The Twelfth Summer Session in Intermediate Epidemiology, sponsored by the Special Program for Health Analysis of the Pan American Health Organization, will take place from July 22 to August 9, 2002 at the College of Public Health of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

Courses offered are: Intermediate methods in epidemiology, Statistics applied to epidemiology and the use of software packages, Use of epidemiology in the programming and evaluation of health services.

Students are required to have approved training in epidemiology. Courses will be conducted in Spanish, but participants must be able to read English. Applications must be received before May 24, 2002.

For application and more information, contact: Ms. Clara Ochoa, Special Program for Health Analysis (SHA), Pan American Health Organization, 525 Twenty-third Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: (202) 974-3508, Fax: (202) 974-3674. email: ochoacla@paho.org

The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health will hold its 2002 Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from June 17 to July 5, 2002. A total of 25 courses will be offered, ranging in length from one weekend to three weeks:

Three-week courses: Principles of Epidemiology Methods in Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Design and Analytical Methods in Cohort Studies, Applications of the Case-Control Method Clinical Trials: Issues and Controversies, Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control, Statistical Computing in Public Health, Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I, Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II

Two-week courses: Data Analysis Genetic Epidemiology

One-week courses: Regression Analysis in Public Health Research, Survival Analysis, Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package, Introduction to the Risk Sciences and Public Policy, Epidemiology in Evidence-Based Decisions, Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, Epidemiologic Applications of GIS, Epidemiologic Methods for Planning and Evaluating Health Services, Molecular Biology for Genetic Epidemiology, New Perspectives on Management of Epidemiologic Studies, Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, Teaching Epidemiology, Tobacco Control: National and International Approaches

For further information, contact: Ayesha Khan, Program Coordinator, Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins university, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Tel: (410) 955-7158, Fax: (410) 955-0863, email: akhan@jhsph.edu, website: www.jhsph.edu/Departments/Epi/summer.html.

The University of Michigan School of Public Health announces its 37th Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology to be held from July 7 to 26, 2002. One and three week courses will be offered, including topics such as:Fundamentals of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Cancer, Injuries, Clinical Trials, Computer Applications, Epidemiologic Measures, Logistic Model, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Behavioral Change, Law, Violence, Health Economics, Social Epidemiology, Longitudinal Studies, PC-SUDAAN, Global Health, and Genetics.

CME Credit is available. For application and information contact: Jody Gray, Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology, The University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA, Telephone: (734) 764-5454, Fax: (734) 764-3192, Email: umichgss@umich.edu, Website: http://www.sph.umich.edu/epid/GSS

The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health of McGill University will hold its 17th Annual Summer Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from May 6 to June 28, 2002.

The courses are intended for health professionals (physicians, nurses, psychologists, social scientists) or professionals in related fields (e.g. industrial hygienists, environmental specialists, urban planners, engineers) wishing to gain familiarity with the principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, and for graduate students from McGill, and from Quebec, Canadian or US universities, or from universities elsewhere seeking to accelerate course work in a summer term.

Academic credits are available to graduate students, residents and fellows from McGill and other universities. Physicians with a license from Canada and USA can register for Continuing Medical Education (CME) units, fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) of the USA. In addition, physicians coming from outside Canada or USA, as well as health and other professionals can obtain a professional interest certificate.

The May session (May 6 – 31) includes the following courses:
Focus on General Topics: Introduction to Epidemiology (3 credits), Topics in Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits), Psychiatric Epidemiology (3 credits), Scientific Medicine (2 credits), Statistical Inference I (2 credits), Epidemiology of Cancer (1 credit), Research Methods in Behavioural Medicine (1 credit), Environmental Risk Assessment for Epidemiologists (1 credit), Injury Prevention: Epidemiology, Surveillance and Policy (1 credit)

Focus on Clinical Trials: Clinical Trials: From Regulation to Practice (2 credits), Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis (1 credit)

Focus on Health Care Services Research: Evaluation of Health Services (3 credits)

