GA2LEN-EAACI Allergy School, London, UK

The EU-funded GA2LEN 'Network of excellence' (NoE) and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) are organising an introductory course on the epidemiology of allergy and respiratory diseases from 25 to 28 November in London, UK.

The aim is to equip junior and senior clinicians and researchers with skills to understand and undertake epidemiological research in the field of allergy and respiratory diseases and to provide standardised training in basic epidemiology for integrated research projects across Europe.

The course will comprise a combination of lectures and group work, delivered by experts in the field, aiming to help students to apply the information presented during lectures, and to establish contact with colleagues and tutors, which may be useful for future work. Topics to be covered include:
- study designs: cross-sectional surveys, questionnaire design and sampling, ecological and case-control studies, cohort studies, randomised controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews and meta-analysis;
- practical aspects and interpretation issues;
- keynote lectures on the Hygiene Hypothesis, environment and asthma, Vitamin D, asthma and allergies and genetic epidemiology.For further information, please visit:
http://www.ga2len.net(opens in new window)