Education and training

Our 2014 modules are now published.  Full details will be available on our new website www.ukctas.ac.uk which will be live soon. In the meantime you can see these event listings on our facebook page.

Postgraduate modules in Tobacco Control

These modules are held at the University of Nottingham and are aimed at early career researchers and postgraduate students.

  • The Epidemiology of Tobacco Use and the role of the Tobacco Industry
    27th - 31st January 2014
  • Tobacco Control Interventions
    9th - 13th June 2014

Key points

Module 1:

  • Explain the role of tobacco in national and international mortality and morbidity patterns and its contribution to health inequalities
  • Critique the role of nicotine in tobacco use and reflect on the range of tobacco products available internationally
  • Summarise the role of the tobacco industry and appraise its role in the tobacco epidemic

Module 2:

  • Assess the contribution of a range of tobacco control interventions to reduce tobacco use in both individuals and the population
  • Critique potential future tobacco control interventions and be able to design and evaluate a tobacco control intervention

For more information, please contact Craig Butterworth by e-mail or telephone: 0115 823 1340.

Module in Tobacco Control for professionals

The Continued Professional Development (CPD) course is aimed at professionals working in public health, health promotion and related fields and will be held in Edinburgh as a stand alone CPD or accredited Masters level. 

  • Tobacco Control in Practice
    12th - 14th May 2014
    at University of Bath

Key points

  • Aimed at professionals working in public health, health promotion and related fields
  • Taught by leading academics and practitioners in the field of tobacco control
  • Providing participants with an overview of key concepts and issues in the field of tobacco control and allow them to apply the lessons learned in their own areas of work
  • Available as a stand alone CPD or accredited at Masters level on completion of an assignment
  • Open to health professionals throughout the UK, numbers caped at 45
  • Price: £799 per delegate to include all teaching, refreshments throughout, lunch each day and dinner on the first evening. Accommodation is an additional cost

View the module flyer for detailed information.

Registration now available.  Download the form.

For more information, please contact Cathy French by e-mail or telephone: 01225 384 263.

 

 

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UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies

Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Nottingham

telephone: +44 (0) 115 823 1340
email: [email protected]