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2014 Richard Doll Prize: Nominations and Selection

The International Epidemiological Association established in 2007 the Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology. The price is awarded in principle on a triennial basis. The first prize was conferred in 2008 to Dr Nubia Muñoz, and the second prize in 2011 to Dr David Barker. The prize will be given to an epidemiologist of the highest scientific standard. The recipient will be honoured for scientific achievements that have advanced our understanding of epidemiologic methods or the determinants of a Continue Reading→

Obituary – Johannes Mosbech (12/02/1922 – 18/02/2013)

Johannes was President of the IEA between 1984 and 1987. His death is a great loss. He obtained his medical degree in 1948 from Copenhagen University and became Dr.Med in 1953. He worked as a consultant in internal medicine at a number of the major hospitals in Copenhagen. From 1957 to 1994 he also worked for the Danish National Board of Health and acted as an advisor to several WHO (Euro) and WHO (Geneva) committees. As a physician he was highly respected in Denmark which certainly helped him Continue Reading→

Update: The IEA and the Post-2015 Global Agenda

The IEA is playing an active role in the discussion of what should be included in the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of global objectives that will succeed the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. See the background document and letter published in The Lancet by IEA members, with an accompanying editorial in which The Lancet supports our position. New documents will be posted as they arrive. The World We Want 2015: High Level Dialogue on Health in the Post-2015 Continue Reading→

What do epidemiologists think about history? Participate in a survey

I am a Professor of Epidemiology at Queens College, City University of New York and at the Columbia University School of Public Health in New York City working on issues related to the history of our discipline. I have prepared a very short (3-5 minutes) survey to obtain an international perspective on the role of the history of epidemiology in the epidemiology curriculum. Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XKK9CTV I thank the IEA for giving me the opportunity to Continue Reading→

New Developments: Data Protection in the EU

The new developments in the saga on data protection in the EU has rightly generated lots of concern. Many years of investments in infrastructure to help improving our knowledge on how to improve treatment and prevention for diseases and ill health may all be wasted. Here is the latest report on the topic from cancer epidemiologists. --From the Rapid Response Group Continue Reading→

Position Paper: Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

The IEA is actively engaged in the global agenda for defining health priorities post-2015, when the current Millenium Development Goals expire. We would like to share our recent position paper. Continue Reading→

SEE-SESPAS 2013 Congress

The  next  Meeting  of  the  SEE  will  be  special  as it  always  is  when  the  call  for a  meeting  is  made  together  with  SESPAS,  and  particularly  when  it  is  going  to  be  held  in  a  city  like  Granada.  (Download the PDF poster.) This  time  additional  circumstances  will  make  it  more  interesting  as  the  Portuguese  epidemiologists  are  joining  us  to  Continue Reading→

Nominate a candidate for the Villanueva Sponsored Membership

Do you know of an outstanding young professional working in an epidemiological field, who resides in a low-income country, and needs financial sponshorship to become an IEA member? If so, nominate them for the Villanueva Sponsored Membership. Continue Reading→