2017-2018 / EPID0005-1

Epidemiological survey applied to nutrition

Duration

10h Th, 10h Mon. WS

Number of credits

 Master in public health (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Michèle Guillaume

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

-definition of nutritional epidemiology and associated concepts
-data collection methods relating to nutrition and the biases inherent in these methods
-nutritional status indicators
-stages involved in a nutritional survey
-validation studies for the tools necessary for nutritional epidemiology
-examples of major studies on nutrition

-definition of nutritional epidemiology and associated concepts
-data collection methods relating to nutrition and the biases inherent in these methods
-nutritional status indicators
-stages involved in a nutritional survey
-validation studies for the tools necessary for nutritional epidemiology
-examples of major studies on nutrition

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Students will grasp the resources neccessary for the implementation or contribution of a critical approach to a study on nutritional epidemiology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisite or corequisite knowledge and skills are developed within each program.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex-cathedra lessons. Portfolio.

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

Face-to-face lessons. Portfolio.

Recommended or required readings

There are no lecture notes. A PowerPoint presentation and a folder of scientific papers will be provided to students on the "My Ulg" website.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam (on the course material and on the folder of scientific papers).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

Axelle HOGE
Phone : 04/366.92.98
Email : axelle.hoge@ulg.ac.be
Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Bât. B23, Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Tour de Pathologie - Niveau 0
CHU - Sart Tilman