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Course Summary

Registration form (PDF 36Kb, 1 page)

Course	Environmental Health Risk Assessment
Convenor	Professor Brian Priestly
Date	23 - 25 September, 2009
Time	23 Sept - 12:30pm - 5pm 24 Sept - 9am - 5pm 25 Sept - 9am - 5pm
Venue	Classroom 1, AMREP Education Centre, Commercial Road, Prahran
Overview	The course uses the Enhealth Risk Assessment Framework to introduce the key elements of health risk assessment, hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose response and risk characterization.  Case studies will be used to illustrate the basic concepts, and will feature risk assessments associated with pollutants in air, water and food.
Course Objective	The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the principles of human health risk assessment.  It will cover the basic elements of risk assessment such as hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose response and risk characterization, and illustrate how these concepts are incorporated into risk based decision making in environmental health. It will also address approaches to risk management and strategies for effective risk communication. The short course is presented in conjunction with a Unit taught in the Master of Public Health Program. Registrants may elect to register for individual days or for the entire 2.5 days. At the end of this course, students should be able to: appreciate the basic concepts of health risk analysis and their applications to environmental health issues understand the sources, nature and uses of toxicological and epidemiological data to identify environmental hazards and the toxicokinetic principles behind the extrapolation of dose response relationships appreciate the methods used to quantitate exposures and manage the variability and uncertainties in exposure assessment illustrate the use of these concepts to characterize and quantitate risk Appreciate factors which may influence community perception of environmental health risks, and how to engage in dialogue about such risks.
More information	Readings (PDF 12Kb, 1 page) NB: None of these are required to be purchased. They essentially provide background information on HRA methodology and approaches. Additional reading suggestions may be provided during the course lectures. Timetable (PDF 14Kb, 3 pages)
Fee	$400(excl GST) per day $1000 (excl GST) 2.5 days Discounts apply

RCNA and RACGP Continuing Education Points may apply

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.