Postgraduate Certificate in Risk Analysis in Health and Food Safety

Postgraduate Certificate in Risk Analysis in Health and Food Safety

The Royal Veterinary College and EpiX Analytics

(Now open for registration)

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce that The Royal Veterinary College and EpiX Analytics are now offering a Postgraduate Certificate in Risk Analysis in Health and Food Safety, starting in March 2013. This programme is among the first recognized qualifications in Risk Analysis in Health and Food Safety and its successful completion will lead to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate by the University of London. 

The program aims at providing the skills for cutting-edge and in-depth practice in quantitative risk analysis in health and food safety and builds on previously successful training programs delivered by the Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health Group of the Royal Veterinary College (FAO Reference Centre in Veterinary Epidemiology) and EpiX Analytics, a leading risk analysis consultancy. 

The Postgraduate Certificate is designed to accommodate full-time working professionals and graduate students and offers candidates the opportunity to develop hands-on work skills and tailor their studies to their own professional and development needs. 

For further information, please visit: www.rvc.ac.uk/rahfs or www.epixanalytics.com/RAHFS.html or contact Barbara O’Neill at: BOneill@epixanalytics.com

 

Advanced Epi Course in Copenhagen

Dear All,

I would like to announce the PhD course:

Epidemiological analysis of clustered data - with emphasis on veterinary and animal science applications

Which is being held at University of Copenhagen, January 7-11, 2013.

This course is designed to enable the participant to:

1) Determine if clustering is present in their data.

2) Understand why clustering might be a problem and understand its consequences on the analysis of either continuous or discrete data.

3) Understand the uses, advantages and limitations of simpler methods to deal with clustering.

4) Use the statistical software R to characterize and analyse clustered data with a hierarchical and/or longitudinal structure.

5) Summarize and present the results and conclusions in the format of a scientific paper

This is an advanced course in veterinary epidemiology. The course covers the clustering which most often arises in veterinary and animal science due to the structure of animals being housed together on farms (possibly within pens, within sections). The focus is on understanding the consequences first, and secondly being able to analyse data and present results while addressing the clustering, particularly through the use of linear mixed models and generalized linear mixed models in R.

The course uses the textbook:

Dohoo, Martin & Stryhn (2009) Veterinary Epidemiologic Research, 2nd Edition.

and on-line resources and notes in R.

The course is constructed in three modules:

1) 2-4 January 2013: Warm Up days - Prior to the campus week, the participant have the possibility to refresh the necessary skills in R (while revising the basic concepts of simpler analysis, i.e. logistic regression and analysis of variance). This is done using UCPH’s eLearning environment Absalon

2) 7-11 January 2013: Campus week - A mixture of lectures, discussion and exercises. All days from 9-16.

3) 14 January - 8 February 2013: Project work - The participant must do an analysis (preferably on their own data) and present the results outlined as a scientific paper. This work is done at home - individual supervision is provided on-face or through SKYPE.

The course is free for PhD students under the Danish Open Market, but for other there is a course fee.

For registration and further information:

https://phdkursus.sund.ku.dk/frontPlanner/DetailKursus.aspx?id=96297

The deadline for application is December 17^th, 2012.

/Nils

Nils Toft

Professor

Department of Large Animal Sciences

Department of Large Animal Sciences

Populationbiology

University of Copenhagen

Groennegaardsvej 8

DK - 1870 Frederiksberg C

Denmark

DIR +45 353 33009

nt@sund.ku.dk

NOSOVE workshop January 2013 - registration deadline approaching

Dear NOSOVE-members and others who might be interested.

The next NOSOVE-meeting and course will be held in Copenhagen January 14-17, 2013.
It will contain an introduction to the software R and advanced methods for prevalence estimation using R combined with a workshop on current and future basic and post-graduate epi-education in the Nordic countries. It is possible to sign up just for parts of the programme. 
There are only few seats left, so if you want to join now is the time to sign up.

Click here for more information and the registration form.

On behalf of the NOSOVE-board,
Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen

Two RA positions in mathematical/epidemiological modelling at the University of Glasgow

Please could you forward on these adverts for two post-doctoral positions, in "Epidemiological Modelling and Game Theory"  and "Mathematical and Epidemiological Modelling" to anyone who might be interested.

