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Mon, Apr 17, 2023

12Th Advanced Course On Diagnostics (Acdx) | Veyrier-Du-Lac, France, 17-22 September 2023

The 12th Advanced Course on Diagnostics (ACDx), co-organized by the Merieux Foundation and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will take place at Les Pensières Center for Global Health, in Annecy (France) from 17 to 22 September 2023. In line with the historical resolution on “strengthening diagnostic capacities” to be adopted at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2023, the 12th edition of ACDx will emphasise the importance of providing access to effective, fast, and inexpensive diagnostic tools, especially in low-income countries. A call for applications is open with a deadline of 30 April 2023.

More information https://www.fondation-merieux.org/en/events/12th-advanced-course-on-diagnostics-acdx/

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Mon, Apr 17, 2023

Global Forum On Bioethics In Research (Gfbr) Meeting | Montreux, Switzerland, 28-29 November 2023

The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) will hold a two-day meeting in Montreux, Switzerland on 28-29 November 2023 on the topic: “The ethics of health research priority setting”. The Forum prioritises the participation of colleagues from low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), and a call for applications is open with a deadline of 15 May 2023.

More information https://www.gfbr.global/news/gfbr-2023-call-for-applications-now-open/

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Mon, Apr 3, 2023

Mrc Clinical Trials Unit Lmic Bursaries For Online Msc Courses | Deadline: 17 April 2023

The MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) offers an online MSc course in Clinical Trials and an online MSc course in Statistics for Clinical Trials. The online MSc in Clinical Trials provides an excellent grounding in the management and design of clinical trials, and will enhance the knowledge and understanding of those already working in the field. The online MSc in Statistics for Clinical trials will develop your knowledge and know-how of statistics in clinical trials. This training is relevant for future clinical trial statisticians, and as well as clinicians and other health professionals who have a strong quantitative interest in trials.

The MRC CTU has announced an education bursary to support colleagues in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) available through the MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) for study at UCL. The deadline for application is 17 April 2023.

Please see this document below for Terms and Conditions and the Application Form: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-trials-and-methodology/sites/clinical_trials_and_methodology/files/msc_clinical_trials_lmic_bursary_application_and_ts_and_cs_lmic_residents_final.docx

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Mon, Apr 3, 2023

!! Call For Scientific Symposia !! Eleventh Edctp Forum | Paris, France | 7-10 November 2023 (Deadline: 17 May 2023)

The EDCTP Forum Programme Committee invites applications for scientific symposia to be held in person at the Eleventh EDCTP Forum.

Each symposium is 90 minutes in duration. The symposium format will include discussion and exchange of views with Forum delegates, aiming to advance science, policy and community engagement through the symposium.

The Programme Committee welcomes symposia on topics in the EDCTP remit, with relevance to the Forum theme ‘Partnering for Global Health Research Innovation and Impact in Africa’. 

The content of the symposium should be a topic that is:
- Novel, important and timely
- Relevant to the Forum theme and remit of EDCTP
- Of interest to a broad group of stakeholders and Forum delegates
Symposia focusing on a single programme or institution are discouraged

For more information and the application form click here
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