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SAPU-L6530

Research in health : dissemination & systematic reviews

academic year
2025-2026
2026-2027

Course teacher(s)

Katia CASTETBON (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

2

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

  • Dissemination of research findings: papers' content; process of publication; oral communication.
  • Evidence-based practices:
    • Concept & general principles
    • Protocol development of systematic reviews
    • Selection of articles
    • Information collect & critical appraisal (incl. GRADE analysis)
    • Dissemination of findings

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

  • To efficiently communicate research findings following the common rules.
  • To carry out reliable systematic reviews.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

Mastery of epidemiological methods and research quality assessment.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures (12 hours) + Practical applications (12 hours) including in-group works and in-class presentations.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

See documents and references provided during the class.

Course notes

  • Université virtuelle
  • Podcast

Other information

Additional information

Use of artificial intelligence:

  • Students are asked to always disclose the use of AI tools (ChatGPT®, Grammarly®, Deepl®…) and specify the exact tasks for which they were used.
    • Using AI to write entire sections of the report (multiple sentences) including literature references is prohibited.
    • Unauthorized use will be identified based on typical AI writing patterns, fabricated references, and verification of the student’s knowledge during the oral defence.
    • If such use is detected, the grade is “0”. The MPHM jury and the ESP dean will be informed. In cases of recurrence or multiple infractions, a disciplinary procedure is initiated.
  • Plagiarism, detected by universityapproved software, is forbidden. The penalty is the same as above.

Contacts

Prof. Katia CASTETBON (katia.castetbon@ulb.be)

Campus

Erasme

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Personal work
  • Group work

Personal work

Group work

  • In-group assignements:
    • 25% of the mark
    • Developed progressively over the sessions
  • Individual assignment:
    • 75% of the mark
    • Based on an assigned article, each student will write a structured essay summarising and commenting on the content and assessing the quality of the research and of the article itself.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

In-group assignment : 25% + individual assignment : 75%

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

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