The Year In Epidemiology - 2018

1 December 2017 Volume Thirty Eight Number Twelve 2 0 1 8 The year In Epidemiology - 2018 Our 2018 calendar of key events in Epidemiology contains 175 listings to help you stay in touch and up to date on the latest developments in the field. The calendar items represent an almost 50% increase compared to the number of listings published last year in our 2017 calendar. The largest number of listings are for conferences and short courses which together make up 84% of the listings. We identified 14 summer programs and a smaller number of winter programs. This year s calendar is truly international with listings from multiple countries on different continents. 2018 will introduce at least two first-time conferences on timely topics. Some of the more notable events scheduled for 2018 are: A Participatory Epidemiology Network Conference in Thailand in January A Hackathon in Argentina in February A short course on Analyzing Risk at Harvard in March A conference on Epidemiological Birth Cohort Studies in Finland in June The 1st International Meeting on Teaching Epidemiology in Switzerland in June A summer program on Social Determinants of Health in London in July The 1st International Symposium on Life Course Epidemiology in The Netherlands in July If your upcoming event is not listed in this calendar, use the submission form at to publish your listing in an updated version of our calendar in each issue of the newsletter AND in our permanent online calendar free of charge.

2 Your listing will be included in our EpiGram email alerts to all our subscribers. We trust you will find this calendar informative and useful. If so, please let us know. Also, send us any suggestions you may have about new ways to include or present information on upcoming events in Epidemiology . Roger Bernier, PhD, MPH Editor & Publisher Calendar Edition January 2018 January 8-19 Courses & Workshops: Winter Institute Sponsor: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Location: Baltimore, MD & Washington, DC Contact: Web: January 11-27 Short Course : Research in Action - Qualitative Approach Sponsor: University College London Location: London, England Contact: Web: January 9-11 Short Course : Analysis of Repeated Measures Sponsor: University of Bristol Location: Bristol, England Contact: Web: January 10-12 Conference: 2nd PENAPH Conference Sponsor: Participatory Epidemiology Network Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Contact: Web: January 10-12 Short Course : Epidemiology for Clinicians Sponsor: University of Southampton Location.

3 Southampton, England Contact: Web: January 15-31 Courses & Workshops : EpidM Winter Courses Sponsor: VU Medical Center / Department of Epidemiology Location: Amsterdam & Soesterberg Contact: Web: January 15-18 Short Course : Intro to Epidemiology Sponsor: Utrecht University Location: Middelburg, The Netherlands Contact: Web: January 15-20 Courses & Workshops : Swiss Epidemiology Winter School Sponsor: Institute of Social & Preventive Medicine - Bern Location: Wengen, Switzerland Contact: Web: January 17 Webinar : Cancer Prevention & Control Research in Appalachian, KY Sponsor: National Cancer Institute Location: Online Contact: Web: January 20-23 Short Course : Principles of Epidemiologic Data-analysis Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: January 22-23 Short Course : Applied Epidemiology Sponsor: University of Aberdeen Location: Bucharest, Romania Contact: Web: January 22-26 Courses & Workshops : Winter School in Clinical Epidemiology Sponsor: UMIT Location: Tirol, Austria Contact: Web: 2 3 January 26 - March 2 Short Course: Advanced Clinical Trials Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: January 29 - February 1 Short Course: Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: January 29 - February 16 Short Course: Climate Change & Health Sponsor: University College London Location: London, England Contact: Web: January 30 - February 2 Conference.

4 2018 Annual Conference Sponsor: International Society for Disease Surveillance Location: Orlando, FL Contact: Web: January - TBA Short Course: Radiation Epidemiology & Dosimetry Sponsor: European Joint Program for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research Location: Unknown Contact: Web: February 1-3 Conference: 28th Annual Scientific Meeting Sponsor: Japan Epidemiological Association Location: Fukushima, Japan Contact: Web: February 5-6 Conference : 2018 National Health Policy Conference Sponsor: Academy Health Location: Washington, DC Contact: Web: February 5-9 Short Course : Introduction to Epidemiology Sponsor: University of Bristol Location: Bristol, England Contact: Web: February 7-28 Summer Program Sponsor: University of Otago Location: Wellington, New Zealand Contact: Web: February 9-13 Short Course : Epidemiology & Public Health Sponsor: Global Public Health Research Foundation Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Contact: Web: February 14-16 Short Course : Extended Epidemiology in the Practice of Global Health Sponsor: Barcelona Institute for Global Health Location: Barcelona, Spain Contact: Web: February 15-16 Conference : 20th Conference on Neurology & Epidemiology Sponsor: WASET Location: London, England Contact: Web: February 2018 3 4 February 18 Conference : 2018 Annual Conference Sponsor: DermatoEpidemiology Expert Research Group Location: San Diego, CA Contact: Web: February 19-March 9 Short Course.

