Study Programmes 2016-2017
EPID0003-1  
Ethic and good practices in epidemiology
Duration :
10h Th, 5h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère, Fanny Buckinx
Coordinator :
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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
Learning unit 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 learning unit :
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 work
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts :
Please, use only your ULg email address (XXX@student.ulg.ac.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the course code (EPID0003).
Professor Olivier Bruyère and Fanny Buckinx 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 Email : fanny.buckinx@ulg.ac.be