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| EPID0752-1 | Clinical trials, meta-analysis and Evidence Based Medicine
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Olivier Bruyère, Jean‑Yves Reginster, Florent Richy |
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| Coordinator : | Jean‑Yves Reginster |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Clinical trials
Introduction: Evidence-based Medicine Drugs development (Phases I, II, III, IV) Clinical trial methodology - Characteristics of a protocol - Particular clinical trial - Informed consent - Clinical trial analysis
Meta-analysis and Evidence Based Medicine
- Introductory example to EBM - Critical appraisal of EBM - The weight of evidence in medicine - EBM and modern quantitative methods - Applications to clinical in humans - Meta-analysis |
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| Course objective : | Clinical trials
- To acquire basis to perform clinical trial - To discuss interventional epidemiology with a pluridisciplinary point of view - To learn to consult international clinical trial directives
Meta-analysis and Evidence Based Medicine
The mesons will cover the evaluation of the levels of evidence, effects estimates, randomized controlled trials design and analysis, meta-analysis and the development and evaluation of predictive approaches. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basics of epidemiology (Professor Jean-Yves REGINSTER)
Basics of statistics and probability (Professor Adelin ALBERT) |
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| Organization : | 30 theoric hours |
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| Written notes : | Extensive material will be distributed during the lesson |
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| Assessment : | Written exam / Continuous evaluation / Written report |
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| Contacts : | Jean-Yves REGINSTER, Professor Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics CHU Sart Tilman (B23) 4000 Liège Tel : +32 4 366 25 01 Fax : +32 4 366 28 12 E-mail : jyreginster@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: Vanessa STRAUVEN E-mail: episp@ulg.ac.be |
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