The full details can be found at

 http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEZ216/research-assistant-associate/

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEZ220/research-assistant-associate/

Cheers,

Louise

Dr Louise Matthews

Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health University of Glasgow http://www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr

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Research Assistant/Associate in Mathematical and Epidemiological Modelling

Salary: Grade 6 £26,004 – £29,249 / Grade 7 £31,948 – £35,938 per annum

Ref: 001648

We are looking for a mathematical modeller to develop state-of-the-art epidemiological models of the transmission and control of the zoonotic pathogen E. coli O157.

You will be based within the University of Glasgow’s Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health (www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr), where you will join a vibrant grouping of epidemiologists, biologists, statisticians, veterinarians, physicists, ecologists and mathematicians with a focus on applying quantitative approaches to biological problems.

Ideally, you will have some knowledge of stochastic modelling and parameter estimation. A background in epidemiology or mathematical biology and enthusiasm for learning new approaches would be helpful.

The project is part of a Scottish Government funded Strategic Partnership for Animal Science Excellence (SPASE), and will involves close collaboration with statisticians, veterinarians, and biologists at BioSS (Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland), SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and MRI (Moredun Research Institute).

This post is funded for 3 years.

Informal enquiries can be made to louise.matthews@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: 16 September 2012.

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Research Assistant/Associate in Epidemiological Modelling and Game Theory

Salary: Grade 6 £26,004 – £29,249 / Grade 7 £31,948 – £35,938 per annum

Ref: 001614

We are looking for a mathematical modeller to develop game-theory approaches to incorporate farmer decision-making into epidemiological models of disease control in livestock systems.

You will be based within the University of Glasgow’s Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health (www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr), where you will join a vibrant grouping of epidemiologists, biologists, statisticians, veterinarians, physicists, ecologists and mathematicians with a focus on applying quantitative approaches to biological problems.

Ideally, you will have some knowledge of game theory. A background in economics or mathematical biological and enthusiasm for learning new approaches would be helpful.

The project is part of a Scottish Government funded Centre of Excellence in Animal Disease, a multidisciplinary consortium involving epidemiologists, veterinarians, biologists, statisticians, economists and social scientists from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow, MRI (Moredun Research Institute), SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and the James Hutton Institute.

Informal enquiries can be made to louise.matthews@glasgow.ac.uk.

This post is funded for 3 years.

Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: 16 September 2012.

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Dear NOSOVE-members and others who might be interested,
We are ready to announce the next NOSOVE-meeting and course to be held in Copenhagen in January 2013.
Following requests for an introduction to the software R and advanced methods for prevalence estimation using R, we are offering an interesting scientific programme combined with a workshop on current and future basic and post-graduate epi-education in the Nordic countries.
Hope to see you there.

Go here for more information and the registration form.

On behalf of the NOSOVE-board,
Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen

Course on Principles of Risk Analysis in Copenhagen fall 2012

Hi everybody.
Just to let you know. We are running a course in the fall 
‘Principles and Methods for Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis of Animal health and Food Safety 2012’.
It runs at master-level should you or one of your colleagues be interested. 
It will also be suitable for PhD students who are getting started on risk analysis.
In consists of an on campus-part for one week and 6 weeks of e-learning. 

Information folder about the course here 

Best wishes 
Liza

ISVEE13, August 20-24 2012, Netherlands

(written by Armin Elbers)

Dear colleague

The 13th Conference of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE XIII) will be held from August 20 - 24, 2012 in the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

The sixth ISVEE13 Newsletter is out, with information on the scientific program, online registration, news on bursary awards, and call for proposals to host ISVEE 15 in 2018.

To download the sixth ISVEE13 Newsletter, click:

http://www.isvee13.org/attachments/article/12/ISVEE13%20NEWSLETTER%20No%206.pdf

Please also visit the website of ISVEE13 for detailed information on other items:

http://www.isvee13.org

Looking forward to see you at ISVEE 13 in 2012 !

The ISVEE13 organising committee

Agenda for the General Assembly of NOSOVE, Oslo, Norway, November, 2010

1. Election of the Chairman of the General Assembly.

2. Election of the Secretary of the General Assembly.

3. Election of the Keeper of the minutes of the General Assembly.

4. The report of the board concerning the latest election period.

5. The treasurer’s report of the accounts and the certification by the auditors for the year 2010

6. Settlement of the account and approval of the administration during the last election period.

7. Election of the new board members: Chairman Marianne Sandberg (DK) would serve another year. Trude Lyngstad (N) would serve as a Deputy Chairman for another year. Treasurer Ann Lindberg (S) serves another year and Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen (DK) will serve another year as the Secretary. Maria Nøremark is up for election as a member. 

