R for Targeted MLE in Medical Research

Ehsan Karim and Hanna Frank present on R for Targeted MLE in Medical research. The presentation covers background information and the relationship between RHC use and length of stay as an outcome. The two cover several chapters including RHC data description. G-computation, IPTW, TMLE, and pre-packaged software. Ehsan Karim finishes the presentation by touching on variables affecting the overall outcome, differences in framework, and goals.

Originally presented at R/Medicine 2021 by Ehsan Karim and Hanna Frank

Main Sections

0:00 Introduction
1:45 Background information
6:49 Chapter 1: RHC data description
26:04 Chapter 2: G-Computation
46:34 Break
55:46 Chapter 2 continued
56:47 Chapter 3: G-computation using ML
1:30:40 Chapter 4: IPTW
1:42:41 Chapter 5: IPTW using ML
1:49:07 Break
1:58:16 Chapter 6: TMLE
2:20:15 Chapter 7: Pre-packaged software
2:37:33 Chapter 8: Final words

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