VETE2033-1 : Basis of risk analysis and quality management

Study Programmes 2015-2016

VETE2033-1

Basis of risk analysis and quality management

Duration :

9h Th

Number of credits :

Specialised master in specialised veterinary medicine		1

Lecturer :

Georges Daube, Claude Saegerman

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Essentials about risk analysis and quality management in general and in the food chain

Learning outcomes of the course :

· The student will be able to understand and criticize microbiological and chemical risk assessment related to foodstuffs of animal origin

· The student will be able to understand the concept of quality management and to explain how to implement such system in the food chain

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

· The student would have previously followed a basic course of Epidemiology and Statistics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Recommended or required readings :

Copy of slides available via eCampus
Reference books for Risk Analysis:
· Terminologie en matière d'analyse des dangers et des risques selon le Codex alimentarius. Ouvrage édité par l'Agence fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire, Bruxelles, 46 pages.
· Application de l'évaluation de risques dans la chaîne alimentaire. Ouvrage édité par l'Agence fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire, Bruxelles, sous presse.
· Analyse de risque. Numéro spécial. Epidémiologie et santé animale, 2002, n°41.
· Renwick et al. Risk characterisation of chemicals in food and diet. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2003, 41, 1211-1271.

Assessment methods and criteria :

· A written exam is organized. It consists in questions and sub-questions related to the course (a point when the answer is right). The questions deal with general principles and concepts, as well as risks analysis exercises.

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

· The teaching is given by a multidisciplinary team of professors, of which two are diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Public Health.

Contacts :

· C. Saegerman, Lecturer and coordinator
claude.saegerman@ulg.ac.be
· G. Daube, Professor
Georges.Daube@ulg.ac.be
· Secretary's office : ' 04/366-40-40

Items online :

Base in risk analysis and in quality management
Power point présentations.