5 Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Global Health Policy Sponsor: University College London Location: London, England Contact: Web: February 19-March 2 Short Course : Mathematical Models for Infectious Disease Dynamics Sponsor: Cambridge University Location: Cambridge, England Contact: Web: February 20-23 Short Course : Principles of Epidemiological Data-Analysis Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: February 20-23 Short Course : Advanced Epidemiology Sponsor: University of Otago Location: Wellington, New Zealand Contact: Web: February 27-March 1 Special : ICID (International Congress on Infectious Diseases) Hackathon Sponsor: Multiple Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Contact: Web: February 26-March 2 Short Course : Advanced Epidemiology Sponsor: University of Washington & Western Australia Health Translation Location: Nedlands, WA Contact: Web: February 26-March 2 Short Course : Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Sponsor: University of Bristol Location: Bristol, England Contact: Web: February 26-March 9 Winter School : Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology Sponsor: Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology Location: Munich, Germany Contact: Web: February - TBA Short Course : Advances in Genome-Wide Association Studies Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: March 2018 March 1-4 Conference : 18th International Congress on Infectious Diseases Sponsor: International Society for Infectious Diseases Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Contact: Web.

6 March 5-8 Short Course : Analyzing Risk Sponsor: Harvard University Location: Boston, MA Contact: Web: March 5-9 Short Course : Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology Sponsor: University of Aberdeen Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Contact: Web: March 7-9 Short Course: Advanced Analysis of Prognosis Studies Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: March 9 Conference: Microbiome and Population Health Sponsor: MAC-EPID (Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases) Location: Ann Arbor, MI Contact: Web: March 10-13 Conference: 42nd Annual ASPO Conference Sponsor: American Society for Preventive Oncology Location: New York, NY Contact: Web: March 11-15 Conference: International Conference on Epidemiological Research Sponsor: Nepal Public Health Foundation Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Contact: Web: March 12-14 Short Course: Women's Health Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: March 12-28 Short Course: Perinatal Epidemiology & Maternal Health Sponsor: University College London Location: London, England Contact: Web: March 14-16 Conference : ACHI 2018 Sponsor: Association for Community Health Improvement Location: Atlanta, GA Contact: Web: March 14-16 Short Course: Quality of Life Measurement Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: March 15-16 Conference: 2nd EDEN Forum Sponsor: European Dermato-Epidemiological Network Location: Berlin, Germany Contact: Web.

7 March 19-20 Conference: 3rd Early Career Researchers Conference on Environmental Epidemiology Sponsor: ISEE - Europe (International Society of Environmental Epidemiology ) & Institute of Epidemiology II Location: Freising, Germany Contact: Web: March 19-21 Conference: 6th Annual ANISE Meeting Sponsor: African Network for Influenza Surveillance & Epidemiology Location: Antananaricino, Madagascar Contact: Web: 5 6 March 19-21 Short Course: Mendelian Randomisation Sponsor: University of Bristol Location: Bristol, England Contact: Web: March 19-21 Short Course: Using R for Statistics in Medical Research Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: March 20-23 Conference: Epi Lifestyles 2018 - Scientific Sessions Sponsor: American Heart Association Location: New Orleans, LA Contact: Web: March 21-23 Conference : 2018 SVEPM Meeting Sponsor: Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine Location: Tallin, Estonia Contact: Web: March 22-23 Conference : 91st Annual Conference Sponsor: American Epidemiological Society Location: Baltimore, MD Contact: Web: March 22-28 Conference : Epi Congress 2018 Sponsor: Times Scientific Group Location: Vancouver, Canada Contact: Web: March 27-29 Conference: 6th EMPHNET (Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network) Regional Conference Sponsor: African Field Epidemiology Network Location: Amman, Jordan Contact: Web: March 28 Symposium : Early Career Researcher Symposium Sponsor.

8 Society for Applied Microbiology Location: Birmingham, England Contact: Web: March - TBA Short Course: Mendelian Randomization Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: April 2018 April 4-7 Conference: 19th Congress of the Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry at the EPA Sponsor: European Psychiatric Association Location: Vienna, Austria Contact: Web: April 9-13 Short Course: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: April 9-13 Short Course: Global Issues in Non-Communicable Diseases Sponsor: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Location: London, England Contact: Web: 7 April 9-13 Short Course : Repeated Measurements Sponsor: Erasmus MC Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Web: April 10-12 Conference: 2018 Epidemiology & Lab Capacity for Infectious Diseases Grantees Meeting Sponsor: CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Location: Atlanta, GA Contact: Web: April 11 Webinar: Cancer in Incarcerated Populations Sponsor: National Cancer Institute Location: Online Contact: Web: April 12 Conference: 2018 Annual Meeting of the NIHR of HPRU Sponsor: NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Health Protection Research Unit Location: Oxfordshire, England Contact: Web: April 12 Short Course: Multiple Imputation for Missing Data Sponsor: University of Bristol Location: Bristol, England Contact: Web: April 13 Short Course.

9 Advanced Multiple Imputation for Missing Data Sponsor: University of Bristol Lo