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Summer Program in Epidemiology
BiostatEpi
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Full
Title
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Summer
School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
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Sponsor(s)
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BiostatEpi—Association for Information and Training in
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Sponsored in
part by Stata
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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. |
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Years in
Place
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18 |
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Types &
Dates of Offerings
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1 week courses, in two sessions, June 6-11, and
June 13-18
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Day-long Stata courses on two Sundays, June 5 and
June 12
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Number of
Offerings
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19 |
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Language |
English |
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Number of
Faculty |
20---An
international faculty from American and European academic and
research centers |
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Target
audience
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Clinicians,
public health professionals, researchers, and students in
biostatistics and epidemiology |
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Cost
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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
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Deadline
for registration |
May 31 |
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Limit on
participants |
30 per class |
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Scientific
Directors |
Marcello
Pagano,
pagano@hsph.harvard.edu
Anna Mia Ekstrom,
Anna.Mia.Ekstrom@ki.se |
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Course
Director(s) |
Rino
Bellocco, Cell 39 349 391 5523
Marco
Bonetti, Cell 39 347 924 0424
Marcello Pagano, 01 (617) 432 4911 |
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Contact
Info
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Bioepiedu@ki.se
Suvi
Virtanen, Karolinska Institutet
http://www.biostatepi.org/
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Editor’s Comments
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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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