The Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) is offering an award to the student in each course who achieves the highest score in an introductory epidemiology or an introductory biostatistics subject.

Courses can be from either an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree. Multiple prizes may be awarded if top students are enrolled in different degrees but completing the same syllabus.

The Prize consists of a one-year student membership of the AEA.

We are currently awarding prizes for courses run in Semester 2 of 2011.  

 

Course coordinators need to identify the student who achieved the highest score and provide the student’s name, course, and contact details to the AEA Student Representative, Yu Sun Bin ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

2012 PUBLIC HEALTH CONGRESS Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

Invitations are now open to submit abstracts for papers, posters or workshops for the Population Health Congress being held on the 10th - 12th September 2012 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. This is a four-yearly event, following the very successful inaugural Congress in 2008, attended by 1300 delegates.

To find out about submitting an abstract click here: http://www.conferenceco.com.au/PopHealth/abstract_information.asp

The overall theme of the Congress is ‘Population health in a changing world’ and to read further information about the sub-themes, the international speakers and the Congress generally click here: http://www.conferenceco.com.au/PopHealth/

The AEA Strategic Plan for 2011-2014 is avaialble to AEA members who have registered online. To register you need to be a current financial member of the AEA. You can register on the Homepage or directly from here.

NOTE: registration can take up to 2 days depending on the time and day you register. Most turnaround is within half an hour.

 

Please note that the 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association will be held on  Tuesday 20th September 2011, 4.30pm AWST at the Astral 1 room, Burswood Convention Centre, Great Eastern Highway, Burswood, Western Australia

The Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) is offering an award to the student in each institution who achieves the highest score in an introductory epidemiology syllabus of either an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree. The AEA Student Prize consists of a one year student membership of the AEA.

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AEA President Leigh Blizzard recently sent a letter on behalf of the AEA to MPs on the Expenditure Review Committee to advise against cuts to medical research funding.

A copy of the letter is viewable via the link below.

 Blizzard expenditure review letter (794.2 kB)

The Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Special Interest Group (PPESIG) breakfast at the recent Australasian Epidemiological Association conference was a great success. Thank you to those who volunteered to raise issues for discussion (Sarah McIntyre - perinatal deaths and cerebral palsy, Colleen O'Leary - prenatal alcohol exposure, Elizabeth Comino - measuring change in infant growth). We all enjoyed the ensuing discussion and the comments made by our discussant Jane Halliday. If you would like further information on the PPE Special Interest Group or to be included on our email list, please contact the co-convenors This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

AE now has a new section of the journal specifically designed for literature reviews!
This is intended as a forum for dissemination without peer review of high-quality literature reviews that are narrative in nature (i.e. not formal systematic reviews or meta-analyses).
Articles in this category do not have to relate to the theme or the deadline for submission of the Round Table.

Submissions are welcome at any time.