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| SANT0757-2 | Epidemiology applied to health determinants - Part I : Epidemiology applied to nutrition - Part 2 : Clinical epidemiology
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| Duration : | Part I : Epidemiology applied to nutrition : 15h Th, 15h SEM Part 2 : Clinical epidemiology : 15h Th, 15h SEM
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 2nd year |  | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Part I : Epidemiology applied to nutrition : Michèle Guillaume
Part 2 : Clinical epidemiology : Olivier Bruyère
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| Coordinator : | N... |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | -definition of nutritional epidemiology and associated concepts.
-data collection methods relating to nutrition and the biases inherent in these methods.
-nutritional status indicators.
-stages involved in a nutritional survey.
-validation studies for the tools necessary for nutritional epidemiology.
-examples of major studies on nutrition.
-a summary of current knowledge about the links between food and pathologies. |
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- the measures of association in epidemiology
- the main study schemes in epidemiology
- precision/accuracy and validity
- study of the risk factors and the causes of diseases
- intervention epidemiology
- the meta-analysis
- the cause in epidemiology
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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 | Students will grasp the resources neccessary for the implementation or contribution of a critical approach to a study on nutritional epidemiology. |
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 | The objectif of this course is to provide the student with the necessary elements to assess in a critical way the scientific data he will be confronted with during his professionnal practice and during his end of study work. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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 | The following courses will be taught: Principles of scientific investigation, epidemiological part-the determining factors of health-Assessment of public health programmes-Introduction to an approach to public health research. |
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 | Course of statistics given by Prof. Adelin ALBERT |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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 | Ex-cathedra lessons alternating with the completion of practical work within the framework of the course. |
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 | ex cathedra course
group work
individual work |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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 | Face-to-face lessons. Portfolio. |
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 | face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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 | There is no syllabus. A PowerPoint presentation on the subject will be made available to students on the “My Ulg” website. |
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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 |
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 | written exam |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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 | For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website. |
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Contacts :
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 | Assistant to Professor Guillaume, B. Pétré
Phone : 04/366.25.05
Email : benoit.petre@ulg.ac.be
Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Bât. B23, Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Tour de Pathologie - Niveau 0
CHU - Sart Tilman |
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 | 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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