Philosophy of risk in practical risk assessment, Stockholm
9 October 2006 - 9 October 2006
Sweden
CASCADE (Chemicals as Contaminants in the food chain a network of excellence for research, risk assessment and education) has organised a course on the 'Philosophy of risk in practical risk assessment', to take place in Stockholm between 9 and 13 October 2006.
The course will provide an overview of interactions between science and policy in health risk assessment, with a focus on how to handle scientific uncertainty.
The course will include case studies to show different approaches to uncertainty, an introduction to principles and methods for risk communication, basic and applied concepts in the theory of science, and an introduction to decision theory and risk-benefit analysis. The course is designed for PhD students, post docs, senior scientists and other professionalsFor further information, please visit:
http://www.cascadenet.org(opens in new window)
The course will provide an overview of interactions between science and policy in health risk assessment, with a focus on how to handle scientific uncertainty.
The course will include case studies to show different approaches to uncertainty, an introduction to principles and methods for risk communication, basic and applied concepts in the theory of science, and an introduction to decision theory and risk-benefit analysis. The course is designed for PhD students, post docs, senior scientists and other professionalsFor further information, please visit:
http://www.cascadenet.org(opens in new window)