Education and training

UKCTCS are offering the following courses in 2012:

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
  30th January to 3rd February 2012

• Tobacco Control Interventions
  11th to 15th June 2012

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

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN -   download the form

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 Bath as a stand alone CPD or accredited Masters level.

• Tobacco Control in Practice
  21st to 24th May 2012

Key points

• Aimed ar 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
• To be held off campus at Bailbrook House Hotel, with optional residential component
• 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: £730 per delegate to include all teaching, refreshments throughout, lunch each day and dinner on the first evening.  Accommodation is an additional cost

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN -   download application form

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

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