Cancer and Public Health Unit
Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
This course is designed primarily for clinicians, researchers, public health specialists and other health care professionals who work (or intend to work) in cancer epidemiology. It aims to provide participants with a methodological foundation in cancer epidemiology as well as state-of-the-art reviews of several current research issues in the causes, prevention and survival of common cancers. On the last day of the course there will be a one-day workshop on the genetic epidemiology of cancer with contributions from prominent experts in this field. A provisional timetable for both the course and the workshop will appear on this page in the next two months.
Participants may apply to attend the full course or only the one day workshop.
Fee for the full course (26-30 March 2001) including the workshop: £600
Fee for the one-day workshop on genetic epidemiology of cancer (30 March 2001): £150
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Monday, 26 March 2001
10:00-10:30 Introduction, content of the course and logistics
Michel Coleman
11:00-12:30 Overview of cancer epidemiology
Michel Coleman
14:00-15:00 Measuring cancer occurrence
Craig Higgins
15:30-17:30 Practical and Review sessions
Tuesday, 27 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Epidemiological study designs
Isabel dos Santos Silva
11:00-12:30 Interpretation of data from epidemiological studies
Isabel dos Santos Silva & Bianca De Stavola
14:00-15:30 Practical and Review sessions
16:00-17:00 Lecture title to be confirmed
Wednesday, 28 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Cancer risk assessment
Henrik Møller
11:00-12:30 The role of chemoprevention in cancer control
Klim McPherson
14:00-15:30 Practical and Review sessions
16:00-18:00 The rationale for cancer screening
Klim McPherson
Thursday 29 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Viruses and cancer
Robin Weiss, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
11:00-12:30 Cancer genetics: basic principles
Olivia Fletcher
14:00-15:00 Cancer care: evaluating survival at a population level
Michel Coleman
15:30-17:00 Life-course cancer epidemiology
Isabel dos Santos Silva, Bianca De Stavola & Valerie McCormack
17:00-17:30 Review session
WORKSHOP ON THE GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Friday 30 March 2001
9:30 The cancer genome project
Dr Richard Wooster, Sanger Centre, Cambridge
10:30 Lecture title to be confirmed
Professor Richard Houlston, Institute of Cancer Research, London
12:00 High risk genes associated with cancer predisposition
Professor Tim Bishop, ICRF Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, University of Leeds
13:00 Discussion
14:30 Prospects for finding new cancer genes
Dr Doug Easton, CRC Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory
15:30 Breast cancer genetics
Professor Julian Peto, Institute of Cancer Research, London
16:30 Close
For an application form please contact:
The Registry
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
50 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3DP, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7299 4648
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