InVS (Institut de Veille Sanitaire) and CESPA (Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health armies) are organizing the 1st Conferences on SurSaUD® (Emergency health surveillance and Death) and ASTER (Real-time Warning and Supervisory) on 20 and 21 November 2014 in Paris. This event is an opportunity to bring together all the partners involved and users of these systems to capitalize on the experience gained and the future. Registration is free but mandatory.

Online registration form here.

Contacts: Frédérique Lottin (for InVS) and Delphine Dondero (for CESPA)

The 34th Annual Days of SFGG (French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology) will be held from 25 to 27 November 2014 in Paris. These sessions provide an opportunity for geriatricians and gerontologists experts to discuss current issues and exchange information about new questions for research on aging.

Terms and registration form online here.

Contact: info@jasfgg2014.com

The Joinup section of the European Commission website, dedicated to "share and reuse interoperability solutions for public administrations", has published an article about the Epidemiology-France Portal, entitled "French health database catalogue doubles in size".

You can read the article here.

Aviesan organized on tuesday, October 21, 2014 a press conference entitled "Ebola: An update on research in France."

On this occasion, 40 journalists gathered on the Biopark site to interact with Yves Lévy, Jean-François Delfraissy and Aviesan experts on the topic.

Here the press Aviesan on Ebola (PDF)