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Chronic Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention
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Convenor
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Dr Robert Hall
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Date
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11 – 12 March 2010
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Time
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9:30am - 5:00pm over 2 days
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Venue
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AMREP Education Centre, Ground Floor, Alfred Hospital
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Suitable for
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Health professionals from all backgrounds, health promotion workers, community health workers
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Aims
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The course aims to give students a broad overview of the problems raised by chronic diseases in Australia in the early 21st century. It aims to cover
- the major disease groups
- methods used to measure the occurrence and impact of these conditions
- methods to manage and prevent these conditions.
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Overview
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The 2 day block program contains the following topics:
Epidemiology and surveillance of major chronic diseases in Australia
- epidemiology and surveillance of chronic diseses in Australia
- cardiovascular conditions
- obesity
- cancer
- injury
- tobacco control
- upstream social determinants of chronic diseases
- risk factors for chronic diseases
- health promotion
- epidemiological modelling of chronic diseases
- economics of chronic disease
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Materials
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Course notes will be included
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Catering
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Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is included
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Fee
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$800 (excl GST)
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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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