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Stockholm 2007 Scientific Awards

Occupation and Epidemiology Best Paper Annual Award

with the support of GlaxoSmithKline

The first prize has been awarded to:
Jonathan Grigg (London, United Kingdom) for the paper entitled "Carbon in macrophages and lung function in children" published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The second prize has been awarded to:
Michal Bednarek (Warsaw, Poland) for his paper entitled "Smokers with airway obstruction are more likely to quit smoking" published in Thorax.

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A Dictionary of Epidemiology

Fifth Edition - Call for submissions

The International Epidemiological Association (IEA) and Oxford University Press (OUP) are pleased to announce that work is now beginning on the Fifth Edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology, whose first four editions were edited by John Last (Ottawa) and published by OUP. This new, Fifth Edition will be edited under the leadership of Miquel Porta (Barcelona), who was selected for such task by the IEA Council. The tentative publication date is September of 2008, to coincide with the IEA World Congress of Epidemiology in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Members of IEA and all other epidemiologists worldwide are cordially invited to contribute to the work by submitting to the editor amendments, corrections of existing definitions, and new material. There is already a small file of suggested amendments and possible additions to the new edition, which John Last received and kindly guarded since publication of the Fourth Edition in 2001.

Further contributions, corrections and comments are warmly welcomed at our exciting new collaborative web environment. Rather than communicating via email, we have established a wiki, a collaborative website where all interested parties can participate in the creation of this new edition. Please note that the wiki is the only way to make your contribution.

If you would like to contribute to the 5th edition, and for more information, please click here.

We look forward to your criticisms, comments, and suggestions.

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News Digest

December 2005 / January 2006
Together with the other officers of Assembly 6, I invite all of you who are interested in topics relevant to our Assembly to apply for the Occupation and Epidemiology Best Paper annual award. One or more award prize(s) (with a total amount of 6,000 €) will be given with the support of GlaxoSmithKline by an independent jury to the best paper(s) published in 2005 in a peer-reviewed scientific journal with an authorship including at least one member of Assembly 6. The deadline for the application is March 31, 2006. Looking forward to receiving many papers!
Of interest to members of our Assembly is the ERS / ATS Task Force on the standardisation of lung function testing (available via www.ersnet.org/elearning) to which Assembly 6 has contributed. In addition, an ERS School Course on Occupational Asthma is taking place on June 22-24, 2006 (Leuven, Belgium).
Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Assembly Head

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