BEES Course and Summer School http://bees.org.uk
The British Epidermo-Epidemiology Society runs a 3 day course each year and a 'summer school' every two years. The aims of the course are to a) improve your skills at critical appraisal when reading dermatological literature and b) improve your ability to design and participate in clinical research projects. The course uses the principles of epidemiology and statistics such as chance, bias and confounding to provide a framework to achieve these aims. The main taught elements of dermato-epidemiology and statistics are part of the UK specialist trainee curriculum (see the BAD website). The course may also appeal to consultants who wish to improve their skills at critically appraising published clinical trials and also statistics in general. Overseas dermatology trainees are always welcome.
Other Events
Dermatology Symposium, Wednesday 21 September 2011
One day symposium on dermatology at the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (9 Queen Street, Edinburgh). For more information contact Christine Berwick c.berwick@rcpe.ac.uk or go to http://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/137/dermatology
For other dermatology training and conference dates please see the BAD website for more information. Alternatively go to the NHS Evidence - skin disorders website which provides a comprehensive list of courses, conferences and meetings for the coming year.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School
The Postgraduate Medical School offer a variety of courses of particular interest to GPs, GpwSI, dermatology nurses and dermatology SpRs. Further details of all courses can be obtained from the course leader Dr Madeleine Flanagan m.flanagan@herts.ac.uk .
Wales College of Medicine has dermatology courses and research programmes available. See their website at http://www.dermatology.org.uk for more information.
For an up-to-date list of other training opportunities relating to skin disease, please visit the Skin Disorders Specialist Library or the British Association of Dermatologists’ website.
