Professor in Global Public Health, Victoria University
Prof de Courten is a Global Public Health expert with substantial experience in interventions ranging from the pathophysiology of non-communicable diseases to translation of this research into population-based approaches. His research focus is Global Health and disease surveillance in the area of chronic diseases. He has worked in a range of different organizations, such as large governmental research institutes (the NIH in the US), inter- governmental institutions (WHO), private research institutions and academia (University of Copenhagen – most recently - Monash and Deakin University, University of Bern).
His specific technical knowledge covers the fields of clinical trials, health services, epidemiology, community-based obesity and diabetes prevention initiatives, health policy, health promotion, disease control and global health education.
Oct 15, 2020 14:25 pm UTC| Health
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