[EQ] International Course on Epidemiological Methods - IEA Capacity Building conference for the global South: deadline Nov 1, 2009

de: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) - ruglucia@paho.org
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asunto: [EQ] International Course on Epidemiological Methods - IEA Capacity Building conference for the global South: deadline Nov 1, 2009

Second IEA Capacity Building conference for the global South
Epidemiologic course, sponsored by the International Epidemiologic Association (IEA), will be addressing two sets of inequities: research relationships & capacities of the global North & South, and also epidemiological concepts & methods relevant to analyzing health inequities, as stated below
"with the aim of producing knowledge and evidence that can be used to reduce these inequities and improve population health" --
International Course on Epidemiological Methods
International Epidemiologic Association (IEA)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 3-14, 2010
Website: http://www.ieaWeb.org


URL: http://publichealth.massey.ac.nz/courses/IEA%202010.htm

The deadline for applications is: NOVEMBER 1, 2009
This is an intermediate level residential course. The participants should already have some experience of epidemiology and have already completed some form of introductory course. It will include lectures, computer-based analyses (using the Stata package), exercises, discussion sessions, and practical experience in the design of a research proposal. The course will be of interest to epidemiologists, public health professionals, statisticians, and clinicians.
Participants must attend the entire course from 8 a.m. Saturday3rd to noon Wednesday 14th April.
The International Course on Epidemiological Methods course
Directors are:
Dr Ali Al-Zahrani (Saudi Arabia)
Professor Neil Pearce (New Zealand)
Professor Rodolfo Saracci (France)
Dr Abdulaziz Bin Saeed (Saudi Arabia)

The additional course faculty are:
Professor Matthias Egger (Switzerland)
Professor George Davey Smith (UK)
Professor Ahmed Mandil (Saudi Arabia)
Professor Lorenzo Richiardi (Italy)
Professor Amin Kashmeery (Saudi Arabia).


Programme includes (may be subject to change):

-- Study design options (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, intervention studies, clinical trials)
-- Study design issues (confounding, selection bias, information bias, effect modification)
-- Data analysis (stratified analysis, multivariable analysis, survival analysis)
-- Advanced methods (Bayesian methods, DAGs)
-- Writing and publishing epidemiological research
-- Research ethics
Information and application forms http://www.ieaWeb.org
Saudi Arabia and GCC countries
Alia Gabr/Mahwish Khan
King Saud University - Riyadh, Saudi Arábia
E-mail: aliagabr@Kfshrc.edu.sa
Other countries
Naomi Brewer/Hilary Nuttall
Centre for Public Health Research -Massey University Wellington Campus
PO Box 756 Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Fax: 00-64-4-380-0600 E-mail: h.g.nuttall@massey.ac.nz

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