Introduction

     

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The Faculty of Public Health at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and the Belgian Society of Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (BelTox) jointly organise a new Training in “Toxicology".

This continuing education programme consists of one week full-time modules scheduled between January and December.

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Two modules were organized in 2019 :

• Principles of toxicology (module 1)

• Regulatory toxicology of chemicals (module 3)

One module were organized in 2020 :

• In vitro toxicology in collaboration with ESTIV (module 4)

• Occupational toxicology (module 5) - will be organized ONLINE in October/November 2021

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Strengths of the programme :

• an English-language programme in Belgium;

• preparing students for professional certification via the European Register of Toxicologists (ERT EUROTOX);

• learning through theory, exercises, and case studies;

• with the finest instructors, combining academic expertise and strong field experience.

 

Votre profil

The programme is intented for :

• Pharmacists
• Veterinarians
• Physicians
• Biologists
• Chemists
• Biochemists
• Biomedical specialists
• Bioengineers
• Professionals working in:
  • industry (chemicals, foods, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, consumer products);
  • national and international industry associations;
  • contract research organisations;
  • environmental, health and safety consulting organisations;
  • national and international regulatory bodies;
  • poison centres and health care services.

who wish to supplement their basic education by perfecting additional skills to, in turn, obtain EUROTOX ERT certification.

 

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