23rd
Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology Florence,
Italy, from 21 June to 9 July 2010, three
week main course
**** Social Inequalities in Health in Europe Florence,
Italy, from 14 June to 18 June 2010, one
week course
The
courses are taught in English by lecturers mostly from European
Universities and Research Institutes and are held in residential
form in the "Studium" centre on the hills close
to Florence.
The
main three week course offers in the first two weeks five
general modules on epidemiological study design and statistical
analysis of epidemiological data. In the third week six
special modules, ranging from cancer epidemiology and fertility
and pregnancy to the impact of changes of global climatic
environment cover topics of current relevance for health
(students can choose which modules to follow).
The morning and afternoon sessions include lectures, computer
based analyses (using the “Stata” package),
exercises and discussion sessions. To follow profitably
this course, students are expected to possess some knowledge
of epidemiological and statistical methods at introductory
level.
The
one week course on “Social Inequalities in Health in Europe” is addressed to students
with special interest in these areas and a sound background
knowledge of epidemiological and statistical methods. e
All
students should have a working knowledge of written and spoken
English.
