Study Programmes 2016-2017
EPID0006-1  
Interventional epidemiology and clinical trials
Duration :
10h Th, 10h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère, Jean-Yves Reginster
Coordinator :
N...
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
Learning unit contents :
Introduction Drugs development (Phases I, II, III, IV) Clinical trial methodology - Characteristics of a protocol - Particular clinical trial - Informed consent - Clinical trial analysis
 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Clinical trials
1. To acquire basis to perform clinical trial 2. To discuss interventional epidemiology with a pluridisciplinary point of view 3. To learn to consult international clinical trial directives
 
Evidence Based Medicine
The lessons will cover the evaluation of the levels of evidence, effects estimates, randomized controlled trials design and analysis and the development and evaluation of predictive approaches.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture notes will be available via "my ULg"
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 :
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 (EPID0006).
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