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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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| Lecturer : | Olivier Bruyère, Jean‑Yves Reginster, Florent Richy |
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| Coordinator : | Jean‑Yves Reginster |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 lesons 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Epidemiology Complement
(Professor Jean-Yves REGINSTER and Olivier BRUYERE) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 theoric hours |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes will be available via "my ULg" |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam / Continuous evaluation / Written report |
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Contacts :
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| 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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| Items online : |
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| Méthodologie des essais cliniques et Notion d'Evidence Based Medicine |
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