4 July 2011
Civic reception for international healthcare professionals
Photo opportunity: 6.30pm on Tuesday, 5th July. A civic reception will be held at Discovery Point.
A civic reception will this week be held in honour of healthcare professionals from around the world, who are currently engaged in a research summit at the University of Dundee.
The 2nd International Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Global Health Summer School commenced last week and will continue for the next fortnight. Twenty-five delegates from six countries in Africa and Asia will be examining ways of stimulating research in the prevention of chronic diseases.
It is hosted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee, in partnership with IPRI (International Prevention and Research Institute) from Lyon in France. The participants represent a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, nutrition and environmental health.
The attendees, all of whom are actively engaged in developing systems and projects to help to achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals as set by the United Nations, will be welcomed to Dundee at a civic reception hosted by Lord Provost John Letford at Discovery Point at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 5th July.
'Global health and how we can help prevent and control chronic diseases is a key issue in an increasingly globalised world,' said Professor Margaret Smith, Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee.
'With the summer school we are hoping to stimulate research in this area and give key skills to healthcare professionals from an international base, enabling them to carry out research that will impact on disease control and prevention.
'We have considerable expertise in this area in Dundee, particularly in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing and Life Sciences. Our partnership with IPRI will help pass the benefit of that knowledge to researchers around the world.'
The summer school’s three-week programme consists of lectures and workshops featuring internationally renowned experts. It is aimed at healthcare professionals from an international base and will benefit senior and junior personnel involved in chronic disease registration, physicians, nurses, public health staff, health-related professionals, health researchers and post-graduate students with an interest in the epidemiology of chronic diseases and factors affecting global health.
It will also provide opportunities to explore the complex linkages between globalisation and health. Special emphasis will be placed on improving the research capacity in resource limited countries.
Notes to editors
ABOUT IPRI:
IPRI is a new concept in biomedical research combining a thorough, high-level, academic approach coupled with a practical focus on providing clear information about evidence-based clinical, epidemiological and prevention strategies.
IPRI serves as an independent authoritative source of advice on critical risk issues and as a high-level training centre in all aspects of Prevention research.
With an outstanding faculty and international expertise, IPRI’s mission is to bring the available excellence in scientific method to clarify critical issues in disease determination and prevention in order to contribute to the improvement in health of populations worldwide.
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