When:  
25 June - 2 July 2010.

Where:
Skjoldenaesholm’s Castle on Sjaelland, Denmark.

Who:
Nordic and Baltic phD students, research-minded infectious disease doctors and microbiologists, as well as others with an interest in the epidemiology of infections.

What:
The course will emphasise new aspects of the spread of infectious diseases in developed countries and their longterm consequences. Particular focus will be put on more advanced methods and ways to study causation and risk factor associations. We will address issues related to the study of longitudinal data, counting processes and transmission dynamic modelling. Course language: English.

Course organisers:
Prof. Mads Melbye, Division of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, and Prof. Johan Giesecke, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.

Faculty:
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; the Centers for Disease Control, USA, National Institutes of Health, USA, and Nordic infectious disease epidemiologists.

Course secretary:
Annemette Kristensen.

Course fee:
The tuition is DKK 3,000 (none for Baltic participants). Travel expenses (at lowest standard cost) are reimbursed. However, Baltic participants must pay one third of their own travel expenses.

Application:

Online registration

Alternatively, you may e-mail your application to Annemette Kristensen, Division of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, e-mail: . Telephone: +45 32 68 31 64, www.epiresearch.dk. Reasons for applying should be stated, and the application include a short CV (2 pages), description of current research project (1 page), plus an indication of overall research interests (1 page)

Closing date for applications: NB: NEW DEADLINE DATE: 15 APRIL 2010!