IEA International Course on Epidemiologic Methods 2011

Blantyre, Malawi

This is an introductory level residential course, but the participants will gain the maximum benefit from the course if they have some experience of epidemiology and have already completed some form of introductory course. It will include lectures, computer-based analyses, exercises, discussion sessions, and practical experience in the design of a research proposal. The course will be of interest to epidemiologists, public health professionals, statisticians, and clinicians. Priority will be given to IEA members. Participants must attend the entire course from 9am Monday 4th to 1pm Friday 15th April.

COURSE DIRECTORS

Professor Neil Pearce (New Zealand)
Professor Newton Kumwenda (Malawi) 

FACULTY

Professor Isabel dos Santos Silva (UK)
Professor Shah Ebrahim (UK)
Professor George Davey Smith (UK)
Professor Lorenzo Richiardi (Italy)
Professor Cesar Victora (Brazil)
Professor Rodney Ehrlich (South Africa)
Naomi Brewer (New Zealand) (Course Coordinator) 

PROGRAMME

Programme includes (may be subject to change):

• Descriptive epidemiology
• Study design options (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, intervention studies ) 
• Study design issues (confounding, selection bias, information bias, effect modification ) 
• Data analysis (stratified analysis, multivariable analysis) 
• Writing and publishing epidemiological research (conducted by the editorial team of the International Journal of Epidemiology)