Autumn Workshop 2026

Dear colleagues,

We, the Working-group Epidemiologic methods (Arbeitsgruppe Epidemiologische Methoden), are pleased to announce the 16^th autumn workshop, jointly organized by the cooperating working groups of:

DGEpi (German Society for Epidemiology),

GMDS (German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology),

IBS-DR (German Region of the International Biometric Society), and DGSMP (German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention).

This two-day workshop will focus on:

Quantitative bias analysis

Dates and time:

Thursday, 19 November 2026, 13:00-18:00

Friday, 20 November 2026, 9:00-13:00

Venue:

Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) in Mainz. Rhabanusstraße 3, Turm A 55118 Mainz

We plan to invite two international experts to deliver keynote lectures. In addition to this, we welcome contributions from participants on the topic of quantitative bias analysis. We especially encourage early-career researchers and younger colleagues to present and discuss their ongoing work.