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| SANT0722-1

 | Basics of Public Health

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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr | |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Yves Reginster | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| Successfully completed the fourth year of medical studies. | |
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| Workshops :
| yes | |
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| 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). | |
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| Assessment :
| Integrated examination. | |
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| 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 | |
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