Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Specialised master in health care data management | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Definition of the epidemiology - Objective and mission of the epidemiology - Evaluation of the normality and the pathological - Indicators of the health - Evaluation of the relation between a factor of exhibition(exposure) and a sanitary situation - Type of epidemiological studies - Causal inference in the methods of education and learning - Bases of the Biostatistics
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After this course, the student will be able to understand and define the basic concept of epidemiology. He/She will be able to understand and apply the appropriate methodology pertaining to a preparatory analysis of a health problem. He/She will be able to set up an epidemiological study, in full accordance with the methodological requirements. He/She will be able to calculate and describe the relative frequency and probability of disorders. He/She will understand and discus the basic principles of probability applied to the interpretation of quantitative results in medicine. He/She will identify the biases most frequently appearing in scientific papers and will be able to assess the importance of the effect generated by these biases. Eventually, he will be able to evaluate whether the techniques used for the quantitative assessment as well as the conclusion found in scientific publication are correct.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Nobody prerequired private individual to consider for this education
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Theoretical lessons
Recommended or required readings
Extensive material is available to "Point de vue" (Bât. B7).
Books:
Eléments d'épidémiologie. R. Beaglehole, R. Bonita, T. Kjellstrom. Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Genève, 1994 - ISBN 92-4-254446-9.
Medical Biostatistics and Epidemiology. D. Essex-Sorlie. Prentice-Hall International Inc, London, 1995 - ISBN 0-8385-6214-0.
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam of the course takes place to book closed under the shape of a QCM
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts
Jean-Yves REGINSTER, Professor Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics CHU SART-TILMAN Bât. B23 Tél. : +32 4 366 25 01 - Fax : +32 4 366 28 12 E-mail : episp@ulg.ac.be Secreatry: Françoise DAOUD