The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop entitled: “Use of Influenza Disease Models to Quantitatively Evaluate the Benefits and Risks of Vaccines: A Technical Workshop.” The purpose of this public workshop is to provide stakeholders a forum to discuss the design of a model to quantitatively estimate the benefits and risks Read More »
Calendar of Events
August 23, 2012
Use of Influenza Disease Models To Quantitatively Evaluate the Benefits and Risks of Vaccines: A Technical Workshop
August 13, 2012
Collaborative workshop on applied dual-use biosecurity, biosafety and bioethics
The Advanced Certificate in International Biological Sciences Security Management The Office of Professional Training and Development at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Public Health Agency of Canada are pleased to announce a cooperative Program in International Biological Sciences Security Management and the pilot offering of the first Advanced Certificate in Read More »
August 12, 2012
Effective Biosafety Training
Training others in biosafety or developing a training program is a critical skill and a growing responsibility for biosafety professionals. “Effective Biosafety Training” is a basic instructional design and training delivery course intended for non-training professionals who want to learn about the fundamentals of adult learning, best practices, and how to produce quality training. Upon Read More »
August 5, 2012
Science and Technology Policy in Global Context
The global context for science and technology policies is changing quickly. Knowledge is flowing around the world ever more freely. International collaboration is growing in every field. Economies that have traditionally grown through innovation face new competition from rising economic powers. Intellectual property regimes are in flux and under attack. Scientists and engineers trained in Read More »
July 8, 2012
Principles & Practices of Biosafety
A Comprehensive, Interactive 5-Day Course Principles & Practices of Biosafety will introduce the essential elements of biosafety and provide extensive resource lists for use after the course. Interactive exercises will be used throughout to provide hands-on experience and to encourage networking and problem-solving among participants and instructors. Sessions begin at 8:00 am each day and Read More »
