Eléments d'épidémiologie appliquée aux sciences pharmaceutiques et biomédicales

wfarm1202  2024-2025  Bruxelles Woluwe

Eléments d'épidémiologie appliquée aux sciences pharmaceutiques et biomédicales
2.00 credits
20.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Language
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Content
  • 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 and impact measures
  • Bias in epidemiology, including diagnostic tests and introduction to multivariable models
Teaching methods
The course will involve lectures and videos illustrated with concrete examples from the scientific literature. It will be accompanied by exercises.
Evaluation methods
Written exam
Other information
Participation in the online exercises on Moodle is compulsory to validate the teaching unit. In case of non-participation in the Moodle exercises during the course, the teacher may propose to the jury to oppose the registration for the examination related to the course in accordance with article 72 of the RGEE.
Bibliography
Livres disponibles à la Bibliothèque :
  • 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
Vidéos du Professeur Thierry Ancelle disponibles sur youtube (Méthodes en épidémiologie : https://www.youtube.co/playlist?list=PLDtut0doG41ZH8owcjxvSYgNq2vkw92tH
Teaching materials
  • Supports du cours (diapositives, vidéos, documents,...) disponibles sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Approfondissement en sciences pharmaceutiques - recherche

Minor in Biomedicine (openness)

Bachelor in Biomedicine

Bachelor in Pharmacy

Additionnal module in Pharmacy