L. Paloma Rojas-Saunero

L. Paloma Rojas-Saunero

PhD candidate in Epidemiology

Erasmus MC

Biography

I am a PhD candidate at the Epidemiology Department of Erasmus MC. My research is focused in applying causal inference methods in cohort studies, specifically to emulate target trials for long-term exposures related to dementia and to understand the role of competing events in this setting.

I am very interested in the concept of open science and collective learning. For this reason I organize R-Ladies Rotterdam and Reprohack. I am also an RStudio Certified Instructor.

I keep my heart close to home in La Paz, Bolivia.

Interests

  • Epidemiology
  • Causal inference
  • Global health
  • R
  • Reproducibility and Open science

Education

  • PhD candidate in Epidemiology, 2018-2022

    Erasmus MC

  • Graduate Degree. Specialization in Statistics for Health Sciences, 2017

    Instituto de Calculo. Universidad de Buenos Aires

  • Master Degree in Clinical Research, 2015

    Instituto del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

  • Doctor of Medicine, 2013

    Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Mayor de San Andres

Recent Posts

Communities of practice

Why to join a community of practice?
Dec 1, 2020 6 min read communities, R-Ladies, Reproducibility
Communities of practice

Recent Publications

In the midst of two realities

This commentary is part of the Special Section of the first volume of 2021 of the journal Epidemiology.
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In the midst of two realities

Hypothetical blood-pressure-lowering interventions and risk of stroke and dementia

We aimed to study the effects of hypothetical interventions on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and smoking on risk of stroke and dementia using data from 15 years of follow-up in the Rotterdam Study.
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Emulating a target trial of statin use and risk of dementia using cohort data

Objective: Observational data can be used to attempt to emulate a target trial of statin use and estimate analogues of intention-to-treat and per protocol effects on dementia risk. Methods: Using data from a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands, we conceptualized a sequence of “trials” in which eligible individuals ages 55–80 years were classified as statin initiators or noninitiators for every consecutive month between 1993 and 2007 and were followed until diagnosis of dementia, death, loss to follow-up, or the end of follow-up.
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Recent Talks

Hypothetical blood-pressure-lowering interventions and risk of stroke and dementia

I presented this work in the session of Early identification and prevention of brain disorders at the Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference, 2020. The work from this presentation has been published at the European Journal of Epidemiology, more information here.
Dec 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Slides abstract book Publication

Looking at competing events through a different lens in dementia research: Examples from the Rotterdam Study

I presented this work in the session of SCR4-29 - Public Health: Innovative Methods In ADRD Research at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July, 2020. I co-chaired this virtual session.
Jul 30, 2020 12:00 AM
Slides Video

Looking at competing events through a different lens in dementia research

I presented this work in the Selection Session at MELODEM’s first virtual Annual Meeting on July 2020. The manuscript of this work is in process.
Jul 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Slides

Projects

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All Open data and R Other
Gender disparity in the NEJM

Gender disparity in the NEJM

Proportion of women who published in the NEJM through out time. Work in progress.

Popular Topics

Activism Bolivia causal inference communities competing events Covid19 Data Feminism dementia English G-Formula Hypertension mortality Open data and R Public health R-Ladies Reproducibility statins Stroke Target trial target trial emulation

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