Complement of epidemiology

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Claude Saegerman

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, examination in June

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

· Introduction and objectives of epidemiology applied to veterinary public health
· The major indicators in epidemiology
· Presentation of the Win Episcope 2. 0 ® software and the associated online application WinEpi
· Evaluation of diagnosis methods
· Sampling and epidemiological inquiries
· Etiological studies
· Modelization in Epidemiology
· Directed exercises using the Win Episcope 2.0 ® software or WinEpi

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

· The student will be able to understand and participate to epidemiological inquiries
· The student will be able to lead simple epidemiological inquiries
· The student will be able to interpret the results of diagnosis tests.
· The student will be able to use the Win Episcope 2. 0 ® or its online application WinEpi software by him/herself

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

· The student would have previously followed a course of introduction to epidemiology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive course.
Learning problem solving.

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

· 10 hours of interactive course and 5 hours of directed works in the multimedia room

· Theory is widely illustrated by a computer-helped presentation

· Interactions between teacher and students take place during the course

· The teacher is available to answer questions at the end of the course

Recommended or required readings

Written notes are available at the « Office des Cours ».
Reference books : 
- Epidémiologie appliquée à la lutte collective contre les maladies animales transmissibles majeures (4ème édition), par B. Toma, B. Dufour, J.J. Bénet, J. Rivière, A. Shaw et F. MoutouAEEMA, Paris, 2018.
 - Thrusfield M., Ortega C., de Blas I., Noordhuizen J.-P., Frankena K. WIN EPISCOPE 2.0: improved epidemiological software for veterinary medicine. Vet. Rec., 2001, 148(18), 567-572.
- Note at eCampus

Assessment methods and criteria

• An oral exam is organized.
• First the student prepares a questionnaire with questions and subquestions related to the course.
• Questions deal with general principles and concepts of epidemiology, but also with simulation exercises.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The Win Episcope 2.0 software can be freely downloaded at the following url adress : http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Animal-Sciences/Quantitative-Veterinary-Epidemiology-1/Education.htm· 
. Working in Epidemiology : http://www.winepi.net/
. The calculator Epitools can be consulted online at the following URL address:  suivante :http://epitools.ausvet.com.au/content.php?page=home
· Teaching is in the hands of a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Public Health.

Contacts

· C. Saegerman, Professor
claude.saegerman@uliege.be
· Secretary's office : ' 04/366-42-63

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