Noncommunicable Disease Seminar (NCD seminar)

Aim

Aim of the seminar is to present and discuss current international strategies for prevention and control of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD) to make participants familiar with the Finnish experiences from the North Karelia Project and to train in planning, implementation and evaluation of NCD prevention interventions: 'from theory to practice'.

See the brochure of the NCD seminar.

To whom

The seminar is aimed at health professionals and health authorities working with national and local programmes for NCD prevention and
health promotion.

Method

The seminar combines medical and social behavioural theories with practical examples of NCD prevention programmes and strategies. The participants will reflect the lectures with the situation in their own country and each afternoon some of these cases will be discussed.

Several WHO and other international strategies (including the WHO/EURO European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable diseases) will serve as background together with the Finnish strategies.

The seminar is based on the experiences from applications and international perspectives, like the North Karelia project and its national WHO CINDI programme. A two-day visit to different sites in North Karelia is included in the programme.

Venue

Monday to Wednesday programmes take place at the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Mannerheimintie 166, 00270 Helsinki. On Wednesday evening we shall take train to Joensuu in North Karelia where the seminar will end on Friday afternoon.

Fees and costs

Participation fee of 600€ includes seminar materials, lunches and refreshments. Travel and accommodation both in Helsinki and in Joensuu are at own cost. Please pay also full amount of bank expenses.

Bank: Nordea Bank, Helsinki, Finland
Address: Aleksanterinkatu 36, FIN-00020 NORDEA, FINLAND
Bank account: 166030-117559
IBAN FI0316603000117559
SWIFT/BIC code: NDEAFIHH
Reference: NCD seminar

Participation and application

Participation is submitted to application and number of participants is limited to 40. Application form is found at the webpage of the event. Deadline for submission is six weeks prior to start of each seminar. Lectures will be in English, no interpretation to other languages will be provided.

Application form.

Dates for the next NCD Training Seminars:

• 5-8 June 2013

For inquiries of the training seminar, please contact:
Prof. Tiina Laatikainen (tel. +358 29 524 8936)
E-mail: nkproject.cindi(at)thl.fi
Fax: +358 29 524 8338