Announcement: Epi Info Training Courses --- May 2010

Announcement: Epi Info Training Courses --- May 2010
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February 26, 2010 / 59(07);197


Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and CDC's National Center of Public Health Informatics will cosponsor two Epi Info training courses at Emory University in May 2010. A basic level course will be held May 17--19, and an intermediate to advanced level course will be held May 20--22. These courses are designed for practitioners of epidemiology and computing who wish to develop software applications using Epi Info for Windows.

The basic level course covers MakeView, Analysis, Enter, Epi Map, and Epi Report on a beginner's level. The intermediate to advanced level covers importing/converting other data formats; creating relational databases; advanced check-coding and using Epi Info functions; advanced analysis, including linear regression, logistic regression, Kaplan Meier, Cox proportional hazards, complex sample frequencies, tables, and means; special topics on Epi Map and Epi Report; and issues related to the enrollees' own projects.

Tuition is charged for these courses. Additional information and application forms are available from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health by mail (attention: Pia Valeriano, 1518 Clifton Rd. NE, Rm. 746, Atlanta, GA 30322); by fax (404-727-4590); online (http://www.sph.emory.edu/epicourses); or by e-mail (pvaleri@emory.edu).

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