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International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Announces Major New Branding Initiative Group Seeks To “Tell Its Story” To Remain Relevant And Increase Its Influence Nudged forward by their president Alison Bourke, the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) has announced the adoption of new branding and communication elements seen as helping to assure the Society’s continued relevance and as “…an essential step to preparing ISPE for a more influential role in pharmacoepidemiology,” according to Bourke.

Branding Elements Included among these branding elements are a new logo which has just been released, a redesign of the ISPE website, graphics, communications, and new messaging such as taglines including one describing ISPE as “pharmacoepidemiology’s forum”.

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WHO Epidemiologist Killed While Combatting Ebola In Congo Is Buried In His Native Cameroon With overwhelming grief and respect, Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, a devoted doctor, epidemiologist, husband and father who had worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past five years was buried on May 4, 2019 in his native Cameroon, according to a WHO press release.

The statement notes that Dr Mouzoko, 42, died from a gunshot wound sustained during an assailants’ attack on 19 April 2019 at Butembo University April 2019

Hospital, where he was chairing a meeting with front-line health workers battling the Ebola virus disease in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A man described as “ready to fly instantly to help his neighbour”, Dr Mouzoko was leading the WHO response team at the Butembo University Hospital’s Ebola treatment centre, in one of the worst Ebola hot spots in the country.

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Trigger Asked about the trigger for the initiative, Bourke told The Epidemiology Monitor that the Society had been using the same logo for more than 20 years and, while comfortable and friendly, the logo looked a little out of date. New branding is important she told the Monitor because it is how the society is perceived by the outside world, and the Society seeks to convey that it is a modern, credible player with great offerings. The logo helps to achieve that goal.

Not PR This is not to be interpreted primarily as a public relations effort, said Bourke. Some scientists may not naturally be the greatest communicators, so this effort is to some extent about reaching out widely to tell people the story of the Society.

Seat At The Table The branding fits in with the Society’s current vision and mission. ISPE recognizes that good research in the era of big data and machine learning must be carried out within interdisciplinary teams. While this new paradigm contains exciting possibilities, quality research that produces better answers must incorporate the traditional methods and safeguards familiar to epidemiologists working with observational and real world data.

Pharmacoepidemiologists want to make sure they have a seat at the multidisciplinary “big data table”, according to Bourke.

Logo The branding initiative was led by a private contractor, and took approximately one year to carry out. It was an investment in time and money but not a hugely expensive one. The contractor, Mekanic, worked with individual members, including some who were new to the Society, and a 1012 person team made up of established ISPE members, to help the contractor understand what the Society stands for.

After full consultation, the contractor presented three different logos for the Society to choose from and the selected logo was a clear favorite. A logo is important said Bourke because it is the most visible aspect of the Society. It makes an impression and tries to convey feelings and concepts that are fundamental to the organization.

Interpretation The new logo includes a multi-colored stacked bar or column conveying both technical data manipulation and bringing together diverse stakeholders, according to ISPE. The outlying orange brick is unexpected and could be seen as a new research finding or innovative approach.

Lessons Learned Asked if she had any lessons learned from the initiative so far that might be of interest to other epidemiology societies, Bourke told the Monitor “it is too early to say”. It will take a year or two for the anticipated benefits to materialize, she said, and added that in the early stages the initiative did have the benefit of bringing people together to clarify how the Society wants to be seen by its members and the outside world. In short, the Society obtained - ISPE cont'd on page 8

Interview Article

Study Estimates One Third Of Cancer Cases In Canada Can Be Prevented By Tackling 20 Preventable Risk Factors “Collaborative Action Oriented Research” Carried Out To Help Guarantee Use Of The Data A multidisciplinary team of Canadian epidemiologists and other public health professionals have examined the proportion of cancer diagnosed in 2015 in Canada attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors, and infections. In this study called The Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), investigators found that between 33 and 37% (up to 70,000 cases) of incident cancer cases among adults aged 30 years and over in 2015 were attributable to preventable risk factors.