8. Election of substitutes for the board. Anna-Maija Virtala (SF) and Torben Nielsen (DK) is up for election as substitute members.

9. Election of two auditors and a deputy auditor.

10. Determination of membership fee for the coming year.

11. 1. Proposal: continue to have reduced NOSOVE course fee for Baltic students?

                continue to be based on a first come, first serve basis?

      2. Sponsoring of SVEPM or ISVEE conferences?

12. Determination of the time and place for the next General Assembly and appointment of the organiser for this meeting (Denmark will be organising)

13. Any other business.

14. Closing of the meeting.

EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE MEETING

Marianne Sandberg

Chairman

Denmark

Minutes from the General Assembly of NOSOVE, Oslo, Norway, November, 2010

1.      Election of Chairman of the General Assembly

Adrian Muwonge was approved.

2.      Election of the Secretary of the General Assembly

Anne Cathrine Whist was approved.

3.      Election of the Keeper of the minutes of the General Assembly

Marit Stormoen was approved.

4.      The report of the board concerning the latest election period

Last meeting was in Uppsala, Sweden. The topic of the course was Behavioral science.  

5.      The treasurer’s report of the accounts and the certification

See attached report, costs: webside maintenance (800 SEK per year), support of SVEPM, meetings. The total amount on the account is 165 000 SEK.

6.      Settlement of the account and approval of the administration during the last election period:

Was approved by applause from the meeting participants

7.      Election of the new board members: Chairman Marianne Sandberg (DK) would serve another year. Trude Lyngstad (N) would serve as a Deputy Chairman for another year. Treasurer Ann Lindberg (S) serves another year and Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen (DK) will serve another year as the Secretary. Anna-Maija Virtala (SF) serves another year as a member. 

All new members were approved by the meeting participants

8.      Election of substitutes for the board: Heidi Rosengren (SF) and Torben Nielsen (DK) were up for election as substitute members and were approved by the meeting participants.

9.      Election of two auditors and a deputy auditor: Petter Hopp (N), Francisco Calvo Artavia (DK) and Britt Bang Jensen were approved respectively by the meeting participants.

10.   Determination of membership fee for coming year, no membership fees; too much administration

11.  1. Proposal: continue to have reduced NOSOVE course fee for Baltic students, should there be a limited number of Baltic participants?  5 first participants should have a reduced course fee.                                                 

 2. Sponsoring SVEPM or ISVEE conferences were supported

12.   Determination of the time and place for next General Assembly and appointment of the organizer for this meeting.

The time for the course will be in November or late autumn, Heidi Rosengren will be in charge (Finland will be organizing).  The theme is not clarified, Surveillance and monitoring and How to use the software R has been proposed as themes. A decision will be made by the local organizer soon.

13.   Any other business.

1.      A suggestion from the former chairman Lis Alban about the possibilities of organizing a meeting in Iceland was made. Airfare has been going down and the accommodation is quite reasonable. A meeting in Iceland was suggested for 2012 and an e-mail was sent to Auður L. Arnþórsdóttir.

 2. NOSOVE- and NOVA courses must not be put in the same week.

 15. Closing of the meeting

Agenda for the General Assembly of NOSOVE, Uppsala, Sweden, November, 2009

1. Election of the Chairman of the General Assembly

2. Election of the Secretary of the General Assembly

3. Election of the Keeper of the minutes of the General Assembly

4. The report of the board concerning the latest election period

5. The treasurer’s report of the accounts and the certification by the auditors for the year 2009

6. Settlement of the account and approval of the administration during the last election period

7. Election of the new board members: Chairman Marianne Sandberg (DK), Trude Lyngstad (N) is up for election as Deputy Chairman and Treasurer Ann Lindberg (S) are serving another year. Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen (DK) will serve another year, but as the secretary and Anna-Maija Virtala (SF) is up for election as a member

8. Election of substitutes for the board. Maria Nøremark (S) and Madelaine Norstrøm (N) are up for election.

9. Election of two auditors and a deputy auditor.

10. Determination of membership fee for the coming year

11. Proposal: NOSOVE donating Euro 1,000 for the SVEPM meeting 2010 in France

12. Determination of the time and place for the next General Assembly and appointment of the organiser for this meeting (Norway will be organising).

13. Any other business

14. Closing of the meeting

EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE MEETING

On behalf of the board of NOSOVE 

Marianne Sandberg

Chairman

Denmark