A one-day short course "Geographical Information Systems" will take place
in the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol on 8th March
2007.
For more information and details of how to book please see
http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk/shortc/gis.htm
Course tutors: Dr Ben Wheeler (course organiser), Mr Andy Judge.
Who the course is intended for: This course is intended for health
researchers and public health specialists with no prior experience of using
GIS. The course is a broad-brush introduction to both theory and practice,
and further software-specific training may be required if participants wish
to gain further skills.
Course outline: The course will cover: introduction to GIS and Health-GIS;
display and analysis of spatially referenced data; UK health-related
geographies and geographic data; applications in public health, health
services research and epidemiology.
Teaching time: 7 hours consisting of a combination of presentations and
computer based exercises.
Pre-course reading:
General introduction : Gordon A. & Womersley J. The use of mapping in
public health and planning health services. Journal of Public Health
Medicine 1997;19:139-147.
More detailed discussion focussing on spatial statistics : Moore, D. A. &
Carpenter, T. E. Spatial analytical methods and geographic information
systems: Use in health research and epidemiology. Epidemiologic Reviews
1999; 21(2): 143-161.
Course fee: £150.
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