Events under 'General'

Two-day workshop in Injury Prevention

Date: Friday 20 and Monday 23 August, 2010

Venue: The University of Sydney

This introductory level course is a two-day workshop covering principles of injury prevention, policy and practice, and injury-specific content.  It is offered by the George Institute for International Health to students of Graduate Diploma/Masters/Doctor of Public Health/PhD programs and to external individuals interested in, or working in, injury prevention and control, or related fields.

One-semester online course in Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control

Semester commences: Monday 26 July, 2010

This one-semester online unit teaches students about the principles of injury epidemiology, prevention and control.  It provides a basis for the assessment and investigation of injury issues, and the development, implementation and evaluation of injury prevention programs.  It offers:

- Practical case studies to illustrate injury issues and promote interaction

- Online discussions with leading injury control professionals

- Content developed by leaders in injury prevention and control throughout Australia.

One-semester online course in Falls Prevention and the Older Person

Semester commences: Monday 26 July, 2010

This one-semester online unit will teach students about the principles of falls prevention and falls injury prevention in the older person, with a focus on the practical aspects of these principles.  It offers:

- Content materials developed by leaders in the field of falls prevention

- Interactive online discussions, moderated by an expert in the field

- Practical case studies to promote learning

For more information on the courses above, please go to www.thegeorgeinstitute.org or email us directly via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (02) 9657 0324

We acknowledge the support of The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing’s Public Health Education and Research Program during the development of these courses.

University of Sydney

30th of September and 1st of October

The Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, will be celebrating its 125th anniversary during the weekend of 4-6 March, 2011.

The occasion will be marked with two conferences, a celebratory dinner, a film show and a book launch for the history of the Department. 'The Department today' conference will present research of current staff and the 'Epidemiology and Sexual and Reproductive Health' symposium in honour of Professor David Skegg will comprise a number of invited speakers including Professor Robert Beaglehole, Dame Valerie Beral, Professor John Danesh, Dr Olav Meirik, and Professor Herbert Peterson as well as current staff of the Department.

We invite you to join us in celebrating this special occasion.  To find out more information, or to register online.

pdf SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS:

DR DOUGLAS HAMILTON

Director of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), CDC

The origins, development and contribution of the US CDC EIS Program
to public health response capacity in the US and globally

PROF TONY ADAMS, AM

Chair, WHO Global Commission for the Certification of Eradication of Poliomyelitis

Public health and emergency response capacity in Australia  – past, present and future of workforce training

pdf Field Epidemiology in a Changing World (241.39 kB)

Sydney School of Public Health

The University of Sydney

This 5-day short course introduces the topic of the analysis of linked data at an introductory to intermediate level. It acquaints health services researchers, clinical practitioners and managers with the theory and skills needed to analyse linked health data. The modular structure of the course provides participants with a theoretical grounding on each theme, followed by a hands-on practical exercise in our computer lab each day, using de-identified linked NSW data files.

Who should attend?

The course is suitable for people with no previous experience in the analysis of linked health data. However, it does assume familiarity with introductory statistical and epidemiological methods, as taught, for example, in a Master of Public Health degree course. The computing component of the unit also assumes a basic familiarity with computing syntax used in SAS and methods of basic statistical analysis of fixed-format data files. Participants must have this assumed knowledge.

Learning objectives:

On completion of this short course participants will be able to:

•    understand the theory of data linkage methods and features of comprehensive data linkage systems, sufficient to know the sources and limitations of linked health data sets, and in particular those for NSW;

•    apply epidemiological principles to the design of studies using linked data;

•    construct numerators and denominators for the analysis of disease trends and health care utilisation and outcomes;

•    assess the accuracy and reliability of data sources;

•    check data linkages and assure the quality of the study process, e.g. consistency of definitions, missing data;

•    list the issues to be considered when analysing large linked data files;

•    write syntax to prepare linked data files for analysis, derive exposure and outcome variables, relate numerators and denominators and produce results from statistical procedures.

Cost: Cost for the short course is $2880 including GST.

Discounts are available for a group of participants from the same institution or organisation, as follows:

3-4 participants: 10% discount;

5 or more participants: 20% discount.

Venue: Edward Ford Building, University of Sydney

There are a few places left in the June course.  This course will also be run in the week of 19-23 November 2012.

For further details and registration form see http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/public-health/future-student/study-program/professional-development/introduction-analysis-linked-data.php

Need to know more?

Student Office

Sydney School of Public Health

Edward Ford Building (A27)

The University of Sydney

Phone: 02 9036 5487 or 02 9351 4366

Australia’s health 2012 conference – Have we got what it takes?

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is proud to launch their flagship report Australia's health 2012 at a national conference in Canberra on Thursday 21 June 2012.

The conference will highlight the latest authoritative information on the heath of Australians, and the Australian health system, in the context of health reforms.

The full conference program including speaker details, biographies, conference fees, accommodation and parking details can be found on the conference website.

National Convention Centre, Constitution Avenue, Canberra City.

$495-Full (Govt/Business), $330-NGO (not-for-profit) and $195-Concession (student/pensioner) – all prices include GST.

As part of the conference registration you are one of the first to receive a free copy of Australia's health 2012.

World class keynote speakers, supported by leading local and national statisticians, will present the latest developments in the theory and application of statistics. The conference is also a forum for statisticians to meet other members of the statistical community. The theme for the Conference is “Celebrating 50 years of the society". It provides opportunities for presentations on a wide range of topics and recognises the role that statistics plays in all aspects of modern life.