Tobacco smoking and a lack of physical activity were associated with the highest proportions of cancer cases. Cancers with the highest number of preventable cases were lung (20,100), colorectal (9800) and female breast (5300) cancer.

In order to learn more about the findings, and their potential use to prevent disease, we questioned Leah Smith, Senior Manager, Surveillance at the Canadian Cancer Society. As a co-investigator on the ComPARe study, she took a lead role in the knowledge translation and dissemination of the study findings. She holds an MSc and PhD in epidemiology.

"These regulations are the most effective tobacco plain packaging requirements in the world."

Following are her responses which have been edited slightly for this interview article.

Co-Investigator Interview Epi Monitor: In looking over the results, it seems that tobacco is the largest preventable cause of cancer by far. Have you proposed any kind of prioritization for tackling the preventable causes of cancer?

Smith: Smoking tobacco is by far the leading cause of preventable cancer. It accounts for almost half of the preventable cancer cases in Canada in 2015. There are still 5 million Canadians who smoke, representing 16% of the population (2017), and an unacceptably high number of youth who begin smoking every month. An enormous amount of work needs to be done. Tobacco control measures to implement include plain packaging,

higher tobacco taxes, smoke-free places, minimum age 21, e-cigarette regulation and increased government funding for cessation and other tobacco control programs.

Earlier in May 2019, CCS applauded Canada’s global leadership with the adoption of new national regulations for tobacco plain packaging. These regulations are the most effective tobacco plain packaging requirements in the world.

Epi Monitor: Were there any surprises among the preventable factors in terms of their relative importance or lack thereof?

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"... excess weight is expected to become the second leading preventable cause of cancer in Canada..."

"...we now have the tools we need to virtually eliminate cervical cancer. This is an exciting possibility."

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Smith: One of the interesting findings is that excess weight is expected to become the second leading preventable cause of cancer in Canada, following tobacco. Between 2015 and 2042, the number of new cancer cases due to excess weight is expected to nearly triple, increasing from 7,200 to 21,200.

We also learned that about 4 in 10 cancer cases can be prevented through healthy living and policies that protect the health of Canadians.

Currently, the top 5 leading preventable causes of cancer are smoking tobacco, followed by physical inactivity, excess weight, low fruit consumption and sun exposure.

Epi Monitor: How do the percentages for risk factors in Canada differ from those in the US or other European countries where these preventable factors have been examined. Any big differences between countries that you are aware of?

Smith: Recent studies from the US and UK show that tobacco is also the leading cause of preventable cancer in those countries. In the US and UK, however, excess weight is already the second leading cause, and in the US, it is expected to overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause. This is not the case in Canada and the UK, which both have much lower rates of excess weight than the US. Epi Monitor: Ignoring impact or percentage of preventable cancer, which preventable factor do you believe would be the easiest factor to reduce? Has it been discussed in your work that getting an early win or an easy win against cancer would be worth doing?

Smith: There are many things Canadians can do to reduce their risk of cancer. For example, thanks to HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening, we now have the tools we need to virtually eliminate cervical cancer. This is an exciting possibility. The Canadian Cancer Society is currently evaluating the ComPARe study results and it will influence our policy and program activities moving forward.

Epi Monitor: Do you think that lack of information about these factors is what has truly hindered making progress or creating targeted programs?

Smith: Results from this study have provided us with insight into where we can make the biggest impact on reducing the future burden of cancer.

The results from the ComPARe study will guide further research, inform program development, influence behavior and assist in advocacy for new policies and programs aimed at decreasing the burden of cancer in Canada.

Epi Monitor: What action plans are expected to be developed following publication of these results? Are you and the other researchers affiliated or tied to any group that is capable of taking action to reduce the factors?

Who has been or is listening to these results in your opinion?

Smith: The ComPARe study results are for anyone interested in cancer prevention. Cancer researchers can use this information to support their work.

Healthcare providers can use it to educate their patients. Healthcare decision-makers can use it to determine which programs and services to prioritize. And individuals can use it to - Cancer cont'd on page 9

-WHO cont'd from page 1 WHO Statement According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, "The passing of Dr Richard is an enormous loss for WHO and the people of the DRC he was serving when his life was so brutally and senselessly taken away. It’s also an enormous loss for Cameroon, and most of all for his family, who have lost a husband, a father, a son and a brother.”

