R for Outbreak Analytics Workshop Sofia, Bulgaria, 8-11 October 2018

SoHo co-working company 4 Iskar Street, Sofia, Bulgaria

RECON and EAN are jointly organising an R for Outbreak Analytics Workshop, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The workshop will focus on the use of the R software package for epidemiological analyses. The workshop is aimed at an audience who works on data within surveillance and/or outbreak responses and are interested in performing their future analyses in R. Date: 8-11

R for Outbreak Analytics Workshop, Malta, 19-20 November 2018

Mater Dei Hospital Triq Dun Karm, L-Imsida, Malta

This workshop is a joint effort between RECON and EAN. The workshop will focus on the use of the R software package for epidemiological analyses and will be organised right before ESCAIDE. The workshop is aimed at an audience whom have completed Field-Epidemiology training or are currently in the process of completing a FETP or

EAN mini-module on Social Media for Public Health professionals

National Institute of Public Health Prague, Czech Republic

Background Social media has become a primary communication tool globally and within communities. It can be both a source of information, for example for infectious diseases surveillance, or a tool for Public Health authorities to communicate quickly with the public, e.g. to relay public health messages during unusual events/outbreaks. Currently there are different social media

Epi + R Modules: from basics to advanced tools, Stockholm, 2019

ECDC Gustav III:s Boulevard 40, Solna, Sweden

The R Epidemics Consortium (RECON) and the EPIET Alumni Network (EAN) are joining forces for the second year and are organizing two parallel mini-modules in Epidemiology and R software! The event is taking place two days before ESCAIDE 2019 in lovely Stockholm! Course #1: Introduction to epidemiological analysis using R Course #2: Advanced course: tools

Training for an outbreak response: Simulation exercises to strengthen local preparedness

The ESGPHM (ESCIMID study group) in collaboration with EAN and EU Joint Action SHARP WP6, is organising an online training on outbreak management using the medium of a table-top exercise (TTX). Table-top exercises are kind of simulation exercise and an efficient tool to train collaboration between different stakeholder in an outbreak situation and engage with participants from diverse

EAN mini-module on Molecular Epidemiology

Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT) Carrer de Roc Boronat, 81, 95, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Dear EAN members, We are happy to officially announce that registrations for the next EAN mini-module on Molecular Epidemiology on 20-21 November (Barcelona) are now open! The deadline for registrations is 20 October.  This 1.5 day module will take place in Barcelona at the Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT) at Carrer de Roc Boronat, 81, 95,