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| STAT0740-2 | Statistical methods in epidemiology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master en sciences de la santé publique, à finalité spécialisée en pratiques avancées en sciences infirmières, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Lecturer : | Olivier Bruyère |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Statistics and epidemiology. Estimation - sampling techniques - Association bewteen a risk factor and a disease (relative rik and odds ratio) - Confounding factors - Survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier survival curves). From simple to advanced statistical methods. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course is intended to give students a solid statistical background in epidemiology. The importance of the use of appropriate statistical methods in designing public health surveys and epidemiological studies, as well as in analysing the results, will be stressed. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Students should have some basic knowledge in epidemiologya nd in biostatistics. The course will be helpful for a course in advanced epidemiology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Each theoretical course will be followed by a practical where the student will be able to apply the methods taught. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is usually taught during the second quadrimester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Elementary lecture notes are available (cost 10 EUR).
Textbooks
- Statistical Methods in Epidemiology. H.A. Kahn et C.T. Sempos. Oxford University Press, 1989.
- Modern Epidemiology. K.Y. Rothman et S. Greenland. Lippincott-Raven 1998.
- Statistics for Epidemiology. N. P. Jewell. Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2004. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Practical written exam (open book) and/or continuous evaluation and/or written report |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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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
Practicals:
Mme Nadia Dardenne
Tél: 04 366 33 40
Email: ndardenne@ulg.ac.be |
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