IGMCRI Puducherry SHORT COURSE ON BASICS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY & BIOSTATISTICS AND 3rd SHORT COURSE ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 16 – 19 NOVEMBER 2013

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

(IGMC&RI)

PUDUCHERRY – 605009

4th SHORT COURSE ON BASICS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY & BIOSTATISTICS

AND

3rd SHORT COURSE ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

16 – 19 NOVEMBER 2013

Last date for receiving application: 2 Nov 2013

Basics of Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Research Methodology

Scope of the short course

This four day course is intended to train researchers/medical professionals in basics of Epidemiology and Biostatistics as applied to research in medical field. The idea of the short course is to introduce a number of basic concepts and techniques that would help participants get initiated into the fascinating world of epidemiology and biostatistics.

Course Content

Course schedule is divided into lectures and hands on sessions. The topics that will be covered are:

Detailed course schedule will be emailed to the final list of participants one week before the course. Participants are expected to prepare a pre-proposal by the end of the course.

Venue

Lecture hall, 3rd floor, College building, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry – 605009

Course Duration: 4 days, 16-19 November 2013 (9 AM to 4 PM)

Course Fee: Rs 3000. Payment should be made in full by Demand Draft (DD).

How to register for the course?

DD should be in favour of “Finance Officer, IGMC&RI, Puducherry” payable at Puducherry and posted to the contact address mentioned in the brochure.

Course fee and filled application form should reach the office of Dept of Community Medicine, on or before 2 Nov 2013

Who can register?

Faculty; and post graduate students pursuing MD/MS/MDS/DNB/PhD

Study Material

Participants will be provided with study material. They are requested to bring their laptops for the course.

WiFi internet facility will be provided.

Note

Last date for application is 2 Nov 2013.

Once registered for the course, the fee will not be refunded.

The number of participants for the course is limited to 25 and admission will be purely on first come first serve basis.

Certificate and receipt for course fee would be provided at the end of the course.

Working lunch and refreshment will be provided.

Participants are requested to make their own arrangement for accommodation, breakfast and dinner

Resource persons will be from Departments of Community Medicine of IGMCRI Puducherry and JIPMER Puducherry

Brochure/Application :

www.igmcri.com/userfiles/fwd%20november%20course%20brochure%20and%20application.zip

CONTACT :

Dr Hemant D Shewade,

Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine,

Course Coordinator,

Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute,

Puducherry – 605009.

hemantjipmer@gmail.com

communitymedicineigmcpondy@gmail.com

Official: 0413 2277552, extn 3123

Mobile: 09442248895