Lawrence Joseph
Bayesian statistics


Please Note: Prof. Joseph has retired.
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Bayesian Sample Size Change-point methods and applications Diagnostic testing Meta analysis Other topics
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Research interests
Courses taught
Previous courses taught
EPIB-607 Principles of Inferential Statistics in Medicine
EPIB-613 Introduction to Statistical Software
EPIB-621 Data Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-651 Bayesian Analysis in Medicine
EPIB-668 Introduction to Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-669 Intermediate Bayesian Analysis for the Health Sciences
EPIB-675 Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-682 Introduction to Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-683 Intermediate Bayesian Analysis for the Health Sciences
Publications
Methodological publications
Bayesian Sample Size
Change-point methods and applications
Diagnostic testing
Meta analysis
Other topics
Medical publications
Allergy and immunology
Asthma
Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Osteoporosis
Quality of Life
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Bayesian software
Bayesian Sample Size
Change-point methods and applications
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostic testing in Genetics
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Mottillo S, Filion K, Joseph L, Eisenberg M.
Defining optimal activated clotting time for percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2017;89:351-366
Suissa K, Lariviere J, Eisenberg M, Eberg M, Gore G, Grad R, Joseph L, Pilote L, Filion K.
Efficacy and safety of smoking cessation interventions in patients with cardiovascular disease: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2017;10(1):1-10
Windle S, Filion K, Mancini J, Adye-White L, Joseph L, Gore G, Grad R, Pilote L, Eisenberg M.
Combination therapies for smoking cessation: A hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2016;51(6):1060-1071
Hajna S, Ross N, Brazeau A, Joseph L, Dasgupta K.
Associations between neighborhood walkability and daily step counts in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Public Health 2015;15:768:1-8
Millán A, Skaf S, Joseph L, Ruiz C, Garcia E, Smolkae G, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Noble S, Arzamendi D, Serra A, Cliger C, Sia Y, Asgar A, Ibrahim R, Jolicoeur M.
Transcatheter reduction of paravalvular leaks: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2015;31(3):260-269
Atallah R, Filion K, Wakil S, Genest J, Joseph L, Poirier P, Rinfret S, Schiffrin E, Eisenberg M.
Long-term effects of 4 popular diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2014;7:815-827
Wilkinson S, Chiavegatti T, Nauche B, Joseph L, Pai N.
Head to head comparisons in performance of CD4 point–of-care assays: A Bayesian meta-analysis (2000-2013)
Science Open 2014;July 11, 2014:1-13
Jafari Y, Johri M, Joseph L, Vadnais C, Pai N.
Poor reporting of outcomes beyond accuracy in point of care tests for syphilis: a call for a framework
AIDS Research and Treatment 2014;2014:1-14
Hutton B, Joseph L, Yazdi F, Tetzlaff J, Hersi M, Kokolo M, Fergusson N, Bennett A, Buenaventura C, Fergusson D, Tricco A, Straus S, Moher D, Knoll G.
Checking whether there is an increased risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and other cancers with specific modern immunosuppression regimens in renal transplantation: Protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomized and observational studies.
Systematic Reviews 2014;3:16:1-7
Wu C, Grandi S, Filion K, Abenhaim H, Joseph L, Eisenberg M.
Drospirenone-containing oral contraceptive pills and the risk of venous and arterial thrombosis: A systematic review
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013;120(7):801-811
Freixa X, Joseph L, Tanguay J, L`Allier P, Jolicœur E.
Immediate vs. delayed stenting in acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
EuroIntervention 2013;8(10):1207-1216
Choi J, Joseph L, Pilote L.
Obesity and C-reactive protein in various populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Obesity Reviews 2013;14(3):232-244
Shivkumar S, Peeling R, Jafari Y, Joseph L, Pant Pai N.
Rapid point-of-care first line screening tests for Hepatitis B infection: a Meta-Analysis of diagnostic accuracy. (1980-2010)
American Journal of Gastroenterology 2012;107(9):1306-1313
Hutton B, Joseph L, Fergusson D, Mazer D, Shapiro S, Tinmouth A.
Risks of using aprotinin in cardiac surgery: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized and observational studies.
BMJ 2012;345:1-10
Tahiri M, Mottillo S, Joseph L, Pilote L, Eisenberg M.
Unconventional smoking cessation aids: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
American Journal of Medicine 2012;125(6):576-584
Lee C, Joseph L, Colosimo A, Dasgupta K.
