The Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health provides training courses in epidemiology and research, public health statistics and information systems, for the purpose of guiding public health actions.
Head of department and members
Sahar BAYAT-MAKOEI is the director of the department.
The Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health is home to 11 researchers/lecturers, each of them affiliated with accredited research teams, and welcomes guest lecturers from foreign universities, 1 honorary lecturer, research and development engineers, PhD students and interns (Master’s students, Master of Public Health…).
Research
The research conducted by the department falls within the main topics covered by the EHESP:
- Health safety: occupational health and risks, safety of care, safety of health products, epidemic models for emerging diseases
- Health promotion and prevention: maternal and child health, immunisation programmes
- Health and environment: the contribution of environmental exposures to social health inequalities
- Healthcare service organisation and management: management of chronic diseases (neurological, vascular, kidney)
The department relies on quantitative methods to carry out these research activities. It has access to the necessary expertise to analyse medical-social, healthcare and administrative databases: the Information System Medicalisation Programme (PMSI), Celtipharm, National Health Insurance Cross-Scheme Information System (SNIIRAM)…
Training
The courses in epidemiology and biostatistics offered by the department are designed to teach future healthcare professionals the foundations for understanding the key tools and indicators used in public health in order to measure the health status of the population and organise the provision of care.
External speakers, both national and international experts regularly participate in the training courses.
The department is involved in the fundamentals of public health services delivered to civil service sectors.
Some courses are taught in English, as part of the Master of Public Health and European Public Health Master, which the department supports different modules of.
As regards continuing education, the Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health coordinates sessions on the topics of the PMSI, surveillance, health safety and risk management. It has the authority to issue 4 Expert Diploma: IDEA – Epidémiologie de terrain, Expert PMSI, Praticien DIM MCO et Sciences des données en santé publique.
The department coordinates the Master 1 course in public health and medical sciences in association with the University of Rennes, while also operating as a partner in the Post Master’s in Public Health at the Pasteur/Cnam School in Paris.
Partners
The Lecturers/Researchers in the department are linked to accredited research teams:
- UMR 6051 Arènes;
- UMR 1085 Irset;
- Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases Unit (Institut Pasteur)
Contacts
METIS Department
metis@ehesp.fr