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Nordic Summer School in Methods of
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(NorFA course)
When: June 24 - July 3,1997.
Where: Skjoldenaesholm’s Castle on Sjaelland, Denmark.
Who: PhD students, research-minded infectious disease doctors and microbiologists, as
well as others with an interest in the epidemiology of infections.
What: The course, which is given by a group of experts in the Nordic countries, the United
Kingdom, and the United States, will focus on issues that are particular to the epidemiol-
ogy of infectious diseases, in particular on more advanced methods and new ways to
study them. Topics that will be covered include causation and disease, transmission
dynamics, cohort studies (repeated exposures and events), and the study of acute
infections and later development af chronic disease.
Format: Accomodation on site, with a mixture of cathedral lectures, practical exam-
inations, class room discussions, and computer laboratory exercises. Disease-specific
topics will be covered in special evening sessions by invited speakers.
Course organizers: Professor Mads Melbye, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre,
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, and Professor Johan Giesecke, Swedish Institute
for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, Sweden.
Faculty: Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK;
the Centers for Disease Control, USA, and Nordic infectious disease epidemiologists.
Course secretary: Annemette Kristensen.
Course fee: None (pending funding). Travel expenses (at lowest standard cost) are
reimbursed.
Application: Annemette Kristensen, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Statens
Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. Phone: +45 3268 3164,
fax +45 3268 3165, e-mail: akristensen@er.diag.ssi.dk. Reasonsfor 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: 1 April 1997.