Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Advanced 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 : what is it ?
- Key study designs
- Health indicators
- Measures of association
- Bias in epidemiology
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of this course is to provide the student with the basic concepts in epidemiology. Through this, he will be able to identify the appropriate methodology for analyzing a health problem. He will be able to set up an epidemiological study in compliance with the methodological requirements. He will be able to judge critically the scientific data he will be confronted with during his health care professional practice. Finally, he will be able to analyze critically the links observed between a factor and a disease.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
N/A
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra course
+ critical analysis of the scientific literature
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face and/or distance learning
Recommended or required readings
Lecture notes will be available via myULiège
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Written exam as a multiple-choice questions.
It is strongly recommended to have your calculator for the exam.
Work placement(s)
none
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 (EPID1001).
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
Email : olivier.bruyere@uliege.be