II Workshop on the use of Computed Tomography (CT) in pig carcass classification. Other CT applications: live animals and meat technology, 16-17th April 2009, Monells (Girona), Spain

Es va realitzar el II Workshop en Tomografia Computeritzada (TC) a Monells. El primer dia es va dedicar íntegrament a la utilització del TC en temes de classificació de canals porcines, i el segon dia es va obrir a altres aplicacions del TC, ja sigui en animals vius o en diferents aspectes de qualitat de la carn o els productes carnis. Al workshop hi van assistir 45 persones de 12 països de la UE. The II workshop on the use of Computed Tomography (CT) in pig carcass classification. Other CT applications: live animals and meat technology was held in Monells. The first day it was dedicated to the use of CT in pig carcass classification. The segond day it was open to otehr CT applications, in live animals or in meat and meat products quality. There were 45 assistants of 12 EU countries.

The trypanosomatid evolution workshop London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The trypanosome evolution workshop, a joint meeting of the University of Exeter and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, focused on topics relating to trypanosomatid and vector evolution. The meeting, sponsored by The Wellcome Trust, The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease of World Health Organization and the British Section of the Society of Protozoologists, brought together an international group of experts who presented papers on a wide range of topics including parasite and vector phylogenies, molecular methodology and relevant biogeographical data.

Workshop on Evaluation - Workshop 1 (PDF 391 KB)

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CRNINI workshop: Ethics in Research with children

Guidance for ethical research projects   •Good practice in children’s research •Building on knowledge gained in GUI •Initiated by DCYA   •Produced by Working Group with research, legal, policy and child protection expertise   Patricia's presentation is an analysis of at data from the Growing Up in Ireland study:  The relationship between family tranisitions and children's well being.

Ethics workshop presentations

Guidance for developing ethical research projects involving children.

Suicide prevention - Protect Life - Ministerial workshop report

The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots MLA, asked Department officials and the Public Health Agency to organise a workshop to support the implementation of the Protect Life Strategy and to consider what further action is needed in order to tackle the high level of suicides and self harm in Northern Ireland.The resulting report from the event is attached below.The event primarily provided an opportunity to explore the views and perspectives of the community and voluntary sector. Community�and Voluntary (C&V) organisations funded through the Northern Ireland�Suicide Prevention Strategy Protect Life - A Shared Vision (DHSSPS 2006) were personally invited to the workshop along with key representatives from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), the Public Health Agency (PHA), the Health�and Social Care Trusts (HSCT), the Health�and Social Care Board (HSCB) and members of the NI Executive Health Committee.In total, there were 118 participants, 54 from the statutory sector and 64 from the C&V sector. A full list of attendees is detailed in Appendix 1.