25th
Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology Florence,
Italy, from 25 June to 13 July 2012, three
week main course
**** Competing
Risks Analysis Florence,
Italy, from 18 June to 21 June 2012, 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 “Competing Risks Analysis”
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.
