Duration
35h PCL
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
N...
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This teaching unit will focus on raising awareness of the importance of pharmacotherapeutic decision-making applied to various professional situations.
The activity is primarily based on group discussions, role-playing scenarios, and preparing a final presentation explaining the therapeutic propositions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The first objective of this module is to teach students how to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired during the first four blocks into a reflective and methodological process that will lead them to make better pharmacotherapeutic decisions. This process will encourage them to consider the different options in a conscious and reasoned manner, taking into account various aspects of the situation, including medical, ethical, legal, societal, psychological, and economic factors.
The second objective is to train students to use Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) tools in a professional context. At the end of the module, participants should be able to:
- Search for information and sort through scientific publications
- Demonstrate critical thinking regarding information provided in pharmaceutical advertisements or scientific publications
- Understand the concept of bias and random errors in publications
- Integrate EBM in the process of decision making
- Synthesize elements and explain final decisions
- Present the results of their reflection to their peers
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
All disciplines taught during the first four years of the curriculum must be integrated into decision-making, varying depending on the situation. Specific tools such as bibliographic research, Evidence Based Medicine, and English are essential to this process.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Activities are spread over the two weeks of the program. Some of these activities could exceptionally take place independently without a supervisor.
Activities planned for the first week :
Students will be welcomed with a presentation of the module, highlighting the objectives and specific expectations of the teaching unit. This will be followed by a review of the main concepts of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), emphasizing the importance of integrating the knowledge acquired to inform therapeutic decision-making. Students will be trained to recognize bias and random error in scientific literature, and learn to critically analyze scientific publications and pharmaceutical advertisements.
They will also learn how to integrate evidence into therapeutic decision-making, using concrete examples of EBM-based pharmacotherapeutic options. The aim of this first week is to gradually support students in developing the skills they need to work independently during the second week.
Activities planned for the second week :
Each group will be asked to manage a situation on their own. A role-play with a landlord will be organized on the first day of the week. In relation to the situation provided at the start of the week, the group will have to propose a takeover, mobilizing the skills acquired during the first week.
Here's how it works:
First, the group must make a quick proposal. Next, the group, divided into two teams, will have to formulate major and minor questions based on the identification of doubts and risks linked to the initial proposal. Leaving aside certain doubts and questions considered minor or even major, since only two questions are to be dealt with by the group (1 question/team), an approach based on the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) should lead to verification of the validity of the proposal made in the first instance, and probably to significant modification of certain elements of this initial proposal. Each step must be justified. To carry out this work, the students will be assigned supervisors whose role is to oversee the process without interacting with the group's proposals.
On the Friday of the second week, each group will present its approach and proposals to a panel of experts made up of the supervisors and possibly the practitioner, in the presence of the other group. This will take the form of a presentation lasting no more than one hour. In some weeks, groups of Master 1 students may also be present for this presentation. If Friday is a public holiday, the presentation will take place on the last day of the week (Thursday).
At the end of the second week, any shortcomings can be corrected by means of optional remedial work, taking into account the remarks and recommendations made to improve management. This remediation work will be carried out individually or in teams, with the aim of correcting all the remarks attributed to the group or specifically to one of the two teams.
Students will have one month to complete the optional remediation assignment. This is a written assignment in either PPT or WORD format. This work will be sent by e-mail (sophie.elabbas@uliege.be) and will be the subject of an additional assessment.
Construction of the final mark taken into account for the granting of the exemption:
The mark awarded for the work completed at the end of the two-week course will take into account the student's involvement in the activities, assessments of the presentations and corrections of any shortcomings identified during the remedial work. Remedial work will never reduce the mark awarded for the end-of-week assignment. The decision-making process is evaluated by all members of the educational team, including external practitioners where appropriate.
*Signification of grades: NI (0-6), I (7-9), P (fair: 10-11), S (12-13), B (14-15), TB (16-18), E (Excellent: 19-20).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The learning activities take place in-person, and attendance is mandatory for all sessions. Detailed information is provided to students at the start of the first week.
Some activities may exceptionally take place independently without supervision. Interactions with supervisors and oversight may also exceptionally occur remotely via video conferencing.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Recommended Reading
-Guide pratique de médecine factuelle vétérinaire : De la preuve scientifique à la décision clinique by JM Vandeweerd
- Publisher: Editions du Point Vétérinaire (September 15, 2009)
- Collection: Sine Qua Non
- Language: French
- ISBN-10: 2863262858
- ISBN-13: 978-2863262856
Mandatory
-Pharmacotherapeutic Decision-Making Learning Module - Support document (available on eCampus)
-Supports used during the two weeks: scientific articles available on eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
An exemption from the end-of-year examination may be granted on condition that the student achieves a mark of 10 or above for the work done at the end of the two-week course. This mark will take into account the student's involvement in the activities, assessments of the presentations and any corrections of shortcomings made as part of the remedial work.
The grade obtained for this work is individual. If a student obtains a mark of less than 10/20, he or she is required to sit a written exam in the first session and, if unsuccessful, in the second session.
Attendance at the various sessions is compulsory and, where applicable, conditions access to the first and second session exams.
In the event of justified absence, the student will be asked to complete an additional question relating to the work presented by his/her group. The work must be submitted to the supervisors within two weeks of the end of the module week (contact: sophie.elabbas@uliege.be). If the work is not submitted, the absence will be considered unjustified.
In the event of justified absence from the presentation on the last day of the week, the student must present the group's work individually on a date to be agreed with the supervisors. An individual mark will be awarded for the week concerned. In the absence of a presentation, the absence will be considered as unjustified.
In the event of unjustified absence, the grade for the week may be invalidated.
Construction of the final grade taken into account for granting exemption
The mark awarded for the work done at the end of the two-week course will take into account the student's involvement in the activities, assessments of the presentations and corrections of shortcomings made during the remedial work. Remedial work will never reduce the mark awarded for the end-of-week assignment. The decision-making process is evaluated by the teachers, substitutes and/or their representatives. The points assessed are included in the evaluation grid available on eCampus.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Meet on the first day of the first week at 9 a.m. in seminar room 1/73 (B41) opposite the modules (access via the library).
During the second scheduled week, activities start at 8:30 a.m. in seminar room 1/73 (B41).
If you have one, please bring your computer
Contacts
Sophie El Abbas
sophie.elabbas@uliege.Be