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Alex Spina

@aspina.bsky.social

Co-founder at Applied Epi Epidemiologist, Doctor

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🌍 Join the Board of Applied Epi!
We’re seeking new Board Members passionate about global health & Epidemiology.
Help guide a nonprofit that trains 1000s worldwide in data-driven public health response.
⏰ ~2 hrs/month | Apply by 31 Dec 2025
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Come join us

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A brief history of medical statistics and its impact on reproducibility. You have to admit that medical research is a strange bird.

Medical research is special because it's too often led by high-status novices that don't know they are novices. The worst of these are also arrogant and insecure. Literally everyone else involved in the research has to work around these people.

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The REDCap Revolution: How a Clinical Data Management Tool Empowered Global Research Communities Twenty years ago, handling clinical data was a tedious, unorganized processβ€”until REDCap, a β€œbig dumb container,” put in seamless guardrails.

The REDCap Revolution: How a Clinical Data Management Tool Empowered Global Research Communities www.the-scientist.com/the-redcap-r... #redcap #bioinformatics #datascience

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πŸ“’ Last week to apply for the Applied Epi scholarships!

Transition your team to R with free or discounted courses and services.

Why apply?
βœ”οΈ Full or partial scholarships
βœ”οΈ Focused on strengthening public health capacity

πŸ—“οΈ Apply by Feb 10, 2025! 🌐 appliedepi.org/training/scholarships-ae

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🚨 Applications are NOW OPEN for Applied Epi’s 2025 scholarships! 🚨

πŸ’‘ For teams in low- & middle-income countries working in epidemiology, this is your chance to access funding for courses and support services that help transition to R.

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: Feb 10, 2025
🌐 Apply here: appliedepi.org

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πŸŽ‰ R scholarship applications open on January 20!

If your team (government or nonprofit) works in applied epidemiology in a low- or middle-income country, you could get access to our Intro to R course and Support Desk! Details: appliedepi.org/training/sch...
#Rstats #epitwitter

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