Duration
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology : 8h Th
Introduction to health risks of biological origin : 8h Th
Introduction to health risks of physical origin : 8h Th
Number of credits
| Master in Public Health, professional focus on specialist practitioners in public health (nouveau programme) | 3 crédits | |||
| University certificate in environmental health-ecosystem approach | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology : Corinne Charlier, Catherine Pirard
Introduction to health risks of biological origin : Saadia Lasri, Claude Saegerman
Introduction to health risks of physical origin : Dorina Rusu
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
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology
General introduction
Human contamination
Reference values
Air pollution
Endocrine disruption
Heavy metals
Introduction to health risks of biological origin
Introduction to the risk assessment.
Exposure assessement againt biological agents (examples).
Introduction to health risks of physical origin
Urban heat island concept
Possible health consequences of noise exposure
How to identify and prevent radon exposure
Health effects of LED lighting
Health effects of new audiovisual technologies
Health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields
Nocebo effect
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology
The goals of this course is to prepare the students to understand how chemical products can be toxic for human health.
Introduction to health risks of physical origin
At the end of this course, students will be able to identify physical environmental hazards, the health effects of these exposures and how to prevent exposure to them.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Introduction to health risks of biological origin
Interactive lectures in an audience, largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology
Blended learning
Additional information:
Presential courses with some additional podcasts
Introduction to health risks of biological origin
Face-to-face.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Introduction to health risks of physical origin
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Interactive course with slideshow support
Introduction to health risks of physical origin
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology
Teachers are C.CHARLIER and C.PIRARD
New chapters to study heavy metals
Contacts
Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology
Prof Corinne CHARLIER
Toxicology Department
CHU Sart-Tilman
Phone (secretary) : +32 4 3237683
c.charlier@uliege.be
c.pirard@chuliege.be
Introduction to health risks of biological origin
Prof. Claude Saegerman (claude. saegerman@uliege.be)
Association of one or more MOOCs
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