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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
METO0004-1  Evidence-Based Medicine and research methodology in the field of Health Care

Duration :  10h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year2
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 2nd year2
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 2nd year2
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 2nd year2
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 2nd year2
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 2nd year2
Lecturer :  Olivier Bruyère
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
  • Documentary research methodology
  • Syntax in documentary research
  • Using PubMed and Medline
  • Evaluation of the relevance of the literature
  • Accuracy and validity of scientific studies
  • Study of the risk factors and causes of diseases
  • Interventional epidemiology
  • Meta-analysis
  • The cause in epidemiology
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The objective of this course is to provide the student with elements to enalble him to judge critically the scientificdata which he will be confronted with during his professionnal practice of health and during the realisation of his end of study work.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Statistic course of Professor Adelin Albert
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Ex cathedra Course Group work Individual work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
Lecture notes will be available via myULg
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written exam Continuous assessment Written report
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website
Contacts :  
Professor Olivier Bruyère Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics CHU Sart Tilman, Bât.B23 4000 Liège Tel.: + 32 (0)4 366 25 81 Fax: + 32 (0)4 366 28 12 E-mail: olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be


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