The Epidemiology Research Unit of the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI), UWI in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Jamaica and the Caribbean Health Research Council, Trinidad and Tobago will host a Basic Research Skills Training Workshop from June 14-17, 2004. The venue will be the Sickle Cell Unit Seminar Room on the UWI Mona Campus. The training offered by the workshop sessions will enable participants to identify important reasons for carrying out research and choose relevant and feasible topics for research. They will also be able to define a research question and choose the study design most appropriate to meet the given objectives, as well as calculate the sample size and sample subjects for a research study. Participants will also be able to define measurements; summarise and present basic results of an investigation; and design data collection instruments correctly. A total of 25 places are available and participants will be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis. Cost of attending the Workshop is J$5000.00. Completed registration forms and payment must be submitted by June 4, 2004. For additional information and to obtain registration forms kindly contact Ms. Christine Walters, Ministry of Health by telephone - 967 1100 ext. 2084.