A job opportunity has arisen in the statistical team in the Welsh Cancer
Inteligence & Surveillance Unit in Cardiff. The Unit is responsible for
cancer registration in Wales and produces the official cancer statistics
for the Welsh Assembly Government.
The statistical work is varied but comprises two main areas:-
(a) surveillance - monitoring trends. geographical comparisons
and "cluster" analysis
(b) intelligence - deriving useful information from data, such as
predicting future incidence, patient flows, prevalence estimation,
evaluation of high cost drugs and faciliating clinical audit and research
We encompass both traditional methods e.g.Esteve J, Benhamou E and Raymond
L. Descriptive Epidemiology IARC Scientific Publication N0 128 Lyon 1994
and modern methods of analysis e.g. diesease clusters, mapping, survival
analysis etc. using Stata and R and Arcview GIS.
We are based in the Velindre NH Trust but have close collaborations with
academic centres in Wales and outside. For example the Health Information
Research Unit (HIRU) in Swansea and the London School of Hygeine (LSHTM)
in London. There are international links.
This could provide a useful way in to this area of health statistics and
the opportunity to become part of a successful vibrant team which is much
in demand.
Contact details for applicants are in the attached NHS Job Advert
John Steward
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Dr J A Steward MBBCh BA MSc PhD FFPH FSS
Director and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Uned Arolygiaeth a Gwybodaeth Cymru
Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit
Division of Public Health , Velindre NHS Trust
Floor 13, Brunel House
2 Fitzalan Road
Cardiff CF24 0AH
telephone:- +44(0)2920373500
web: http://www.wcisu.wales.nhs.uk
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