Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Pharmaco-epidemiology and Pharmaco-economics | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 10h Th | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Olivier Ethgen | ||||||||
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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 first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. A general framework: Epidemiology 1.2. Pharmacoepidemiology 1.3. Why do we need pharmacoepidemiology? 1.4. What is the relationship between the pharmaco-epidemiology and pharmaco-economics? 2. RISK MEASUREMENT 3. STUDIES OF DRUG USE 4. PHARMACO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES 5. PHARMACOVIGILANCE 6. INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACO-ECONOMICS 7. MEASURING QUALITY OF LIFE |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Acquire the basics notion of pharmacoepidemiological and pharmacoeconomic analysis.
Understand the rational, the use and the implications of these analyses. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| - 8 hours of lecture, with concrete illustrations
- 2 hours of exercise, revision and exam preparation |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face sessions | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam (2 hours) | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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| None | ||||||||
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Olivier ETHGEN
o.ethgen@ulg.ac.be +32 471 58 30 10 |
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