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Dear listmembers Please forward the advert below about the infectious disease modelling course held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to your colleagues and anyone who might be interested. Many thanks and apologies for any cross-posting! 2 week intensive course on: "INTRODUCTION TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE MODELLING AND ITS APPLICATIONS" organized jointly between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Public Health England Venue: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Course dates: 19th -30th June 2017 Cost: £2,375 Summary: Mathematical modelling is increasingly applied to predict the future incidence and control of infectious diseases. Applications include predicting the impact of control strategies, such as vaccination or treatment, against pandemic influenza, Ebola, zika, measles, HIV, vector-borne diseases and veterinary problems. Modelling was used extensively in the UK during the swine flu pandemic to monitor the extent of ongoing transmission and the potential impact of interventions such as school closures and vaccination. This two week intensive course introduces professionals working on infectious diseases in human or animal populations to this exciting and expanding area. The emphasis of the course is on developing a conceptual understanding of the basic methods and on their practical application, rather than the manipulation of mathematical equations. The course provides numerous practical examples, including real-time modelling of outbreaks, pandemic influenza, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, Ebola, vector-borne and animal diseases, as well as tuberculosis, measles and rubella, and health economics. By the end of the course, participants will have deepened their current understanding of infectious disease epidemiology and have gained an understanding and practical experience of the basics of infectious disease modelling, which will be important in their future work. Who should attend: The course is designed for individuals interested in expanding their knowledge of the techniques for analysing and interpreting epidemiological data on infectious diseases and for predicting the impact of control programmes, including medical and health professionals, policy makers, veterinary scientists, health economists, medical statisticians and infectious disease researchers. Specialist mathematical training is not a prerequisite. However, individuals with degrees in mathematical disciplines working on some aspect of infectious disease dynamics and/or control, who wish to learn about the potential of infectious disease modelling will also benefit. Further details about the course content and an application form are available at: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/cpd/siidma.html or contact one of the course organizers: Emilia Vynnycky or Richard White (e-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or the LSHTM Registry (email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) Other shortcourses at LSHTM: The website http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/cpd/shortcourses.html provides details about other shortcourses at LSHTM. For details about the advanced course on modelling fitting, see http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/cpd/infectious_disease_modelling.html ************************************************************************** The information contained in the EMail and any attachments is confidential and intended solely and for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any other person without the express authority of Public Health England, or the intended recipient, or both. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it. This footnote also confirms that this EMail has been swept for computer viruses by Symantec.Cloud, but please re-sweep any attachments before opening or saving. http://www.gov.uk/PHE **************************************************************************