Submitted by Nancy Beck and Julie Goodman, Chairpersons of the upcoming 2014 Continuing Education course, "Epidemiology for Toxicologists: What the Numbers Really Mean."
Can you explain why there is actually no conflict in these statements: “An informal survey showed one-third of the respondents who lived along Coldwater Creek reported they had developed cancers. The survey was in contrast with a report last year from the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services that found no elevated risk of cancer for people living in the six ZIP codes adjacent to the creek. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri. Opinion, 22 January 2014.”
This 2014 SOT Annual Meeting Continuing Education Course "Epidemiology for Toxicologists: What the Numbers Really Mean" will introduce fundamentals of epidemiology and is geared toward toxicologists who want to evaluate and utilize epidemiology data in their assessments. In addition, this course will show you the role biomarkers play in epidemiology and how to determine whether a statistical association indicates causation. The course will end with a real-life case study that will help you understand how to integrate epidemiologic information with toxicologic information to ensure that both lines of evidence are appropriately considered in a holistic manner. If this sounds intriguing, CE course PM09 will not disappoint you! To register, please visit the SOT website. At the Society website, you also can access a full listing of the CE courses.