5.00 credits
45.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Christiaens Antoine (compensates Henrard Séverine); D'Hoore William; Henrard Séverine (coordinator); Masquelier Bruno; Speybroeck Niko (compensates Henrard Séverine);
Language
French
> English-friendly
> English-friendly
Content
Content for the epidemiology module :
- Introduction to epidemiology: history of epidemiology, definition and components
- Natural history of a disease, causality and causal reasoning
- Epidemiological observation: data sources, types of variables
- Frequency measures in epidemiology: indicators of morbidity, mortality and standardization
- Types of studies in epidemiology
- Measures of effect in epidemiology: association measures and impact measures
- Bias in epidemiology, including diagnostic tests and introduction to multivariable models
- The age and sex composition of the population and the components of population dynamics,
- Sources of demographic data
- Demographic and epidemiological transitions
- Tools for mortality analysis
- Population aging and population projections
Teaching methods
The course will involve lectures illustrated with concrete examples from the scientific literature. It will be accompanied by exercises and the review of a scientific epidemiological paper in english.
Evaluation methods
The evaluation will consist of:
- For the module on epidemiology: TPs (for 2/20) and a written exam (for 11/20)
- For the module on demography: a written exam (for 7/20)
Bibliography
Livres disponibles à la Bibliothèque / Books available at the Library:
- T. Ancelle. Statistique épidémiologie. 4me éd. Maloine 2017
- T. Ancelle. Statistique et épidémiologie : 100 exercices corrigés – Etudiants et professionnels en sciences de la santé. Maloine 2016
Teaching materials
- Supports repris sur Moodle
Faculty or entity
FSP
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Public Health
