General and clinical epidemiology of emerging diseases

Duration

24h Th, 18h Mon. WS

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marius Gilbert, Hugues Guyot, Claude Saegerman

Coordinator

Claude Saegerman

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases:
- Clinical examination of animals
- Analysis and interpretation of clinical findings
- Development of tools to support clinical decision

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Being able to perform a clinical examination of a suspect with an emerging animal disease.
Being able to analyze the results of clinical examination and be able to interpret results at the population level.
Understanding the development of clinical decision tree.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Clinical examination in veterinary infectiology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive course.
Learning problem solving.

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

Face-to-face.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

• Online theoretical course (lifesize recording or equivalent), accessible via the eCampus platform and largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation.
• The teacher is available to students via the Lifesize platform or equivalent to answer questions at the end of the theoretical course.

Recommended or required readings

Notes available on the Web site 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.

A transverse general question on emerging diseases.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The schedule is provided to students.

Contacts

Clinical examination:
Prof. Hugues Guyot
hugues.guyot@uliege.be

Clinical decision Tools :
Prof. Claude Saegerman
claude.saegerman@uliege.be

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