2023-2024 / PATH3234-1

Exposure assessment

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

Introduction to health risks of biological origin

Introduction to health risks of physical origin

Duration

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology : 8h Th
Introduction to health risks of biological origin : 8h Th
Introduction to health risks of physical origin : 8h Th

Number of credits

 Master in public health (120 ECTS) (new programme)3 crédits 
 University certificate in environmental health-ecosystem approach3 crédits 

Lecturer

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology : Corinne Charlier, Catherine Pirard
Introduction to health risks of biological origin : Saadia Lasri, Claude Saegerman
Introduction to health risks of physical origin : Dorina Rusu

Coordinator

Dorina Rusu

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

General introduction

Human contamination

Reference values

Air pollution

Endocrine disruption 

Heavy metals

Introduction to health risks of biological origin

Introduction to the risk assessment.
Exposure assessement againt biological agents (examples).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

The goals of this course is to prepare the students to understand how chemical products can be toxic for human health. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Introduction to health risks of biological origin

Interactive lectures in an audience, largely illustrated by a computer-assisted presentation.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

Blended learning


Additional information:

Presential courses with some additional podcasts

Introduction to health risks of biological origin

Face-to-face.

Recommended or required readings

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

Teachers are C.CHARLIER and C.PIRARD

 

New chapters to study heavy metals

Contacts

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

Prof Corinne CHARLIER

Toxicology Department 

CHU Sart-Tilman 

Phone (secretary) : +32 4 3237683

c.charlier@uliege.be

c.pirard@chuliege.be

Introduction to health risks of biological origin

Prof. Claude Saegerman (claude. saegerman@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Introduction to toxicology and ecotoxicology

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