One-day pre-ASM meeting for ECRs, Oxford, 2014
Developing your career in public health research
9th September 2014,
Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building,
Oxford, OX3 7LE
| 0930 | Registration and coffee |
| 1000 | Introduction to the dayNeil Pearce, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, LSHTM |
| 1015 | Short presentations – Tony Robertson (Edinburgh). The biology of disadvantage- Raoul Reulen (Birmingham). Outcomes in 225,000 young adult cancer survivors- Edward Fottrell (UCL) Epidemiology and Global Health Metrics- Alex Whitmarsh (Cardiff) The association of alcohol consumption with colon cancer in UK Biobank- Shamil Haroon (Birmingham). Screening for COPD in primary care: finding the optimal approach – Sarah Floud (Oxford). Social activities and the risk of coronary heart disease – Jonathan Emberson (Oxford). Obesity and diabetes in Mexico – Julieta Galente (Cardiff) The association of depression with cancer incidence and cancer survival in UK Biobank – Anne McMunn (UCL) Changes in women’s working patterns and health |
| 1230 | Lunch |
| 1300 | Plenary “Wider statin use saves lives” Professor Jane Armitage, Professor of Clinical Trials and Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the University of Oxford |
| 1330 | Plenary “How much confidence can you have in published research?” Professor Doug Altman, Director of CSM and Cancer Research UK Medical Statistics Group |
| 1430 | Academic Careers: FellowshipsHannah Whiteman, Strategic Research Coordinator, LSHTMDawn Biram, NIHR |
| 1530 | Coffee break |
| 1545 | Academic Careers: Life as a Post Doc , a Q&AKathryn Oliver, Dexter Canoy |
| 1600 | Non-academic CareersPublic Health Trainee (Julie George)3rd Sector (Dr Claire De-May, Research Grants Officer from Alzheimer’s trust) |
| 1700 | Closing address: “Rosalind Franklin’ s career”Professor Valerie Beral, Director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in Oxford |
This event is available free of charge to all ECRs attending this year SSM conference in Oxford. However, arrangements for extra nights accomodation on 8 or 9th of September 2014 should be made directly with Keble College Bed & Breakfast at:
http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/bed-breakfast
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