5th International Course in Nutritional Epidemiology

Please note the course will not run in 2013. The dates of the next course have been confirmed as Monday 1 to Friday 12 September 2014. If you would like us to keep you informed of when the application form is available or of future editions of this course please join our mailing list. A decision on whether the 5th edition of the course will run will be made in early 2013. When the dates have been finalised the website will be updated and an email will be sent to those on the mailing list, which you are welcome to join – the link is below.

At a glance...

Dates: Monday 1-Friday 14 September 2014

Duration: 10 days

Time: 9.00-17.30

Organising organisation: School of Public Health, Imperial College London

Organising department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Location: South Kensington, London, UK

Course fee: £1,950 to be confirmed

Application deadline: to be confirmed

Fellowships: 6 available from the WCRF International

Course Director: Professor Elio Riboli

Course Organiser: Dr Petra Wark

Course Administrator: Nikki Whitelock

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This advanced and interactive course aims to give you a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills that are required to work as a nutritional epidemiologist. Participants are expected to have postgraduate level experience in epidemiology.

The course faculty comprises members of world-class reputation from Imperial College London and leading institutions worldwide. There will be ample opportunity throughout the course to interact with the faculty.

The course will consist of lectures, computer tutorials, debates and discussions with experts and a small group assignment, with particular focus on current controversies in the field.

We will place strong emphasis on assessment of exposure (to include diet, body size, and physical activity), methodological considerations in study design, and pertinent statistical issues, including how best to address measurement error and adjust for total energy intake.  

You will learn to critically interpret results from nutritional epidemiological studies and evaluate the association between a given nutritional factor and disease. Current priorities in nutritional epidemiology, its future potential and challenges will be discussed. We will also address the translation of scientific findings into nutritional recommendations and policies.

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) International will award six fellowships to outstanding applicants.

Please see the right hand menu or click below for further information on Course Content, Faculty Biographies, WCRF International Fellowships, Testimonials, Practical Information, The Application Process and Contact Us.

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