International Epidemiological Association
Encyclopedia
The International Epidemiological Association (IEA) is an organization
that aims at promoting epidemiologic
research
worldwide. It is run by an executive council and regional councilors from all WHO
regions. The organization hosts World Conferences
in Epidemiology (WCE) every three years and regional conferences at regular intervals in most regions. The IEA owns the International Journal of Epidemiology
, which is independently edited by leading epidemiologists appointed by the IEA. It sponsors "A Dictionary of Epidemiology".
The objectives of the IEA are to:
- Promote the use of epidemiology and its application to the solution of health problems.
- Encourage the development of epidemiological methods and improvement in these methods.
- Promote the communication of epidemiological methods and findings amongst epidemiologists throughout the world as well as amongst all others concerned with health.
- Co-operate with both national and international organisations which are concerned with the promotion of health in the application of epidemiological methods in the solution of problems.
- Improve the dissemination of epidemiological findings nationally and internationally.
- Improve the recruitment, education and training of epidemiologists.
The organization started as a correspondence club in 1954. More about the history and mission of the IEA can be found at http://ieaweb.org.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
that aims at promoting epidemiologic
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
worldwide. It is run by an executive council and regional councilors from all WHO
Who
Who may refer to:* Who , an English-language pronoun* who , a Unix command* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism- Art and entertainment :* Who? , a 1958 novel by Algis Budrys...
regions. The organization hosts World Conferences
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
in Epidemiology (WCE) every three years and regional conferences at regular intervals in most regions. The IEA owns the International Journal of Epidemiology
International Journal of Epidemiology
The International Journal of Epidemiology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in epidemiology. It is the official journal of the International Epidemiological Association. The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics....
, which is independently edited by leading epidemiologists appointed by the IEA. It sponsors "A Dictionary of Epidemiology".
The objectives of the IEA are to:
- Promote the use of epidemiology and its application to the solution of health problems.
- Encourage the development of epidemiological methods and improvement in these methods.
- Promote the communication of epidemiological methods and findings amongst epidemiologists throughout the world as well as amongst all others concerned with health.
- Co-operate with both national and international organisations which are concerned with the promotion of health in the application of epidemiological methods in the solution of problems.
- Improve the dissemination of epidemiological findings nationally and internationally.
- Improve the recruitment, education and training of epidemiologists.
The organization started as a correspondence club in 1954. More about the history and mission of the IEA can be found at http://ieaweb.org.