Mortality in diabetes compared with previous cardiovascular disease: A gender specific meta-analyses
Diabetes and Metabolism 2012;38:420-427
Shivkumar S, Peeling R, Jafari Y, Joseph L, Pai N.
Accuracy of rapid and point-of-care screening tests for Hepatitis C. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Annals of Internal Medicine 2012;157:558-566
Pai N, Balram B, Shivkumar S, Martinez-Cajas J, Lambert G, Peeling R, Joseph L.
Head-to-head comparison of accuracy of a rapid point-of-care HIV test with oral versus whole-blood specimens: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2012;12(5):373-380
Bertrand O, Bélisle P, Joyal D, Costerousse O, Rao S, Jolly S, Meerkin D, Joseph L.
Comparison of Transradial and Femoral Approaches for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Hierarchical Bayesian Meta-Analysis
American Heart Journal 2012;163:632-648
de Groot J, Dendukuri N, Janssen K, Reitsma H, Brophy J, Joseph L, Bossuyt P, Moons C.
Adjusting for partial verification or work-up bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy
American Journal of Epidemiology 2012;175(8):847-853
Filion K, Abenhaim H, Mottillo S, Joseph L, Gervais A, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Pihl R, Pilote L, Rinfret S, Tremblay M, Eisenberg M.
The effect of smoking cessation counselling in pregnant women: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011;118(12):1422-1428
Shimony A, Joseph L, Mottillo S, Eisenberg M.
Coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention - A systematic review and meta-analysis
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2011;27(6):843-850
Reoch J, Mottillo S, Shimony A, Filion K, Christou N, Genest J, Joseph L, Pilote L, Poirier P, Schiffrin E, Eisenberg M.
Safety of laparoscopic bariatric surgery versus open bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Archives of Surgery 2011;146(11):1314-1322
Brin Y, Nikolaou V, Joseph L, Antoniou J, Zukor D.
Imageless computer assisted versus conventional total knee replacement: A Bayesian meta-analysis of twenty-three comparative studies
International Orthopaedics 2011;35(3):331-339
Thorogood A, Mottillo S, Shimony A, Filion K, Genest J, Joseph L, Pilote L, Poirier P, Schiffrin E, Eisenberg M.
Isolated aerobic exercise and weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
American Journal of Medicine 2011;124(8):747-755
Paradis J, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Bertrand O, DeLarochellière R, Déry J, Larose E, Rodés-Cabau, Rinfret S.
Drug-eluting or bare-metal stents for the treatment of saphenous vein graft disease: A Bayesian meta-analysis
Circulation: Cardiovasc Interventions 2010;3(6):565-576
Mottillo S, Filion K, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Gervais A, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Pihl R, Rinfret S, Pilote L, Tremblay M, Eisenberg M.
Behavioral interventions for smoking cessation: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
European Heart Journal 2009;30(6):718-730
Ishak K, Platt R, Joseph L, Hanley J.
The impact of approximating or ignoring within-study covariances in multivariate meta-analyses
Statistics in Medicine 2008;27(5):670-686
Eisenberg M, Filion K, Yavin D, Bélisle P, Mottillo S, Joseph L, Gervais A, O’Loughlin J, Paradis G, Rinfret S, Pilote L.
Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008;179(2):135-144
Ishak K, Platt R, Joseph L, Hanley J, Caro J.
Meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Clinical Trials 2007;4(5):525-539
Brophy J, Joseph L.
Medical decision making with incomplete evidence - choosing a platelet glycoprotein IIbIIIa receptor inhibitor for percutaneous coronary interventions
Medical Decision Making 2005;25:222-228
Babapulle M, Joseph L, Bélisle P, Brophy J, Eisenberg M.
A hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of drug-eluting stents
The Lancet 2004;364:583-591
Brophy J, Bélisle P, Joseph L.
Evidence for use of coronary stents: A hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis
Annals of Internal Medicine 2003;138(10):777-786
Brophy J, Joseph L, Rouleau J.
Beta blockers in congestive heart failure - a Bayesian meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine 2001;134(7):550-560
Brophy J, Joseph L, Theroux P, on behalf of the Quebec Acute Coronary Care Working Group.
Medical decision making about the choice of thrombolytic agent for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Medical Decision Making 1999;19(4):411-418
Brophy J, Joseph L.
Placing trials in context using Bayesian analysis: GUSTO revisited by reverend Bayes
Journal of the American Medical Association 1995;273(11):871-875