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EPID0752-1  Clinical trials, meta-analysis and Evidence Based Medicine
Duration :  30h Th, 10h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd yearToute l'année4
Holder(s) :  Olivier Bruyère, Jean‑Yves Reginster, Florent Richy
Coordinator :  Jean‑Yves Reginster
Language :  French language
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
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.
Prerequisites :  Basics of epidemiology
(Professor Jean-Yves REGINSTER)

Basics of statistics and probability
(Professor Adelin ALBERT)
Organization :  30 theoric hours
Written notes :  Extensive material will be distributed during the lesson
Assessment :  Written exam / Continuous evaluation / Written report
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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