Regional Office Statement According to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, “The world of public health and WHO, in particular, lost someone exceptional in that April attack. We enter this profession to help others live healthier lives. We expect long careers and hope to live to see some results of our work.

Dr Richard had great impact in his short life and helped make countless lives healthier. He was a doctor, a humanitarian and a hero – an example for us all.” ■

"We enter this profession to help others live healthier lives."

Special Reprint

Heartfelt And Moving Eulogy For Epidemiologist Killed Fighting Ebola Is Delivered By WHO Director [Editor’s Note: Given the specialness of the eulogy for Dr. Mouzoko, it is reprinted here in its entirety.]

Madame Friquette Tata, wife of Dr Richard Mouzoko; His children Margaret, Simon, Emmanuelle, and Nathan; Madam Mouzoko Elizabeth, Dr Richard’s mother, his sisters and brothers; Your Excellency, the Minister of Public Health; Your Excellency, Governor of the Central Region; Your Excellency, the Prefect of the Department of Mbam and Inoubou; Your Excellency, Mayor of Bafia; The Regional Delegate of Public Health for the Central Region; Dr Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa; Madam Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System; Distinguished guests, friends of Dr Richard, ladies and gentlemen, It is with a heavy heart and enormous sadness that I stand before you today. I share your grief at Dr Richard’s passing.

"This young, intelligent and hard-working doctor was mowed down in the prime of life..."

Dr. Mouzoko Kiboung Richard Valery

This young, intelligent and hardworking doctor was mowed down in the prime of life, while working to alleviate the suffering of people threatened by the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Condolences I would like on my own behalf, on behalf of Dr Moeti, and on behalf of the entire staff of the World Health - Eulogy cont'd on page 6

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-Eulogy cont'd from page 5 Organization, to extend our deepest condolences to you all. The passing of Dr Richard is an enormous loss for WHO and the people of DRC he was serving when his life was so brutally and senselessly taken away.

The Loss

"We’re lifesavers.

We will not be intimidated by violence. We will finish the job.”

It’s also an enormous loss for Cameroon. Dr Richard was a proud son of this nation, and you are right to be proud of him. I thank the government of Cameroon for its support of the Ebola response, and for its support for Dr Richard’s family. Because it’s for them that the loss is the greatest. They have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother. Our hearts go out to you all.

Co-Workers

"It is thanks to people like him that we have made progress against Ebola..."

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In Butembo, where I visited last Saturday, I spoke with his colleagues and friends. They were still in a state of shock at his passing. Those he cared for are horrified by this terrible act; an act that we cannot condemn strongly enough. But what our colleagues said humbled and inspired me. They said, “We’re lifesavers. We will not be intimidated by violence. We will finish the job.” Their bravery and courage is awe-inspiring.

Example of Service That same commitment to the service of others was the defining mark of Dr Richard’s life. He put himself in harm’s way so that children, families and communities at risk of Ebola could receive the care, support and dignity they deserve. He served as an example to all who had the privilege of working with him. Dr Richard made the ultimate sacrifice. But that sacrifice will not be in vain. It is thanks to people like

him that we have made progress against Ebola, and it is thanks to people like him that the epidemic will be defeated.

Exceptional Human Being In looking through the pages of his life, I was struck by the fact that very early he knew what he wanted to be, and what he wanted to do: to serve the sick, the most vulnerable, the poor, to help them survive and thrive. His professional and personal career, as described by his parents, friends and colleagues, paints the portrait of an exceptional human being. These many qualities make our distress even more profound. Richard had so much more to give. Thousands of people have been deprived of his talents.

To Madam Friquette Tata, and your children, I look forward to having Madam Friquette and their first child Margaret at the WHO Assembly in Geneva in two weeks. Dr Moeti and I have come here today to support you in this painful and difficult ordeal. We have come to tell you how deeply this terrible event affects us. We are at your side to join our voices and our thoughts to those who came to bring you their comfort.

