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| Title | Weight of Evidence and Systematic Review Methodology in Health Risk Assessment of Chemicals |
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| Course number | 5742 |
| Programme | 0-Inte del av forskarutbildningsprogram |
| Language | English |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Date | 2024-02-12 -- 2024-02-16 | Responsible KI department | Institutet för miljömedicin |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Purpose of the course | 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. |
| Intended learning outcomes | 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 |
| Contents of the course | 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. |
| Teaching and learning activities | Teaching and learning activities include lectures, exercises and group assignments. |
| Compulsory elements | 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. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Scientific publications and reports from international organisations will be recommended. |
| Number of students | 5 - 10 |
| Selection of students | 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) |
| More information | Professionals from authorities and companies internationally will also attend the course. The course will be given online using Zoom. |
| Additional course leader | |
| Latest course evaluation | Not available |
| Course responsible |
Johanna Zilliacus Institutet för miljömedicin 08 52483544 Johanna.Zilliacus@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Johanna Bergman Institutet för miljömedicin johanna.bergman@ki.se Nobels väg 13 17177 Stockholm |
