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Summer Program in Epidemiology
BiostatEpi
 

Full Title

 

Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Sponsor(s)

 

BiostatEpi—Association for Information and Training in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Sponsored in part by Stata

 

Location

Brandolini Colomban Castle in Cison di Valmarino, 40 km north of Treviso in Northeast Italy, an isolated and very quiet locale ideal for studying.

Years in Place

 

18

Types & Dates of Offerings

 

  • 1 week courses, in two sessions, June 6-11, and June 13-18
  • Day-long Stata courses on two Sundays, June 5 and June 12

Number of Offerings

 

19

Language

English

Number of Faculty

20---An international faculty from American and European academic and research centers

Target audience

 

Clinicians, public health professionals, researchers, and students in biostatistics and epidemiology

Cost

 

1 course for 1 week, 1400 / 1550 Euros

2 courses over 2 weeks, 2500 / 2800 Euros

1 day long Stata course, 400 Euros or 250 if registered in regular program

Deadline for registration

May 31

Limit on participants

30 per class

Scientific
Directors

Marcello Pagano, pagano@hsph.harvard.edu
Anna Mia Ekstrom,  Anna.Mia.Ekstrom@ki.se

Course Director(s)

Rino Bellocco, Cell 39 349 391 5523

Marco Bonetti, Cell 39 347 924 0424
Marcello Pagano, 01 (617) 432 4911

Contact Info

 

Bioepiedu@ki.se

Suvi Virtanen, Karolinska Institutet

http://www.biostatepi.org/

 

Editor’s Comments

 

 

The summer program held near Treviso in northeast Italy stands out for its focus on epidemiology, statistics and methods courses and for its venue---one of the largest and oldest castles in Europe which has been converted into a hotel with meeting, sporting, recreational and well-being facilities.

This program was initiated as a joint venture between the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institutet. It is small in terms of the number of courses offered, the number of faculty participating and the number of students accepted. It is sponsored in small part by Stata and offers extra Stata courses on Sundays which are not part of the regular program.

The program offers some basic courses, some more advanced courses, and modern special topics courses each year on a rotating basis. A network analysis course was offered last year, and an effectiveness research with longitudinal healthcare databases replaces it this year.

According to Internet sources, the castle was originally built in the Roman era as a defensive fortress in order to protect the important lines of communication that connected northern Italy to the countries on the other side of the Alps. Many ancient and interesting artifacts have been uncovered here, including Roman baths, an almost 10-foot ancient bread oven, and aqueduct pipes from Roman times. To learn more about the castle, visit http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/en

 


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