Below are details of Imperial College London's short course in
"Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases: Introduction to
mathematical models of global and emerging infections", which I
organise. I would be grateful if you would circulate them to anyone who
would be interested.

Yours sincerely 
Dr Peter White 


Short Course for Public Health Professionals, since 1990: 
EPIDEMIOLOGY & CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: 
Introduction to mathematical models of global and emerging infections 
3-14 September 2007 
Imperial College London: Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology 

Further information & application form available at
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology/
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology/>  
Brochure in Adobe pdf format available at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/pls/portallive/docs/1/7337797.pdf
<http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/pls/portallive/docs/1/7337797.pdf>  

In recent years our understanding of infectious-disease epidemiology and
control has been greatly increased through mathematical modelling.
Insights from this increasingly-important, exciting field are now
informing policymaking at the highest levels - including in pandemic
influenza planning, which involves Imperial College - and playing a
growing role in research.

Since 1990, this short course has 'demystified' mathematical modelling,
and kept public-health professionals, policy makers, and medical and
veterinary infectious disease researchers, up-to-date with what they
need to know about this fast-moving field, taught by active researchers
who advise leading public health professionals, policy-makers,
governments, international organisations, and pharmaceutical companies,
both nationally and internationally, including on pandemic influenza,
SARS, HIV/AIDS, foot-and-mouth disease and others. Two of the presenters
are Fellows of the Royal Society and three have received British
national honours (a knighthood and two OBEs) for their work, including
Professor Sir Roy Anderson FRS.

Imperial College London's Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/research/researchthemes/publicandint/ide
<http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/research/researchthemes/publicandin
t/ide> ) has been a world leader in mathematical modelling of the
epidemiology and control of infectious diseases of humans and animals in
both industrialised and developing countries for 20 years. It hosts the
UNAIDS Epidemiology Reference Group, Partnership for Child Development,
and the Gates Foundation-funded Schistosomiasis Control Initiative that
has treated over 12 million children to date in six countries in Africa.
This multi-disciplinary department publishes frequently in Nature,
Science, Lancet, PNAS, AIDS, and other leading journals. It has
developed models of pandemic influenza, SARS, HIV, TB,
foot-and-mouth-disease, vector-borne diseases including malaria and
dengue, helminth infections, childhood vaccine-preventable infections,
sexually-transmitted infections, drug-resistant bacterial infections and
others. Current studies involve the UK, Burkina Faso, Ecuador,
Guatemala, India, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, Niger, Peru, Russia, South
Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, USA, Venezuela, Zambia, and
Zimbabwe.

Participants only need a very basic mathematical ability (high school
level is more than sufficient): since most participants do not use maths
regularly, if at all, we introduce concepts gently, step-by-step, and
provide support throughout the course. In addition, we offer the
reassurance of an optional 'maths refresher' day on Sunday 2 September,
that some participants may wish to attend. Calculation is done using
Excel and the user-friendly modelling package, Berkeley Madonna; hence
manipulation of equations is not required. We emphasise how to express
biological and clinical principles in a model, and how to interpret
results from a biological and clinical perspective.

If you have any questions then please contact: 

Dr Peter J White PhD 
*Coordinator, UNAIDS Epidemiology Reference Group: www.epidem.org
<file://www.epidem.org>  
*Organiser, Short Course on "Epidemiology & Control of Infectious
Diseases: Introduction to mathematical models of global and emerging
infections", 3-14 Sept 2007. See www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology
<file://www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology> 

*Personal webpage: www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/people/p.white/
<file://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/people/p.white/>  

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, 
Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom 

Tel +44 (0)207 594 3259 
Fax +44 (0)207 594 3282 



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