Honor At The Assembly We are already making plans to honor Richard at the World Health Assembly in Geneva later this month. Dr Richard, WHO will never forget you. You will remain for us all an example, a hero, and a light for future generations.

Goodbye, my brother. Rest in peace.

Adieu, mon frère. Repose en paix.

Delivered by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ■

On The Light Side - New Contest The Ten Mock Serious Commandments of Epidemiology Submit Your Version(s) And Win A Top Prize Of $500 We recently listened to a podcast from This American Life entitled the Ten Commandments. It turns out many persons or groups have issued their own versions of the biblical ten commandments which can make for interesting and amusing reading since some versions are serious and others are tongue in cheek.

For example, there are the ten commandments of Paris dining issued

by Fodor’s travel guide, and of umpiring, of sports betting, of teaching math and many others.

Epi Commandments In fact, even epidemiologists have not been able to resist the temptation of creating commandments, usually of the serious kind, sometimes in response to the perceived seven deadly sins of epidemiology! We have also found the 10 commandments for dealing with confounding, and even the “ten anticommandments in epidemiology or how to fail in epidemiology.�

Contest The time has come to create the final and definitive tongue in cheek version of the 10 commandments for how to succeed as epidemiologists. According to our sources, tongue in cheek humor includes statements that are humorously, sarcasticly or otherwise not seriously intended and should not be taken at face value. They are mock serious in manner.

We are launching a contest to find the

best overall set of mock serious ten commandments for epidemiologists.

All readers are eligible and encouraged to submit one or more sets of commandments to editor@epimonitor.net Rules Contestants will have approximately 60 days to submit their entries. All entries must be received by July 31, 2019. If similar entries are received, the earliest received will have precedence. All entries must be original, created by the contestant, and not previously published elsewhere. The editor reserves the right to make the final selection of the contest winner, and all submissions become the property of the Epidemiology Monitor. Individuals may join together as a group and submit an entry or entries by department, school or other entity. A set must contain at least 10 commandments. We reserve the right to nullify the contest if too few entries are submitted, though we think this is unlikely given all the creative entries we have received from our previous contests!

"The time has come to create the final and definitive tongue in cheek version of the 10 commandments for how to succeed as epidemiologists."

Examples Here are examples of commandments from other groups. These are not intended to reflect the humorous and mock serious commandments we are seeking but only to get your mind thinking about commandments.

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On Confonding 

"Though they may at times seem few, thou shalt county thy blessings."

On Paris dining  Thou shalt not be too familiar Don’t expect to hear “My name is Gaston and I’ll be your server tonight.”  Thou shalt never use the term “doggy bag” On Umpiring    

Keep your eye on the ball.

Forget and forgive.

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.

If conventional methods prove to be inadequate, consider using newer approaches such as propensity scores, matched sampling, instrumental variables and marginal structural models. However, make sure you work with statisticians who understand these new methods (not many do). When all else fails, pray!

If prayer fails, consider changing professions!! ■

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Evolving

On Sports Betting   

Honor Thy Bankroll Thou Shall Not Bet With Heart Alone Thou Shall Respect The Gambling Gods

On Teaching Math

"When all else fails, pray! If prayer fails, consider changing professions!!"

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Thou shalt recognize that some students fear or dislike math and be compassionate and understanding when teaching.

Thou shalt convey to students that their self worth is unrelated to their math skills.

Thou shalt pursue the response of "I still don't understand" through different avenues until there is understanding.

Though they may at times seem few, thou shalt count thy blessings.

A key concept articulated by Bourke is that the Society is expanding in terms of scope and global reach within pharmacoepidemiology and wants to be seen to be evolving and open for collaboration. The branding changes will help to convey this message. The Society has been increasing its membership gradually from 400 in 1990 to about 1700 members currently.

Previous Logo:

New Logo:

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-Cancer cont'd from page 4 understand what they can do to reduce cancer risk.

