Public Health and Epidemiology (SVUEK_088)
About Study Course
Objective
The study course imparts the knowledge and skills in managerial epidemiology.
Prerequisites
Basics in causal philosophy;
Basics in probability theory and mathematical statistics;
Prior knowledge of human physiology and basic principles of disease diagnosis;
English language.
Learning outcomes
- define epidemiology;
- define health;
- to list the categories of health determinants;
- to name the principles on which the health impact pyramid is based;
- formulate principles for the assessment of health-related events and conditions;
- to define the concepts of health, disease, illness, and sickness;
- classify and describe disease prevention levels;
- to formulate disease screening within the secondary disease prevention;
- identify the preconditions for disease screening for disease, testing, and treatment;
- name the measures of diagnostic tests;
- to identify mortality indicators;
- formulate the principles of evidence-based medicine;
- to classify the main designs of epidemiological studies;
- name the measures of the associations;
- define the concepts of confounding and bias in research.
- apply the concepts used in epidemiology accordingly;
- differentiate interventions within the health impact pyramid;
- explain the differences between the different mortality indicators used;
- distinguish between disease prevention strategies and levels;
- differentiate between causal and non-causal factor associations and health events;
- calculate basic epidemiological indicators;
- calculate morbidity and mortality rates;
- calculate the measures of diagnostic tests;
- calculate the epidemiological measures of associations;
- to evaluate the validity of epidemiological studies according to the study design.
To apply the fundamental principles of epidemiology in health management practice and research.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Communication, VKM | 1 | Master’s | Required | Inese Gobiņa | |
| Health Management, VVMeng | 1 | Master’s | Required | Kristīne Ozoliņa | |
| Health Management, VVM | 1 | Master’s | Required | Inese Gobiņa |
