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Drug Utilisation Studies: Introduction and Quantitative Methods – (Certificate)
Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
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| Application Deadline: | June 24 | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,500 - | ||
| Location: | Bordeaux / France / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | Start Date: | October | |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 3 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Objectives:
- To understand the need to study how medicines are used.
- To describe the general characteristics of the different methods to study the use of medicines, and to identify them.
- To know the different methods and measures that allow quantitative approach to medicines utilisation.
- To carry out critical appraisal of quantitative drug utilisation studies.
- To design, to carry out and to analyze quantitative studies of medicines utilisation in different clinical settings.
Lecturers
Trainers' team
Janice Fuller (from Amgen NV), Prof. Joan-Ramon Laporte, Joseph-Maria Castel, Albert Figueras [module coordinator], Eduard Diogène (from Fundació Institut Catalá de Farmacologia - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona), Jamie Robinson, Marie-France Saint-Marc Girardin (from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd) and Ulf Bergman (from Karolinska Institutet)
Contents
Topics
- Measurement of drug use
- Overview of drug utilisation studies (DUS)
- Quantitative measures of drug utilisation.
- Design of quantitative DUS
- How to read papers on quantitative DUS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Educational prerequisite for this module certificate programme:
- Eu2P Certificate in basics in pharmacoepidemiology or graduate degree or experience in basic pharmacoepidemiology (diploma or other proof such as working experience).
This Eu2P Certificate programme specificity also requires trainees to
- be fluent in English
- have Internet access and ad hoc computer equipment and be familiar with their use
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Funding details
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Students and professionals related to Eu2P partners can also claim some saving on Certificate tuition fees.
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