IARC International Course on Cancer Epidemiology - Principles and Methods

Tonga

The course will focus on the practical application of epidemiological principles and methods to the various cancer control activities, ranging from the search for the causes of cancer to the implementation and evaluation of control programmes. It is intended for clinicians, public health specialists and other health-related professionals who work, or intend to work, in cancer control activities.

The course will be given in the International Dateline Hotel, where the faculty will be accommodated. Participants can stay at this hotel or chose alternatives. Help with reservations will be provided after candidate applications have been accepted.

The working language of the course will be English, and participants will be expected ot have sufficient knowledge of spoken and written English to participate actively in discussions.

COURSE DIRECTORS
Professor Neil Pearce (NZ)
Dr Sunia Foliaki (Tonga)

FACULTY
Professor Wame Baravilala (Fiji)
Dr Paolo Boffetta (France)
Professor Mark Elwood (Australia)
Dr Marc Goodman (USA)
Professor George Davey Smith (UK)
Dr R Sankaranarayanan (France)

PROGRAMME
Programme includes (may be subject to change):

• Overview of the burden of cancer in the Pacific
• Measuring the burden of cancer in populations
• Design of epidemiological studies
• Analyses of data from epidemiological studies
• Cancer prevention and control strategies
• Implementation and evaluation of cancer screening programmes
• The role of cancer registries in cancer control
• Writing and submitting grant applications

TEXTS
The course will be based on the text:
Dos Santos Silva I. Cancer epidemiology: principles and methods. Lyon, France: IARC, 1999.
Pearce N. A short introduction to Epidemiology. Wellington: CPHR, 2003.
The text books are included as part of the course.