Veterinary epidemiology and risk analysis

Duration

30h Th, 30h Mon. WS

Number of credits

Lecturer

Nathalie Kirschvink, Claude Saegerman

Coordinator

Claude Saegerman

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Epidemiology is the science that studies the distribution of diseases and health indicators in populations and the influences that determine this distribution. Risk analysis is a way to organize the information available on a potential event , translate them into probabilities by taking into account assumptions, variability and uncertainty, and to logically deduce decisions. The specificity is mainly, for the first, the population aspect and for the second, the interdisciplinary aspect. Their importance for health professionals is great to better prevent diseases but also manage them better.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• Understand the basics and advanced methods in epidemiology and risk analysis
• Know the basics of public health systems, human and animal health
• Acquire basic reasoning to manage a risk of infection at farms/facilitities/care units, including emerging diseases.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Have a first experience in a health care system whatever the origin (public health, animal health, plant health).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

* Interactive course and tutorials.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

• Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

 * Notes available on eCampus

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

* Each student is evaluated based on the presentation and defense of a work of epidemiology and/or risk analysis in the context of his country and its sector of activities.

Work placement(s)

• Online theory course (Lifesize recording), accessible via the eCampus platform and extensively illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation.
• Online defence of personal work (via Lifesize).
• The teachers are available to students via the Lifesize platform to answer questions at the end of the theory lessons and during the time slots reserved for personal work.

Organizational remarks

Contacts

• Prof. Claude Saegerman

• Dr Carole Schirvel

• Prof. Nathalie Kirschvink :