This study has been developed with the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), and the information generated will be widely disseminated within CCS and to other key stakeholders in the cancer and chronic diseases communities. An integrated knowledge translation strategy was developed to support immediate and ongoing uptake of the study findings.

The Canadian Cancer Society is currently evaluating the ComPARe study results and determining how it will influence our policy and program activities moving forward.

There is a summary paper that gives an overview of the project and its results: https://bit.ly/2WBOvRk Other useful sources of information are listed below 

Website: https://prevent.cancer.ca/

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Canadian Cancer Society press release: https://bit.ly/2Hvnh8Q

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Twitter: #ComPAReStudy ■

Epi Monitor: How did this study come about? Was there a specific trigger?

Smith: The ComPARe study was made possible through funding from a CCS-Partner Prevention Research Grant of almost $800,000 over 5 years. This study was developed in partnership with CCS, and the information generated will be widely disseminated within CCS and to other key stakeholders in the cancer and chronic diseases communities.

"An integrated knowledge translation strategy was developed to support immediate and ongoing uptake of the study findings."

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Epi Monitor: Is there a paper in your series that gives an overview of the project and its results?

Smith: The articles appear in Preventive Medicine, Volume 122 (May 2019) published by Elsevier. All articles in this Special Issue are openly available at: https://bit.ly/2WdZvHJ

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Honored: Linda B. Cottler with 2019 Mentorship Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. She will be recognized at the organization’s 81st Annual Meeting in San Antonio in June. Cottler is a dean’s professor of epidemiology in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) and the College of Medicine, and PHHP’s associate dean for research. She has mentored more than 100 people at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and early career levels.

Honored: George Davey Smith with life membership in The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for his scientific and academic achievements in epidemiology. Davey Smith is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Director of the Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at Bristol Medical School: Population Health Sciences. He said “Working in the field I do is a team effort, involving many people who have skills I don’t possess, and our work receiving recognition is a reflection of the fantastic environment for population health sciences that Bristol provides.”

Appointed: Michael LaMonte, to the Subcommittee on Physical Activity of the American Heart Association’s Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.

LaMonte is Research Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the Unversity of Buffalo.

Honored: Sandro Galea with the 2019 Distinguished Service Award to be presented in June by the Society for Epidemiologic Research. The award is given by the leadership of SER for multiple years of outstanding contributions to the organization. Galea is Dean and Robert A Knox Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health.

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Notes on People - con't from page 10 Honored: Sherman James, with the Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award to be presented in June by the Society for Epidemiologic Research. As stated, the award is given for extraordinary contributions to the field of epidemiology, or for work that has had a profound impact on epidemiology and shifted the way epidemiology is practiced. Dr James is Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Honored: Lauren McCullough . The award recognizes early career epidemiologists who have already made substantial contributions to the field and are poised to become future leaders in epidemiology. Dr. McCullough is an Assistant Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

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Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar Every December The Epidemiology Monitor dedicates that issue to a calendar of events for the upcoming year. However that often means we don't have full information for events later in the year.

Thus an online copy exists on our website that is updated regularly. This year we will print upcoming events in the Monitor monthly. To view the full year please go to: http://www.epimonitor.net/Events

June 2019 June 1-30 https://bit.ly/2eASiZh Summer Program: EPIC / Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health / New York, NY June 2-4 https://bit.ly/2BcHPzR Conference: 2019 Annual Research Meeting / Academy Health / Washington, DC June 2-6 https://bit.ly/2zTqyvM Conference: CSTE Annual Conference / Conference of State & Territorial Epidemiologists / Raleigh, NC June 2-15 https://bit.ly/2Eoe0QH Summer Program: Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics & Epidemiology / Biostatepi / Treviso, Italy June 3-5 https://bit.ly/2SMJvHB Short Course: Cardiovascular Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands June 3-7 https://bit.ly/2Gmwx1V Conference: KBS 45th Annual Meeting / Kettil Bruun Society / Utrecht, The Netherlands June 3-7 https://bit.ly/2SACFo8 Short Course: Genetic Epidemiology / University of Bristol / Bristol, England June 3-28 https://bit.ly/2SQOQ0l Summer Program: Epi On The Island - Summer Courses 2019 / University of Prince Edward Island / Charlottetown, PEI, Canada June 5-7 https://bit.ly/2UEqE3d Conference: BTEC 2019 Annual Conference / Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium / Los Angeles, CA June 9-13 https://bit.ly/2Pv8axX Conference: NAACCR & IACR Combined Annual Conference 2019 / North American Association of Central Cancer Registries / Vancouver, Canada June 10-21 https://bit.ly/2Sz5lOk Summer Program: Summer Institute in Infectious Disease & Global Health / McGill University / Montreal, Canada June 10 - July 14 https://bit.ly/2CkRmrw Summer Program: Summer Program in Epidemiology / Harvard University School of Public Health / Boston,

