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Short Courses 2008
The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine short courses provide short-term, intensive educational opportunities for those seeking professional development, or who are unable to undertake full-time studies.
Monash Spring School for Public Health and Preventive Medcine
Forthcoming Courses
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Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Researchers
Dr B Billah
DAY 1
Classification of data, summary statistics, quantifying uncertainty in the sample estimate, confidence interval and hypothesis test (comparing two or more methods/groups, assessing association between outcome and exposure, etc.)
DAY 2
Risk comparison, risk prediction (risk for adverse outcome) or identifying risk factors for adverse outcomes and sample size calculation (selection an optimum number of patients for a randomized clinical trial, for example)
(required knowledge of DAY 1 to be able to attend DAY 2 as a standalone course)
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Sept 4
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Infectious Disease: Epidemiology & Prevention
Dr Karin Leder/Dr Robert Hall
This course will cover current concepts of the theory and practice of the control of communicable disease risks. Topics to be included are: surveillance, analysis of surveillance data, outbreak investigation and control methods.
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Sept 29 - Oct 3
Monash Spring School for Public Health and Preventive Medcine
Full Program
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Intervention Mapping: Developing theory- and evidence-based programs for health promotion and public health
Prof Guy Parcel
Intervention Mapping (IM) offers a step-by-step program to make theory practical and for creating effective interventions, using the best information from the behavioral and social sciences.
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Australian Certificate of Civil Aviation Medicine
Dr D Newman
This course trains medical practitioners to become designated aviation medical examiners and is run in conjunction with he Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). It is also suitable for nurses involved in medical retrieval. This course can also be completed as an elective in many of our postgraduate courses.
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RCNA and RACGP Continuing Education Points Courses endorsed by Royal College of Nursing, Australia - Attendance earns Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) points as part of the RCNA Life Long Learning Program (3LP). Courses also eligible for RACGP QA&CPD Program for Category 1 / Category 2 points for the 2005-2007 triennium.
RCNA and RACGP Continuing Education Points
Courses endorsed by Royal College of Nursing, Australia - Attendance earns Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) points as part of the RCNA Life Long Learning Program (3LP). Courses also eligible for RACGP QA&CPD Program for Category 1 / Category 2 points for the 2005-2007 triennium.
While the information contained herein was correct at the date of publication, Monash reserves the right to alter procedures, fees and regulations should the need arise.
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