Duration
Number of credits
| University certificate in clinical epidemiology and healthcare economics | 20 crédits |
Lecturer
Collégialité
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The final assignment for the certificate consists of a critical appraisal of a scientific article. Each student is free to choose an original research article ("Research") published in the following public health journal: Archives of Public Health (https://link.springer.com/journal/13690/volumes-and-issues). The appraisal of the selected article will be based on various criteria presented in this document.
The critique must follow the same structure as that proposed by Minerva, a journal of Evidence-Based Medicine that promotes the dissemination of independent scientific information and provides critical analyses of relevant publications in the international literature: https://minerva-ebp.be/?language=EN
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this final assignment for the certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, the student will be able to:
- Critically appraise a scientific article published in the literature in a relevant and well-argued manner (strengths, weaknesses, potential methodological biases, areas for improvement, quality of writing, etc.).
- Write a synthesis of this appraisal in a scientific and rigorous style.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Further information:
This assignment will be presented and defended in written form only. A review committee will evaluate the written work submitted by the student. This committee is composed of two reviewers: the President of the Certificate (Professor Olivier Bruyère) and another person selected according to their expertise in relation to the subject of the assignment.
Each member of the review committee will assess the quality of the written work and assign a grade. The final grade will represent the average of these two grades. The evaluation is therefore based exclusively on the written work.
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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Olivier Bruyère olivier.bruyere@uliege.be