University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
TOXI0002-1  Toxicological risk management in companies
- Part 1 : General principles
- Part 2 : Biological monitoring

Duration :  Part 1 : General principles : 10h Th
Part 2 : Biological monitoring : 10h Th
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Occupational Medicine, 1st year2
Certificat d'université : compétence en pathologie professionnelle2
Lecturer :  Part 1 : General principles : Corinne Charlier
Part 2 : Biological monitoring : Corinne Charlier
Coordinator :  Corinne Charlier
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
Part 1 : General principles

The goal of this course is oriented to toxicological risk management in companies. Practical gestion of professional risk and use of available data bases will be discusssed.

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

This lecture "biological monitoring" is oriented to toxicological risk management in companies and to watching up the toxicological risk in vitro or by experimental techniques on animal, or on human (monitoring of contamination and its impacts).

Learning outcomes of the course :  
Part 1 : General principles

To improve knowledge in

  • toxicological management in companies ;
  • professional risks management : primary prevention (identification of potent agents, quantitative evaluation of exposures, mastering of potent agents) and risk evaluation ;
  • data bases : practical advices to use on line data banks and software.

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

1. Experimental toxicology

1.1. Estimation of severity of toxicity by in vivo methods

1.1.1. Advantages and disadvantages of animal experimentation

1.1.2. Growing-up, maintenance and experimentation conditions

1.1.3. Test of acute toxicity

1.1.4. Test of intermediate toxicity

1.1.5. Test of chronic toxicity

1.2. Estimation of severity of toxicity by in vitro methods

1.3. Stochastic effects

2. Human toxicity

2.1. Contamination monitoring

2.2. Effects monitoring

Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Part 2 : Biological monitoring

Toxicological risk management in companies

Partim 1 : General principles, 10h Th
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Part 1 : General principles

Not appliable
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Part 1 : General principles

10 hours (2nd semester)

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

Theorical lectures (2 or 3 times) of 2 or 3 hours, 2nd semester

Recommended or required readings :  
Part 1 : General principles

Copy of slides

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

.Copy of slides

Assessment methods and criteria :  
Part 1 : General principles

Oral examination in june

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

Oral examination in June

Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Part 1 : General principles

Clinical, Forensic and Environmental Toxicology laboratory

Bloc central +3 porte 166

CHU Sart-Tilman

Secrétariat: B.CORNET 04/3667683

C.Charlier@chu.ulg.ac.be

Part 2 : Biological monitoring

Professeur Corinne CHARLIER

Clinical, Forensic and Environmental Toxicology laboratory

CHU B35

Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège

Tél. 04/3667683

Fax 04/3668889

e-mail : C.Charlier@chu.ulg.ac.be




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