Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

In this issue you will find the following topics:
1. Course Tip: "INTRODUCTION TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE MODELLING AND ITS"
    APPLICATIONS"
2. Congress Tip: "Tenth International Congress on Genitourinary Malignancies"
3. Special of the month: "The New Public Health"

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Gerhard Polak, MD

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INTRODUCTION TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE MODELLING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

2 week intensive course organized jointly between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, UK.

Venue: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Course dates: 5^th - 16^th July 2010
Cost: £1,900

Summary:
This two week intensive course is intended to introduce 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, vector-borne and animal diseases, as well as tuberculosis, measles and rubella.
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 infections disease modelling, which will be useful in their future work.

Further details about the course content are available on the website.
Or contact one of the course organizers:
Emilia Vynnycky
or Richard White

TIP: 40 more courses and conferences dealing with “epidemiology and disease control” can be found in the course catalogue “medicine & health” Order now! 
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Tenth International Congress on Genitourinary Malignancies

Washington, DC - July 16^th - 17^th, 2010

CME-Certified Congress
The Tenth International Congress on Genitourinary Malignancies will provide a comprehensive review of current therapeutic strategies for the treatment of all stages of kidney, bladder, and prostate cancers, including clinical and molecular disease characterization, prevention, prognostication, multimodality management of disease, and new therapeutic agents.

Topics to be included:
    • Prostate cancer prevention,
    • Advances in the treatment of localized prostate
       cancer,
    • Novel treatment options for advanced prostate
       cancer,
    • Genetics and biomarkers for treatment selection
       and surveillance in prostate cancer,
    • and more.

Target Audience:
This educational program is directed toward medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists and urologists interested in the treatment of patients with genitourinary malignancies. Fellows, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, researchers, and other health care professionals interested in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies are also invited to attend.

Click here to download the registration form or register online at www.cancerlearning.com.

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The New Public Health

Second Edition
Authors: Theodore H.Tulchinsky, Elena A.Varavikova

The second edition of The New Public Health provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for all masters' level students and practitioners - specifically for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, community health nursing programs, as well as programs for other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other public health courses. Specific courses include: Fundamentals of Public Health, Introduction to Public Health Policy, Philosophy of Public Health, History of Public Health, Public Health and Healthcare Management, New Technologies and Public Health, Genetics and Biotechnologies, Bio-preparedness and others.

    • 40% new material, including all new tables, figures, data, and chapter bibliographies
    • Updates based on the 2005 accreditation criteria of the Council for Education in
        Public Health (CEPH)
    • Multiple case studies, chapter-ending bibliographies, and "recommended readings"
    • Includes detailed companion website featuring and instructors' guide, PowerPoint
        slides, case studies and much more

Details:
Hardcover: 696 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (September 16^th, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0123708907 ISBN-13: 978-0123708908
For more information please visit www.elsevier.com