Duration
10h Th, 10h Mon. WS
Number of credits
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
- Drug development
- Methodology of clinical trials
- Specific types of trials
- Reliability and validity of a diagnostic test
- Quality of studies
- Clinical practice guidelines
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the main stages of drug development, from discovery to market authorization.
- Describe the methodology of clinical trials and their key features (comparison, causality, statistical significance, power).
- Differentiate between various types of clinical trials (traditional, pragmatic, cross-over, equivalence) and discuss their advantages and limitations.
- Assess the reliability and validity of a diagnostic test using appropriate statistical parameters (sensitivity, specificity, ROC curves, etc.).
- Appraise the scientific quality of published studies and identify potential methodological biases.
- Understand the role, development, and use of clinical practice guidelines.
- Develop critical thinking skills towards data from scientific literature and clinical recommendations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is delivered mainly through lectures (ex-cathedra), supported by audiovisual material and videos illustrating theoretical concepts and practical examples.
These lectures are complemented by independent work at home, allowing students to review the content, deepen specific topics, and prepare for the assessment.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Courses will not be given
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Instructions will be given via mail or "supports de cours"
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts
Please, use only your ULiege email address (XXX@student.uliege.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the course code (EPID0006).
Professor Olivier Bruyère
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
E-mail: olivier.bruyere@uliege.be