Study Programmes 2015-2016
METO0004-1  
Evidence-Based Medicine and research methodology in the field of Health Care
Duration :
10h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Documentary research methodology
  • Syntax in documentary research
  • Using PubMed and Medline
  • Evaluation of the relevance of the literature
  • Accuracy and validity of scientific studies
  • Study of the risk factors and causes of diseases
  • Interventional epidemiology
  • Meta-analysis
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to provide the student with elements required to critically appraise the scientific data of his future professional activities, and his end of study work.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Course of Statistics given by Dr Anne-Françoise Donneau
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
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 E-mail: olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
slides Courses 1 and 3
slides
Ethics concept applied to the end of study work
Ethics concept
Course material related to the 8/12/2015 lesson
various documents related to the lesson 8/12/2015
Syllabus
syllabus