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Titel Weight of Evidence and Systematic Review Methodology in Health Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Kursnummer 5742
Program 0-Inte del av forskarutbildningsprogram
Språk Engelska
Antal högskolepoäng 1.5
Datum 2024-02-12 -- 2024-02-16
Kursansvarig institution Institutet för miljömedicin
Särskild behörighet
Kursens syfte The purpose of the course is to build knowledge and understanding in how to apply weight of evidence and systematic review methodology in assessing health risks of chemicals.
Kursens lärandemål At the end of the course the participant should be able to:
• define specific questions to be addressed in a health risk assessment of chemicals
• apply and discuss methods to assemble, weigh and integrate scientific evidence in health risk assessment of chemicals
• reflect on the need for and importance of systematic approaches in health risk assessment of chemicals
Kursens innehåll Health risk assessment of chemicals is the scientific method to assess the risk to humans of exposure to different types of chemical substances, such as environmental pollutants, pharmaceuticals, chemicals in cosmetics or other everyday products, pesticides, food additives and other substances in food. The health risk assessment is based on a specified question that is answered by analysis of different type of data from in vivo, in vitro, in silico and epidemiological studies. The course will address methodology for weight of evidence assessment and systematic review and specifically how to, in a systematic manner, plan the assessment, identify data, assess the relevance and reliability of the data and integrate the data to be able to answer the assessment question. The course will cover the following: identification of a risk assessment question, systematic literature searches, organizing the data into lines of evidence, assessment of the relevance of the data, assessment of reliability of the data and integration of the data in a weight of evidence approach.
Arbetsformer Teaching and learning activities include lectures, exercises and group assignments.
Obligatoriska moment Participation in the exercises and group assignments is compulsory. Absence can be compensated with an individual task.
Examination Examination is in the form of a written assignment and oral presentation of group assignments with feedback from teachers and the other students.
Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel Scientific publications and reports from international organisations will be recommended.
Antal studenter 5 - 10
Urval av studenter Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date)
Övrig information Professionals from authorities and companies internationally will also attend the course. The course will be given online using Zoom.
Ytterligare kursledare
Senaste kursvärdering Not available
Kursansvarig Johanna Zilliacus
Institutet för miljömedicin
08 52483544
Johanna.Zilliacus@ki.se
Kontaktpersoner Johanna Bergman
Institutet för miljömedicin

johanna.bergman@ki.se

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