School on Science in Society: issues related to Pandemics.
As part of the EU-funded project ASSET, we are pleased to announce:
The First Summer School on Science in Society related to issues in Pandemics.
Pandemics and other infectious disease (ID) crises impact on mortality/morbidity as well as on socio-economic aspects. Such characterisation requires multi disciplinary approaches to be developed in the First ASSET Summer School that will cover several key related issues:
- Governance of flu pandemics.
- Unsolved scientific questions regarding influenza and pandemics such as vaccines, research and innovation:
- Crisis participatory governance
- Ethical, legal and societal implications of pandemics
- Gender pattern – vulnerability
- Risk of intentionally caused outbreaks
The ASSET Summer School aims to establish an interactive learning space for researchers and practitioners in the field of Science in Society (SiS) related issues in Pandemics.
It will focus on sharing and exchanging issues related to conduct and communicate research in SiS according to transdisciplinary perspectives, ranging from public health to social science and communication.
The course will address and critically discuss current discourses on research methodologies and findings as well as on practice-based cases.
METHODS
ASSET Summer School participants will have a unique opportunity to:
- critically discuss research methodologies,
- analytical perspectives and dilemmas from practice in an international learning environment,with inputs from top experts in their fields
- exchange experience, knowledge and information in both interactive and participatory ways
- work in small groups and join into dialogue with other practitioners and researchers on case studies
- present their own study or practice based experience, getting feedback on these activities.
LANGUAGE:
English
WHEN:
September 21-24, 2015
WHERE:
Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS)
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Rome, Italy
WHO CAN ATTEND
Criteria applied include:
- Good knowledge of English language in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing);
- A bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines: medicine, public health, philosophy, social science, communication, health economics/care administration;
- At least three year’s work experience (not necessarily continuous) in one or more of the following disciplines: public health, medicine, philosophy, social science, media, health care or administration.
- Academic degree and professional expertise does not require to be in the same field (e.g. MD working as scientific journalist, sociologist working as health care administrative).
- Also PhD students undertaking courses of study in these areas can also apply.
COURSE LEADERS
ASSET Project Partners:
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA – ISS (Italy);
ZADIG SRL ZADIG (Italy);
INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – PROLEPSIS (Greece);
ASSOCIATION LYON BIOPOLE LYONBIOPOLE (France);
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH LIMITED – EIWH (Ireland);
UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA – HU (Israel);
DATA MINING INTERNATIONAL SA – DMI (Switzerland);
FONDEN TEKNOLOGIRÅDET – DBT (Denmark);
NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES – NCIPD (Bulgaria);
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE’CAROL DAVILA’ DIN BUCURESTI – UMFCD (Romania)
INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUT-IPRI MANAGEMENT – IPRI (France);
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGINSTITUTT – FFI (Norway);
THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY AISBL – TIEMS (Belgium).
GUEST LECTURERS
Invited prominent international experts (to be announced)
AWARDS
Participants will receive a certificate for attendance
COSTS
No registration fee required
Attendees will receive: School materials, lunches and refreshments during the course
Travel and accommodation expenses are on participants account.
REGISTRATION
Registration is now open and the deadline for application is 15th June 2015
To apply, please complete the registration form (all fields are required)
SELECTION PROCESS
Max number of participants: 20
Selection is based on evaluation of CVs and motivation letters
Accepted applicants will be notified about selection by 30th June 2015
(IMPORTANT: Do not make any travel arrangements before your attendance is confirmed)
ORGANISING INSTITUTION:
Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS)
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Rome, Italy
FURTHER INFORMATION
Eva C. Appelgren
Phone +39-6-49904013 Fax +39-6-49904110
Email eva.appelgren@iss.it
For more information on Assets
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 612236.