SWE-REG Spring Meeting 2021
Machine learning methods in the medical and social sciences

Program

Introduction 
9:00 – Opening remarks from Jonas Björk, Maria Brandén and Poorna Anand (moderator).

15 Minutes oral presentations

9:05  

Title: Statistical model- the three cultures – Adel Daoud, Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University & Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg.

9:20  

Title: Demonstrating the benefits of transfer learning when grading diabetic retinopathy in fundus photographs with deep learning – Adam Hulman, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital

9:35 

Title: Rapid rule out of heart attacks in the emergency department using machine learning  – Anders Björkelund, Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, Lund University

9:50 

Title: Fast estimation of random effect models using quasi-Newton methods with variational approximations – Benjamin Christoffersen, RBR, Karolinska Institutet

10:05 Coffee break 20 min

10:25 

Title: A Bayesian Network analysis of the interaction between smoking social class in relation to risk of asthma and respiratory outcomes in adults – Rani Basna, Krefting Research Centre, University of Gothenburg

10:40 

Title: Improving machine learning 30-day mortality prediction by discounting surprising deaths – Ellen Tolestam Heyman, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University

10:55 

Title: Supervised machine learning and population register data in studying predictors for long-term unemployment in early adulthood – Sanni Kuikka, Department of Sociology, Stockholm University & Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University

11:10 

Title: Serial ECG analysis using neural networks – Axel Nyström, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University

11:25 – 12:30 Lunch  

12:30 – 13:30 Parallel poster sessions

Poster session 1 

Title: Natural language processing for register-based research: novel descriptions and improved causal identification – Martin Arvidsson, Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University

Poster session 2 

Title: Improved prognosis in gastric adenocarcinoma among metformin users in a population-based study – Jiaojiao Zheng, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet

Poster session 3 

Title: Mortality, reoperation and hospital stay within 90 days of primary and secondary antireflux surgery in a population-based multinational study – Manar Yanes, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet

Poster session 4 

Title: Interaction of smoking and social status on respiratory outcomes in a Swedish adult population: an Epilung study – Muwada Bashir, Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg

13:30 Coffee break 20 min

13:50 – 14:50 – Parallel poster sessions

Poster session 5

Title: Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Women’s Health: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Epidemiological Studies – Guo-Qiang Zhang, Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg

Poster session 6

Title: The Enduring Disadvantage of Residential Context: Investigating the Temporal Dimensions of Neighborhood Effects – Maël Lecoursonnais, Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University

Poster session 7

Title: Use of anti-androgenic 5α-reductase inhibitors and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer by histological type and anatomical sub-site – Sirus Rabbani, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet

Poster session 8

Title: Shrunken Pore Syndrome and Morbidity in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort: A Generalized Propensity Score Approach – Anna Åkesson, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University

Summary and Wrap-up 

14:50 –15:00 – Jonas Björk, Maria Brandén and Poorna Anand (moderator).