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Courses related to specific infections or areas of expertise (including epidemiology, microbiology)
Arranged in date order.
October 2008..............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
An introductory course on epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases Date: 6-10 October 2008
Location:
HPA Centre for Infections, Colindale, London
Website/further information:
Click here for a flyer
Infection - An Overview Date: 15-16 October 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.healthcare-ed.com/courses/infection.htm
ID Education HIV Resistance Workshop Date: 22-23 October 2008
Location:
Leicester
Website/further information:
http://www.ideducation.org/meeting.htm#wd
Infection Control Foundation Programme Date: commences each October, part time for 2 semesters
Location:
Faculty of Health, Birmingham
Website/further information:
http://www.hcc.uce.ac.uk/learning.asp?search=yes
(scroll down and see under 'Short Courses - Credit Bearing' heading)
November 2008...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Hitchhikers Guide to Microbiology Date: 4 November 2008
Location:
HPA Centre for Infections, Colindale, London
Website/further information:
Click here for a flyer
Biolog - technology access initiative Date: 12 November 2008
Location:
VLA, Weybridge, Surrey
Website/further information:
Click here for a flyer
An Introduction to HIV and Hepatitis Date: 19 November 2008
Location:
Sheffield
Website/further information:
http://www.sexualhealthsheffield.nhs.uk/training/3-1.php
Outbreak Investigation: A Practical Course Date: 25-26 November 2008
Location:
HPA Centre for Infections, Colindale, London
Website/further information:
Click here for a flyer
ID Education HIV Resistance Workshop Date: 26-27 November 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.ideducation.org/meeting.htm#wd
January 2009...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Genomics and Clinical Microbiology (A Wellcome Trust Advanced Course) Date: 25-30 January 2009
Location:
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire
Website/further information:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Professional-resources/Courses-and-conferences/Advanced-Courses/index.htm
Practice of Public Health Date: Annually, in January
Location:
University of Warwick
Website/further information:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/cpd/module_index/mh902/
February 2009...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Immunisation and vaccination Date: 9-11 February 2009
Location:
Kings College London
Website/further information:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/teares/nmvc/external/prospectus/study_info.php?short_id=174
March 2009...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Virus Discovery in the Clinical Setting (A Wellcome Trust Advanced Course)
Date: 1-6 March 2009
Location:
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire
Website/further information:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Professional-resources/Courses-and-conferences/Advanced-Courses/index.htm
Working with Pathogen Genomes Date: 2-6 March 2009
Location:
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire
Website/further information:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Professional-resources/Courses-and-conferences/Advanced-Courses/index.htm
May 2009...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Molecular Basis of Bacterial Infection: Basic and Applied Research Approaches Date: 10-16 May 2009
Location:
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire
Website/further information:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Professional-resources/Courses-and-conferences/Advanced-Courses/index.htm
Neurological Infectious Diseases Course Date: 14-15 May 2009
Location:
Liverpool
Website/further information:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/neuroidcourse/
No specified date........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Identibac Training Courses (Identibac is a range of new bacterial genotyping kits from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency) Date: Two day course, typically held monthly. Ad hoc courses can be arranged.
Location:
Weybridge, Surrey (but can be held in other locations)
Website/further information:
http://www.identibac.com/training.php
Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Date: Annually, January for three months
Location:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Website/further information:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/stmh.html
Infection Control and Related Microbiology Date: contact university.
Location:
University of Leeds
Website/further information:
http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/banner/dynmodules.asp?Y=200708&M=DAHS-2020
Certificate in Infection Control Date: contact university. Programme runs in 4 blocks of one week.
Location:
University of Leeds
Website/further information:
http://healthcare.leeds.ac.uk/pages/course_info/ptprospectus05.pdf
Immunisation and Vaccination Update Date: contact CPD unit for forthcoming dates (see website)
Location:
Faculty of Health, Birmingham
Website/further information:
http://www.health.uce.ac.uk/shortNon.asp
Tuberculosis: Diploma Level Module Date: via distance learning
Location:
Education for Health, Warwick
Website/further information:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/
Safety of Medicines (introductory and advanced modules) Date: via distance learning
Location:
Drug Safety Research Unit
Website/further information:
http://www.dsru.org/learningmodule/index.php

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Courses related to statistics / modelling / analysis
Arranged in date order.
October 2008...........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data in Drug Trials Date: 21-22 October 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.healthcare-ed.com/courses/int_clindat.htm
November 2008...........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Epidemiology & Statistics Date: Annually in November
Location:
University of Warwick
Website/further information:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/cpd/module_index/mh900/
January 2009...........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Data Management & Statistical Analysis Using Stata Date: 29 Jan and 5 February 2009 (two day course)
Location:
Imperial College London
Website/further information:
Click here for the Imperial website
May 2009......................................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Data Management & Statistical Analysis Using Stata Date: 20 and 27 May 2009 (two day course)
Location:
Imperial College London
Website/further information:
Click here for the Imperial website
June 2009......................................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Intensive Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics Date: Annually, June-July for 15 days.
Location:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Website/further information:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/sicems.html
July 2009......................................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its Applications 2008 Date: July 2009
Location:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Website/further information:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/siidma.html
No specified date........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Data analysis and statistics Date: various, contact City University
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.city.ac.uk/communityandhealth/cpd/modules/SGM205.html
Practical Statistics for Medical Research Date: Annually, in April
Location:
UCL, central London
Website/further information:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/stats/psmr/
Courses on Stata, Minitab, SPSS, R, Matlab Date: various courses on various dates
Location:
Run by Statistical Advisory Service, Imperial College London
Website/further information:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/stathelp/courses
Epidemiology, Statistics and Health Information Date: distance learning course
Location:
Run by the University of Birmingham
Website/further information:
http://pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/programmes/mph/coremodules/phes.htm

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Courses related to governance, best practice and clinical trials
Arranged in date order.
October 2008...............................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Clinical Trial Administration –
Beyond the Basics
Date: 1 October 2008
Location:
Bourne End, Bucks
Website/further information:
Click here for a training prospectus
Valid Informed Consent Date: 6 October 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
UK CRN website
Good Clinical Practice Auditing – Principles and Practice Date: 6-8 October 2008
Location:
Cambridge
Website/further information:
Click here
Introduction to the Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials Date: 6-10 October 2008
Location:
University of York
Website/further information:
Contact Sue Collins
Valid Informed Consent Date: 13 October 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.ukcrn.org.uk/index/training/courses/governance/consent.html
November 2008...........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Introduction to Clinical Research & GCP Date: 11 November 2008
Location:
Guildford, Surrey
Website/further information:
http://83.170.85.86/index2.htm
Research Quality Assurance for Good Laboratory Practice Date: 11-12 November 2008
Location:
Cambridge
Website/further information:
Click here
Working with Industry for Site Staff Date: 17 November 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
UK CRN website
December 2008........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Research in Clinical Trials: Approaches and Methods Foundation Date: 9 December 2008
Location:
Birmingham
Website/further information:
UK CRN website
Research in Clinical Trials: Approaches and Methods Foundation Date: 10 December 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
UK CRN website
Conducting Paediatric Clinical trials Date: 11-12 December 2008
Location:
London
Website/further information:
http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-conf/PTI/EventView.aspx?EventID=1493
No specified date........................................................................................................................(back to top of page)
Clinical Trials Date: see website
Location:
Peninsula Postgraduate Health Institute, Plymouth
Website/further information:
http://www.pphi.ac.uk/short/alphabetical.php#c (then scroll down)

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