Duration
10h Th, 10h Pr, 5h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| University certificate in clinical epidemiology and healthcare economics | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
- Introduction to Evidence Based Public Health paradigme
- Evidence Based Public Health and modern quantitative methods
- Introduction to Meta-analysis, history, definition
- Discovery and use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses management software
- Bias risk assessment
- Meta-analytic techniques
- Publication bias
- Critical discussion of Evidence Based Public Health
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 scientifc evidence and in the implementation of an MA. He/she will have learned to interpret the results of a meta-analysis and will have had the opportunity to do one. In order to have a global and critical view of Evidence Based Public Health, he will also have acquired competence in critical analysis of MA methodology, effect estimators, sensitivity analyses and potential biases of publications.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Advanced Bibliographic search and systematic review of literature METO0010-1
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 myULiège
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 ULiege address (XXX@student.uliege.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@uliege.be
Email : jyreginster@uliege.be
Email : C.Beaudart@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Since the 19/03/2020, all the different classes are performed on line.
The teachers registered their voice and a video via power point for each lessons. Videos are posted on MyUliege with a forum opened on Ecampus for any questions from the students.
Assessment subjects
The evaluation will comprise the 3 statistical courses that have been given about meta-analysis. We will ask to students to be able to understand/interprete different statistics of meta-analysis.
Not included in the evaluation: extraction of data, risk of bias assessment, practical application on the software "R".
Assessment methods
Individual oral evaluation via the software "Lifesize".
A web link will be communicate to each students to be able to connect on Lifesize. A possibility to "try" this application before the date of evaluation will be offered to each student.
Contacts
Dr. Charlotte Beaudart
c.beaudart@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The evaluation will comprise the 3 statistical courses that have been given about meta-analysis. We will ask to students to be able to understand/interprete different statistics of meta-analysis.
Not included in the evaluation: extraction of data, risk of bias assessment, practical application on the software "R".
Assessment methods
Individual oral evaluation via the software "Lifesize".
A web link will be communicate to each students to be able to connect on Lifesize. A possibility to "try" this application before the date of evaluation will be offered to each student.
Contacts
Dr. Charlotte Beaudart
c.beaudart@uliege.be