Study Programmes 2015-2016
EPID0003-1  
Ethic and good Practices in Epidemiology
Duration :
15h Th, 5h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Context of the practice of epidemiology
  • Principle of Ethics in epidemiology
  • The scope of good practices in epidemiology
  • Protection of personal data
  • Accountability - Conflict of Interest
  • The study protocol
  • The conduct of the study
  • Publication of the results
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to enable the student to acquire quickly knowledge of the fundamental principles ruling the practice of epidemiology. Another objective is to propose specific recommendations for students, who prepare, implement and disseminate the results of an epidemiological study.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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 and/or group work and/or individual work
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 Email : olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be