We are pleased to announce the diverse range of internationally renowned keynote speakers who have been confirmed for the conference.

·         Professor Anthony Davison, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

·         Professor Christl Donnelly, Imperial College London

·         Professor Peter Donnelly, Oxford University

·         Professor Christian Robert, Université Paris-Dauphine

·         Professor Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, University of California Berkeley

·         Professor John Storey, Princeton University

Register now for Population Health Short Courses at the Australian National University in Canberra in 2012: http://nceph.anu.edu.au/short-courses

Hosted by the National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health (NCEPH), these 4-day short courses are presented by an experienced faculty of public health academics and expert practitioners in the field. Several are based on the award-winning Master of Applied Epidemiology curriculum, run at NCEPH since 1991. These courses are designed for people who already work in the field of population health and who want to refresh their public health knowledge and skills or those who may be considering a career in population health or related research.

Analysis of Public Health Data 28-31 Aug

This course covers collection of data in public health settings, along with cleaning, interpreting and analysing data. Analysis topics include standardisation, stratification and logistic regression. The course will use the statistical software package Stata.

Monash University

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Honours Information Night

Have you considered doing an Honours year in Public Health or Global Health?

Venue
Level 5, 99 Commercial Road,
Alfred Centre, Prahran 3004
Further information
Please get in touch with:
Dr Jay Illesinghe
(This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

 SPHPM Honours Information Night (520.76 kB)

Register now for Population Health Short Courses at the Australian National University in Canberra in 2012: http://nceph.anu.edu.au/short-courses

Hosted by the National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health (NCEPH), these 4-day short courses are presented by an experienced faculty of public health academics and expert practitioners in the field. Several are based on the award-winning Master of Applied Epidemiology curriculum, run at NCEPH since 1991. These courses are designed for people who already work in the field of population health and who want to refresh their public health knowledge and skills or those who may be considering a career in population health or related research.

Methods in Applied Epidemiological Research 3-6 Sept

An introduction to developing a proposal for an epidemiological study in the field, including reviewing the literature, study designs, developing research questions, ethics, questionnaire design, analysis and interpretation.

The Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) and
the Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat)

present a one-day workshop:

Dr. M. Alan Brookhart

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA

document  Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology Seminar 9 September 2012 (110 kB)

The 2012 Population Health Congress, at the Adelaide Convention Centre, will be the largest public health event of the year, anticipating an audience of at least 1300 people. The Congress is being organised and sponsored by: the Public Health Association of Australia, the Australian Health Promotion Association, the Australasian Epidemiological Association and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

A three-day short course in Advanced Epidemiology, convened by Professors Tony Blakely and John Lynch, will be run immediately after the Population Health Congress in Adelaide.  The course includes a comprehensive overview of systematic error (i.e. confounding, selection and information biases; using DAGs, counterfactual and other approaches), quantitative bias analysis, and other topics (e.g. propensity scores, direct and indirect effects).  You need a basic to intermediate-level knowledge of epidemiology study design and analytical methods, systematic error and biostatistics.  The course is being supported by the AEA.

Registration

- Indigenous public health teaching & learning workshop hosted by the Public Health Indigenous Leadership in Education Network (PHILE Network); and

- Public health competencies, course accreditation and practitioner registration.

Program and Registration Form at www.caphia.com.au or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The 4^th Annual Research Symposium will showcase the most exciting elements in research from the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and its affiliated Research Centres: The Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity; The Kirby Institute; and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, which together contribute to leadership setting the population health and health services research agenda in Australia.

Date: September 21, 2012

Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm EST

Venue: UNSW Kensington Campus, Scientia Building

For more information and detailed speaker list please visit the conference website at:   www.sphcmresearchsymposium.unsw.edu.au

A one-day workshop for AEA members and interested others will be held in Dunedin on 30 November 2012.  Professor Alan Lopez, from the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland, will provide a global perspective on measuring the Burden of Disease.  Talks from other speakers will focus on the methodological issues and results of New Zealand projects.

Date: Friday 30 November, 2012
Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: The Hunter Centre (corner of Frederick and Great King Streets), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Cost: AEA members no charge, non-members $40, student non-members $20.

For more information and to register please contact:

Catherine Adamson,

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine,

Dunedin School of Medicine,

University of Otago,

PO Box 913,

Dunedin,

New Zealand.

Phone: +64 – 4797202

Fax: +64 – 3 – 4797298

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note: There will be a University of Otago graduation ceremony on Saturday 1 December, so it is advisable to book flights and accommodation as soon as possible.

PEG Occupational and Environmental Risk Assessment Half Day Conference 2012

• Advanced methods in exposure assessment and epidemiology
• Methods for combining exposure assessments and epidemiological models for use in risk assessment and risk prediction
• Use of molecular markers in the identification of occupational and environmental risk factors
• Heat stress and acclimatisation of workers, development of a biomarker of acclimatisation status
• Risk assessment in environmental health decision making
• Lessons learned from the Western Australian experience of mesothelioma

 PEG Occupational and Environmental Risk Assessment Half Day Conference Flyer (422.03 kB)

Speakers: Prof Roel Vermeulen, Prof Nicholas de Klerk, A/Prof Alison Reid, A/Prof Jacques Oosthuizen, Mr Jim Dodds

Venue: The University Club of Western Australia, Hackett Entrance # 1, Hackett Drive, Crawley