<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">It is our pleasure to inform that the 2012 <b>Survival Analysis</b> workshop will be held at Hanoi School of Public Health from October 22 to October 26, 2012 at Hanoi School of Public Health.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">This course is a good course�</font><span lang="VI" style="text-align:justify;font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">in statistics or biostatistics and an
understanding of the basic tools: paired and independent samples <i>t</i>-tests,
simple linear regression and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), contingency
tables and �</span><span lang="VI" style="text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;line-height:115%">2 </span><span lang="VI" style="text-align:justify;font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">(chi-square) analyses.
Experience with multivariable linear regression and logistic regression is also
necessary, and </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">participants</span><span lang="VI" style="text-align:justify;font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"> will be assumed to have an understanding of
confounding, interaction, and mediation within these techniques.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="VI" style="text-align:justify;font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Course requirements:</font></b></p>
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</span>Participants
who are working for medical universities or Government organizations do not
have to pay tuition fees</font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
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</span>Participants
who are working for NGOs must pay US$200 if they want to join the course</p>
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</span></span><span lang="VI" style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">Participants must have basic knowledge of epidemiology,
biostatistics and quantitative research background. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>
<p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">�<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">��������
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">Besides, participants must have experiences in using
statistical software, such as STATA, SPSS, and SAS.</span></p>
<p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">�<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">��������
</span></span><span lang="VI" style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">Class time is from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm. Participants are
required to fully take part in the course.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>
<p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in;line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">NOTE: The course will be taught in English and p</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="VI" style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">articipants must bring their
own laptop with installed software.�</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in;line-height:115%"><b><i><span lang="VI" style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"><br>
</span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in;line-height:115%">Please find the attached file below to get further information. If you wish to participate, let's fill in the application form and send it to Ms. Nguyen Thuy Linh at <a href="mailto:ntl@hsph.edu.vn" target="_blank">ntl@hsph.edu.vn</a>.</p>
<p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in;line-height:115%"><br></p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:6pt 0in;line-height:115%"><b><u>Deadline for apllication: 30th September, 2012</u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Please feel free to forward this email to your friends and colleagues. Do not hesitate to ask us if you have any question.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p>
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<font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sincerely,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Linh</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><br></p></div>-- <br><i style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">BPH. Nguyen Thuy Linh</span></b><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">
<span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics<br>
Faculty of Fundamental Sciences<br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Hanoi School of Public Health</span><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">138b Giang Vo, Ba Dinh, Hanoi</span><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">
<span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Office phone: (+844) 37365896</span><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Mobile phone: (+84) 983-566-698</span><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Email: <a href="mailto:ntl@hsph.edu.vn" target="_blank">ntl@hsph.edu.vn</a></span><br style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">
<span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">� � � � � <a href="mailto:wildcat.ntl@gmail.com" target="_blank">wildcat.ntl@gmail.com</a></span></i><br>