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June 10-21 https://bit.ly/2smiv5g Summer Program: Population Health Exchange (PHX) / Boston University School of Public Health / Boston, MA

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June 10-28 https://bit.ly/2UAc6VE Summer Program: Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health / Baltimore, MD June 11-12 https://bit.ly/2zRxEks Short Course : Health Data Science / Wellcome Trust / Location TBA June 12-14 https://bit.ly/2Ernta9 Conference: APIC 2019 / Assn for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology / Philadelphia, PA June 17-18 https://bit.ly/2ruadJ5 Short Course: Epidemiology in Action with Epi Info Training / Emory University / Atlanta, GA June 17-21 https://bit.ly/2ru6Kud Summer Program: Pharmacoepidemiology Summer School / Aarhus University / Grenaa, Denmark June 17-21 https://bit.ly/2EnfcEd Summer Program: 20th Annual Summer Program in Population Health / Ohio State University / Columbus, OH June 17-28 https://bit.ly/2ruadJ5 Short Course: Epidemiology in Action / Emory University / Atlanta, GA June 17-28 https://bit.ly/2Bkb18f Short Course: Intro to Infectious Disease Modelling and Its Applications / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine / London, England June 17 - July 5 http://www.eepe.org/ Summer Program: 32nd Residential Programme in Epidemiology / European Educational Programme in Epidemiology / Florence, Italy June 18-21 https://bit.ly/2QtzF0r Conference: SER 2019 / Society for Epidemiologic Research / Minneapolis, MN June 23-28 https://bit.ly/2zTYbgJ Short Course: Biology of Vector-borne Diseases / Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem - University of Idaho / Moscow, ID June 23-28 https://bit.ly/2UGwHE7 Summer Program: Social Determinants of Health 2019 / University College London / London, England June 24-28 https://bit.ly/2IJaRwi Summer Program: Urban Health Summer Institute / Drexel University / Philadelphia, PA June 24 - July 12 https://bit.ly/2QL3LeZ Short Course: Intro Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine / London, England

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Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar, con't from page 13 July 2019 July 1-3 https://bit.ly/2EoPaAe Short Course: Causal Inference in Epidemiology / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 5 https://bit.ly/2UxLYaj Short Course: Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 7-19 https://bit.ly/1LH3Qc6 Summer Program: Summer Institute of Advanced Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine / Tel Aviv University / Tel Aviv, Israel July 8-24 https://bit.ly/2RWT7iZ Summer Program: 11th Annual Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) / University of Washington / Seattle, WA July 8-26 https://bit.ly/2QnqkHv Summer Program: Summer Session in Epidemiology / University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI July 8-26 https://bit.ly/2SHoBtc Summer Program: UW Biostatistics Summer Institutes

/ University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI

July 10-11 https://bit.ly/2Eg12Uk Conference: 7th World Congress on Public Health, Epidemiology & Nutrition / Global Public Health 2019 / Osaka, Japan July 10-12 https://bit.ly/2rwTFjW Short Course: Mendelian Randomization / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 15-19 https://bit.ly/2Pzaq7A Short Course: Integrative Molecular Epidemiology / American Association for Cancer Research / Boston, MA July 27 - Aug 1 https://tinyurl.com/y7ttm7fq Conference: 2019 Joint Statistics Meeting / American Statistical Association / Denver, CO

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