Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Specialised master in occupational medicine | 2 crédits | |||
| University certificate : training in professional pathology | 2 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
- Epidemiology and biostatistics
- Descriptive biostatistics and statistical inference
- Measurement and interpretation of the dispersion and shape of a distribution
- Types of epidemiological studies (descriptive, analytical, interventional,
evaluative)
- Identification of the objectives of medical tests
- Definition of tests performance
- Selection of a test based on its analytical performances.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Defining basic concepts in biostatistics and in occupational Epidemiology
- Defining and describing the characteristics of basic statistical indices
- Discussing the situations in which these various indices should be best used
- Types of epidemiological studies
- Understanding and discussing the basic rules of probability applicable to the interpretation of quantitative results
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biostatistics course (Pr Donneau) Epidemiology course (Pr Reginster)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
No learning activities
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
"Epidémiologie - Principes et méthodes quantitatives"
Editions Inserm, 1993
J. Bouyer, D. Hémon, S. Cordier,
F. Derriennic, I. Stücker, B. Stengel,
J. Clavel
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.
Public oral examination
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 Tel. : +32 4 366 29 26 - Fax : +32 4 366 25 96 E-mail : episp@ulg.ac.be Secreatry: Vanessa STRAUVEN