Epidemiological Bulletin 
Vol. 19, No. 4 December 1998 

IV CHILEAN CONGRESS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
IV IBEROAMERICAN CONGRESS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
IV SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN REGIONAL MEETING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

 

Organized by: Sociedad Chilena de Epidemiología, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Epidemiología and International Epidemiological Association

 Place and dates: Santiago de Chile, Novembeer 2 to 6, 1999. Centro de Convenciones Diego Portales

 Registration fees:

Prior to August 13: Members: US$180 Non-members: U$250

After August 13: Members: U$200 Non-members: U$300

Students: U$100

 

The official topics of the Congress are:

  1. Epidemiology and Health Policies
    • Primary and secondary prevention strategy
    • Prevention of cardiovascular disease in childhood
    • Tuberculosis: current situation
    • Health inequities
    • Behavioral Epidemiology
    • Health promotion
    • Epidemiology of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
    • Psychosocial risk factors
    • HIV and AIDS
    • Drug addiction: epidemiology and prevention
    • Feeding practices and health

 

  1. Environmental and occupational epidemiology
  • Development of Epidemiology
      • Epidemiological research
      • Communications for international publications
      • Basic epidemiology
      • Genetic epidemiology and molecular biology
      • Teaching of epidemiology in undergraduate and graduate levels
      • Dealing with the new challenges in health
      • New vaccines

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    1. Gender evaluation in Epidemiology
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    3. Cardiovascular risk factors: role of lipids

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    1. Cancer associated with infectious diseases

     

    Deadline for reception of abstracts: August 13 1999

     For additional information, those interested should contact the following address:

    Sociedad Chilena de Epidemiología
    Providencia 1017, 5° Piso, entrepiso, Santiago
    Providencia, Santiago de Chile
    Phone/Fax: 56-2-2362450

     

     

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