European Short Course in Epidemiology (ECTE)

The European Course in Tropical Epidemiology (ECTE) is a collaborative course organised by participating European centres of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. It is held annually at different European venues (see list below). The lecturers and facilitators for the course come from the institutions in the network.

This is an intensive course in epidemiology and is intended for physicians, nurses, biologists, anthropologists, health programme managers and other professionals with an interest in health in tropical countries. The course provides participants with basic skills in the epidemiological assessment of health problems and service priorities and in the planning of field studies. Emphasis will be on the methodology and practical application of epidemiological tools in developing countries, the interpretation of data and on the reporting of field studies.

ECTE will build knowledge and skills around basic epidemiology and medical statistics and will utilize computer packages appropriate to these skills.

ECTE is currently organised by:

• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
• Department of Public Health, Prince Leopold Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
• Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
• Department of Tropical Hygiene & Public Health, Heidelberg University, Germany
• Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Sweden
• Centre of Tropical Diseases "Sacro Cuore - Don G Calabria" Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
• Mario Negri Research Institute, Milano - S. Maria Imbaro, Italy

For further information on the next venue, course content, tuition fees and how to apply, visit the ECTE website

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to improve global health through its programme of short and full-time postgraduate study.