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SANT0722-1

Basics of Public Health


Duration :20h Th, 20h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
Master in sciences and management environment3
1st year of Master's degree in sciences and management environment,3
Holder(s) :Jean‑Yves Reginster
Course contents : Health Policies
- Methodological aspect of clinical trials
- Drug discovery and development
- Assessment of quality of life
- Introduction to Health Economic Analyses in Health
Course objective : After this course, the student will be available to understand the methodological principles used in the development of clinical trials. He/She will understand the different stages of the development of a new chemical entity, for its pharmacological discovery to its marketing. He/She will be able to appropriately manage the different tool allowing the assessment of health-related quality of life. He/She will be able to compare the various preventive or curative health strategies. He/She will be able to critically discus the various technical approaches possibilities of economic modelisation in Public Health.
Prerequisites : Successfully completed the fourth year of medical studies.
Workshops : yes
Organization : Theoretical course plus a one-afternoon practical session during which the student will be able to interact with invited Professors. Those are individuals deeply involved in the economic life, who will give the student the possibility of discussing various aspects of drug development (basic, clinical, economic, regulatory and ethical aspects).
Assessment : Integrated examination.
Contacts : Jean-Yves REGINSTER, Professor
Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics
CHU SART-TILMAN
Bât. B23
Tél. : +32 4 366 25 01 - Fax : +32 4 366 28 12
E-mail : episp@ulg.ac.be
Secreatry: Vanessa STRAUVEN
Collaboration : Christiane GOSSET, Eric ABADIE, Dominique ETHGEN, Bernard AVOUAC, Mehdi EL GLAOUI, Marcel LECHANTEUR, Dirk CUYPERS




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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