Focus on Public Health: Decision-making in Public Health: Strategic Analysis (1 credit), Evaluation in Public Health: A Case Study of Montreal Street Youth (1 credit), Health Care Evaluation in the 21st Century (1 credit), Communications efficaces et gestion de crise (1 credit), Montreal Observatory on Social and Health Inequalities (1credit)

The June session (June 3 - 28) includes the folowing courses:
Focus on General Topics: Practical Aspects of Protocol Development (3 credits), Analysis of Multivariable Data (3 credits), Statistical Inference II (2 credits) Focus on Pharmacoepidemiology (a series of four consecutive one-week courses): PE 1: Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology (2 credits), PE 2: Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology (2 credits), PE 3: Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology (2 credits), PE 4: Pharmacoeconomics (2 credits)

Focus on International Health: Infectious and Parasitic Disease Epidemiology (3 credits), Health in Developing Countries (3 credits)

Focus on Health Care Services Research: Economics for Health Policy (3 credits)

Focus on Public Health: Data Security in Public Health II: Legal and Technical Aspects from an International Perspective (1 credit), Information Technologies in Public Health (1 credit)

For more information, contact: Summer Coordinator, 2002 Summer Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Room 38-B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A2, Tel: (514) 398-3973, Fax: (514) 398-4503, email: summer@epid.lan.mcgill.ca

The nineteenth International Course in Applied Epidemiology, conferring diploma status recognized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, will take place in July 2001 in Mexico, D.F., under the coordination of the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health of Mexico. Courses, divided into two levels (basic and intermediate), are designed to provide training in two broad areas: theoretical and methodological aspects of epidemiological practice, and specific subjects of applied epidemiology. They include, among others: basic and intermediate epidemiology, basic and intermediate biostatistics, epidemiological surveillance, Epi-Info 6.04, management of Health Services, design of research protocols, infectious disease epidemiology, social and cultural factors in epidemiological research and more.

Applications must be received by June 2002. For further information, please contact: Dirección General de Epidemiología, Francisco P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Obregón, C.P. 01480, México, D.F., Mexico. Tel: 55 93 36 61, Fax: 56 51 62 86

The Biostatistics Program of the Ohio State University will hold its Summer Program in Applied Statistical Methods from 10 to 28 June, 2002. Weekly courses include: Analysis of Correlated Data, Analysis of Experimental Data, Applied Logistic Regression, Applied Regression Analysis, Applied Survival Analysis, Basic Biostatistics, Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials, Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys, Epidemiologic Study Design and Data Analysis, How to Report Statistics in the Biomedical Sciences, Introduction to STATA, Principles of Research in Epidemiology, Statistical Considerations for Confirmatory Clinical Trials with Regulatory Objectives, Statistical Techniques in Computational Biology

For more information, please contact the Biostatistics Summer Program, The Ohio State University, M200 Starling Loving Hall, 320 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1240. Tel: (614) 293-6899, Fax: (614) 293-6902.

The Special Program for Health Analysis (SHA) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Universidad Abierta de Cataluña (UOC) of Spain, are organizing the II Distance Learning Course on the Bases of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, offered in Spanish through the Internet starting in July of 2002, with a duration of six months.

The characteristic of this program is that it is based on the development of professional skills for the practice of epidemiology. Accordingly, the process of learning is oriented to the resolution of real-life problems addressed by professionals in their daily work. The course’s thematic units are organized in 7 modules. Two of them are devoted to online learning methods and computational tools, while the rest includes concepts and fundamental methods of epidemiology and basic biostatistic tools required for the epidemiological analysis of the health status and its determinants.

Applications should include name, age, address, current position, degree, previous courses, and a recent photograph, in accordance with the application form (available at: http://www.paho.org). Each student should have access to a computer and to the Internet. Applications will be received from this date until 1 May 2002. Admitted students will be informed of their selection in May. For additional information, please contact: Special Program for Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 U.S.A., Email: sha@paho.org