Target trial emulation: where are we and where are we going?

Large-scale observational data are increasingly available for healthcare research, including from electronic health records and disease registries. Target trial emulation (TTE) is based on the Target Trial framework (TTF) to support the development of study designs within observational data for evaluating the comparative effectiveness of care technologies. The TTF is increasingly used across a range of clinical areas to answer questions that would not be feasible via, or to complement, randomised trials. This workshop will focus on target trial design and planning, alongside TTE methodological issues evidenced through application. It will include an overview of TTE research from the host organisation (University of Sheffield), alongside debate and discussion of key topic areas including developing pre-specified analysis plans, estimands and causal machine learning.

Abstracts are currently being accepted for this event. You can find out more about abstract submission and how to register on the event page.

(Please note the event is currently fully booked – but you can sign up to a waiting list).