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Public Health
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:36
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_034 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aija Bukova-Žideļūna | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Institute of Public Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 15 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 15 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basics in epidemiology and internal medicine. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop knowledge and understanding of fundamentals in public health and health systems. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Public health. Health | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Disease prevention. Screening | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Social determinants of health | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Health system framework and values. Integrated care. Governance | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Health care financing. Health care quality | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent studies of the study materials indicated in the e-platform before each class. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Cumulative assessment of: • Attendance of all classes and participation in group and individual assignments (50%) • Result in a standardized multiple-choice question test (50%) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • Define public health • Describe the functions of public health • Explain the areas of public health • Define the concept and main principles of health promotion • Formulate the principles of the health effect pyramid • Define evidence-based public health • Define the concept of health • Define the concepts of disease, illness, and sickness • Describe the levels of disease prevention • Explain the high-risk and population strategy for disease prevention • Identify the prerequisites of disease screening as regards disease, test, and treatment • Name the indicators of screening effectiveness • Name the values and ethical principles of health systems • Define the principles and parties of the healthcare organisation and financing • Define the quality concept in healthcare | ||||||||
| Skills: | • Differentiate and compare public health and medicine. • Apply the key concepts of public health. • Differentiate between different interventions at the levels of the health impact pyramid. • Compare the high-risk and population strategy for disease prevention. • Distinguish the levels of disease prevention. • Compare the difference between organized disease screening and opportunistic disease screening. • Classify health care systems according to their financing principles. • Distinguish the levels of health care. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • Justify public health policy and practice in the historical and demographic context. • Apply and generalise public health knowledge to clinical research and practice. • Argue the role of health promotion and disease prevention for public health improvement. • Understand the core issues of health care systems and funding in relation to health care practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Donovan, D., & McDowell, I. (Eds.). (2018). AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians. Ottawa, ON: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC). | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Somerville M., Kumaran K., Anderson R. (2016). Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance. New York, UNITED KINGDOM: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. | ||||||||
