meta-analysis of probabilities and proportions
11:50 - 12:15 Tran Phuc Thien A studentized permutation test for the treatment effect in individual participant data meta‐analysis
12:15 - 12:45 Tim Friede, Jan-Bernd Igelmann, Markus Pauly and Christian Röver Discussion and Farewell (incl. Wooclap)
Optional: 13:00-14:00 Joint Lunch (on own expanse) in the Architeria on campus
Optional thereafter: Afternoon Walking Tour followed by a beer together at Bergmann's Brewery in Phoenix West

Venue

The symposium will take place at the Rudolf Chaudoire Pavilion at TU Dortmund University. The address is:

Rudolf-Chaudoire-Pavillon
Baroper Str. 297
44227 Dortmund

You are welcome to use the following interactive map for directions.

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