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Summer Courses in Epidemiology, 2004


McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - XIX Annual Summer Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates: 31 May to 20 June 2004.

The information on courses offered will be available soon at: http://www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat/summer/

For more information, please contact: Summer Programme Coordinator, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Room 38-B, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H3A 1A2, Tel: (514) 398-3973, Fax: (514) 398-4503
Email: summer.epid@mcgill.ca,
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat/summer/


Harvard University School of Public Health - XI Annual Summer Session for Public Health Studies

Place: Boston, Massachussets, USA
Dates: 1 July to 13 August 2004.

Courses in biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and management and social behavior.

For more information, please contact: Hildi Keary, Administrative Assistant for Summer Programs, Summer Session for Public Health Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-6023, Tel: (617) 432-1052, Fax: (617) 432-2009
Email: hkeary@hsph.harvard.edu,
Website: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/summer/brochure/


Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - XXII Graduate Summer Institute in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Place: Baltimore, MD, USA
Dates: 21 June to 9 July 2004.

Courses offered:
Three-week courses
Principles of Epidemiology
Intermediate Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I
Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II

Two-week courses
Regression Analysis in Public Health Research
Regression Analysis Laboratory

One-week courses
Applications of the Case-Control Method
Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies
Conducting Epidemiological Research
Clinical Trials: Issues and Controversies
New Perspectives on Management of Epidemiologic Studies
Data Analysis Workshop I and II
Survival Analysis
Multilevel Models
Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package
Epidemiologic Applications of GIS
Family Based Genetic Epidemiology
Molecular Biology for Genetic Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology in Populations
Gene Expression Data Analysis
Epidemiology in Evidence-Based Decisions
Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
Pharmacoepidemiology
Epidemiologic Methods for Planning and Evaluating Health Services
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Nutritional Epidemiology
Tobacco Control: National and International Approaches
Ethics Issues of Human Subjects Research in Developing Countries

Weekend course
Clinical Research: An Introduction to Design and Analysis
For more information, please contact: Ayesha Khan, Program Coordinator, Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. Tel: (410) 955-7158; fax: (410) 955-0898.
Email: akhan@jhsph.edu
Website: www.jhsph.edu/summerepi


University of Michigan School of Public Health - XXXIX graduate summer session in Epidemiology

Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Dates: 11 to 30 July 2004

Topics offered:
One and three-week courses: 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, Violence, Health Economics, Social Epidemiology, Longitudinal Studies, PC-SUDAAN, Global Health, Genetics, Epidemiology of Bioterrorism, Pharmacoepidemiology, and Geographic Information Systems.

Special Weekend Courses: Introduction to Genetics in Epidemiology, Occupational Risks for Health Workers, Advances in the Epidemiology of Diabetes, and Integration of Biomarkers in Epidemiologic Services.

For more information, please contact: Jody Gray, Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology, The University of Michigan School of Public Health, 109 Observatory St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, Tel: (734) 764-5454, Fax: (734) 764-3192
Email: umichgss@umich.edu

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