3.00 crédits
15.0 h
Q2
Enseignants
Speybroeck Niko;
Langue
d'enseignement
d'enseignement
Anglais
Préalables
A course on linear and logistic regression models is a need to follow this course. R (free downloadable software) will be used in some of the analyses and it is an advantage to master the basics of this software.
WFSP 2100 WFSP 2104 FSP2105 ANGLAIS
Le(s) prérequis de cette Unité d’enseignement (UE) sont précisés à la fin de cette fiche, en regard des programmes/formations qui proposent cette UE.
WFSP 2100 WFSP 2104 FSP2105 ANGLAIS
Le(s) prérequis de cette Unité d’enseignement (UE) sont précisés à la fin de cette fiche, en regard des programmes/formations qui proposent cette UE.
Acquis
d'apprentissage
d'apprentissage
A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de : | |
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Learning outcomes will vary, depending on the focus which will be adapted according to current important public health problems asking advanced methods, and according to the expertise and research projects of the lecturer (Vincent Lorant & Niko Speybroeck). Learning outcomes may include:
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Contenu
The content will include parts of the following:
Social epidemiology
Social epidemiology
- Social network data
- Graphs and matrices
- Centrality, power and social capital
- Exploring networks
- Statistical analysis of network data
- Measures of health inequalities
- Decomposing health inequalities
- The difference between an analysis of health inequalities and an analysis of average health levels
- Classification and Regression Trees
- Simulation Models
- Mathematical Models
- Agent-Based Models
- The Global burden of disease context
- Computing the burden of disease
- Trends analysis of burden of disease
Méthodes d'enseignement
Language: English
Cette activité d'enseignement est donnée une année sur deux par le Pr V. Lorant et une année sur deux par le Pr N. Speybroeck
Cette activité d'enseignement est donnée une année sur deux par le Pr V. Lorant et une année sur deux par le Pr N. Speybroeck
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
des acquis des étudiants
Paper presentation and essay.
Language : English
Language : English
Autres infos
Language: English
Goal : The course aims to teach the student on understanding and using advanced methods to analyze public health problems. The course is addressing topics such as social epidemiology, the analysis of health inequalities and the burden of disease.
Goal : The course aims to teach the student on understanding and using advanced methods to analyze public health problems. The course is addressing topics such as social epidemiology, the analysis of health inequalities and the burden of disease.
Ressources
en ligne
en ligne
Moodle
Bibliographie
Social epidemiology:1-4
- Dimaggio P, Garip F. Network effects and social inequality. Annual review of sociology. 2012;38:93-118.
- Oakes JM, Kaufman JS. Methods in social epidemiology. Vol 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2006.
- Provan KG, Veazie MA, Staten LK, Teufel-Shone NI. The use of network analysis to strengthen community partnerships. Public Administration Review. 2005;65(5):603-612.
- Valente TW. Social networks and health models, methods, and applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010.
- Konings P., Harper S., Lynch J., Hosseinpoor A.R., Berkvens D., Lorant V., Geckova A., Speybroeck N. (2010). Analysis of socioeconomic health inequalities using the Concentration Index. International Journal of Public Health, 55, 71-74. [Editor's Choice].
- Speybroeck N., Harper S., De Savigny D., Victora C. (2012). Inequalities of health indicators for policy makers: six hints. International Journal of Public Health, 57, 855-858.
- Speybroeck N., Konings P., Lynch J., Harper S., Berkvens D., Lorant V., Geckova A. Hosseinpoor A.R. (2010). Decomposing socioeconomic health inequalities. International Journal of Public Health, 55, 347-351.
- Van Malderen C., Van Oyen H., Speybroeck N. (2013). Contributing determinants of overall and wealth-related inequality in under-5 mortality in 13 African countries. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 67, 667-676.
- Kanobana K., Devleesschauwer B., Polman K., Speybroeck N. (2013). An agent-based model of exposure to human toxocariasis: a multi-country validation. Parasitology, 140, 986-998.
- Speybroeck N. (2012). Classification and regression trees. International Journal of Public Health, 57, 243-246.
- Speybroeck N., Van Malderen C., Harper S., Müller B., Devleesschauwer B. (2013). Simulation Models for Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10, 5750-5780
- Devleesschauwer B., Havelaar A., Maertens de Noordhout C., Haagsma J., Praet N., Dorny P., Duchateau L., Torgerson P., Van Oyen H., Speybroeck N. (2014). Calculating Disability-Adjusted Life Years to quantify burden of disease. International Journal of Public Health, 59, 565-569.
- Devleesschauwer B., Havelaar A., Maertens de Noordhout C., Haagsma J., Praet N., Dorny P., Duchateau L., Torgerson P., Van Oyen H., Speybroeck N. (2014). DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach. International Journal of Public Health, 59, 571-574.
- Devleesschauwer B., Maertens de Noordhout C, Smit GS, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Stein C, Van Oyen H., Speybroeck N. (2014). Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints. BMC Public Health, 14: 1196.
- Maertens de Noordhout C., Devleesschauwer B., Angulo F., Verbeke G., Kirk M., Havelaar A., Haagsma J., Speybroeck N. (2014). The global burden of Listeriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14, 1073 ' 1082.
Support de cours
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Faculté ou entité
en charge
en charge
FSP
