Study Programmes 2016-2017
METO1006-1  
Meta-analysis and critical approach of the evidence based public health
Duration :
10h Th, 10h Pr, 5h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)3
University certificate in clinical epidemiology and healthcare economics4
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Charlotte Beaudart, Olivier Bruyère, Jean-Yves Reginster
Coordinator :
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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 to Evidence Based Public Health paradigm
  • Critical discussion of Evidence Based Public Health
  • The weight of evidence in medicine
  • Evidence Based Public Health and modern quantitative methods
  • Application to clinical trials in humans
  • Meta-analytic techniques
  • Publication bias
 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
By the end of this course, students will have acquired skills in terms of critical analysis of the taxonomy of scientific evidence, effect estimators, analysis methodology of clinical trial results and meta-analyses in order to have a comprehensive and critical view of Evidence Based Public Health.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra course, practical exercises, use of softwares, presentation of results by the students
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 and/or 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 address (XXX@student.ulg.ac.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the course code METO1006.
 
Professors Olivier Bruyère and et Jean-Yves Reginster and Mrs Charlotte Beaudart
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 : jyreginster@ulg.ac.be Email : C.Beaudart@ulg.ac.be