VLOZ1044 Public health IV

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Divoký (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. MUDr. Štěpánka Bibrová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Lančová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Látalová, LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eliška Vladíková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VLOZ1044/01: Mon 7. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 8. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 9. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 10. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 11. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/02: Mon 9. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 10. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 11. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 12. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 13. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/03: Mon 12. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 13. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 15. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 16. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/04: Mon 17. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 18. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 19. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 20. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 21. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/05: Mon 5. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 6. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 7. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 9. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/06: Mon 31. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 1. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 2. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 3. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 4. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/07: Tue 22. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 23. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 24. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 25. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/08: Mon 17. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/334, Tue 18. 2. 9:00–14:00 F01B2/1S05, 9:00–14:00 F01B2/1S06, Wed 19. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/114, Thu 20. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/114, Fri 21. 2. 8:00–13:00 B22/116 aula
VLOZ1044/09: Mon 24. 2. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 25. 2. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 26. 2. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 27. 2. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 28. 2. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/10: Mon 26. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 27. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 28. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 29. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 30. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/11: Mon 2. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 3. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 4. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 5. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 6. 6. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/12: Mon 19. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 20. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 21. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 22. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 23. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/13: Mon 14. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 15. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 16. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 17. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/14: Mon 28. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 29. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 30. 4. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 2. 5. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/15: Mon 10. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 11. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 12. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 13. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 14. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/16: Mon 3. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 4. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 5. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 6. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 7. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/17: Mon 24. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 25. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 26. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 27. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 28. 3. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
VLOZ1044/18: Mon 17. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/334, Tue 18. 2. 9:00–14:00 F01B2/1S05, 9:00–14:00 F01B2/1S06, Wed 19. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/114, Thu 20. 2. 8:00–13:00 B11/114, Fri 21. 2. 8:00–13:00 B22/116 aula
Prerequisites
VLOZ0943p Public Health III - lecture
Prerequisites according to the MU study and examination regulations.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Deep understanding of topics related to:
A. Public health,
B. Medical law.
The course in Health Care and Policy introduces the students to the analysis of health care systems, managerial and policy issues and techniques for decision-making in health care. The subjects covered include health services research, health policy, health economics, and law.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course student should be able to:
- understand of importance of lifestyle - oriented prevention counselling.
- provide individualized counselling that will reduce the risk of disease and health disorders, improve health and increase resistance and fitness, or reduce the need for medications and improve the disease.
- use nutritional counseling-methods to prevent the obesity.
- describe the term Public Health, describe theoretical framework and practice of Public Health;
- identify managerial and policy issues and techniques for decision-making in health care;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of global and national health policies, including current and emerging trends and also of disciplines relevant to the study of health policy, planning and financing (epidemiology, health economic and other social sciences);
- apply his knowledge and skills using a multidisciplinary approach to formulate and evaluate health policies and plans.
- use his knowledge from medical law in his professional life.
Syllabus
  • PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT:
  • - Information on the course Public Health. Introduction to public health as a subject for teaching, research and healthcare practice area. Methods and research capabilities in the field of public health.
  • - Expanding the concept of public health.
  • - Organization of public health systems. Measuring and evaluating the health of a population.
  • - Ethical issues in public health and their possible solutions.
  • - Demographic transition, epidemiological transformation, ageing population and health-care needs of a population.
  • - Health economics. The concept, theoretical background, main areas of interest (subjects), health economics.
  • - The market and health care.
  • - Causes of increasing health care spending.
  • - National health systems. Types of health systems in the world, their strengths and weaknesses. International comparisons, strengths and weaknesses.
  • - Healthcare financing (sources of finance, structure of cash expenditure on health care reimbursement forms).
  • - Health insurance (public health insurance, private health insurance).
  • - Healthcare management, its development, benefits and pitfalls. Economic tools for managing healthcare systems.
  • - Management theory and management of medical facilities.
  • - Benefits and risks of economic analysis, waste in health care.
  • - Evaluation of health care services (importance and evaluation methods, used indicators - productivity, effectiveness and efficiency, utility. Term explanation, their measurement, evaluation and their interpretation).
  • - Accessibility of health care services.
  • - The quality of health care, definitions, characteristics, possibilities for evaluation.
  • - Health needs (the needs, requirements and consumption of health services).
  • - The government protecting the public health. Public health office.
  • - Planning and managing health systems. Healthcare policy (term, focus, tools and healthcare policy goals). Regionalization and decentralization.
  • - Globalization of health. WHO. The European healthcare policy (source and basis of European healthcare policy, program WHO Health 2020).
  • - Human resources for health care.
  • - Current issues in healthcare development.
  • Statutory health insurance and out-of-pocket
  • - Citizen rights under the public health insurance system
  • - Health care provider and insurance entity
  • - Patient's out-of-pocket participation
  • - Ethical and regulatory dimension of cash
  • Employment law in health care
  • - Fundamental rights and obligations arising from the employment
  • - Organization of work (shifts, overtime, rest)
  • - Qualification growth and qualification agreements
  • - Labor liability of health professionals
Literature
    required literature
  • ČELEDOVÁ, Libuše a Jan HOLČÍK. Nové kapitoly ze sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví. Vydání první. Praha: UK, Nakl. Karolinum, 2017. 203 stran. ISBN 9788024638096. DOSTUPNÉ Z: https://ezdroje.muni.cz/
  • Prezentace v ISu - výklad ve výuce.
    recommended literature
  • TULCHINSKY, Theodore H. a Jelena Aleksejevna VARAVIKOVA. The new public health. 2nd ed. Boston: Elsevier Academic Press, 2009. xxiv, 672. ISBN 9780123708908. DOSTUPNÉ Z: https://ezdroje.muni.cz/
  • BARTÁK, Miroslav. Ekonomika zdraví : sociální, ekonomické a právní aspekty péče o zdraví. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2010, 223 s. ISBN 9788073575038. info
  • GLADKIJ, Ivan. Management ve zdravotnictví. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2003, xii, 380. ISBN 8072269968. info
  • Global recommendations on Physical Activity for Health (2011). https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_recommendations/en/
  • Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - 2nd edition. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018, 118 pp. https://health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/pdf/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf
  • 2016 European guidelines on CD prevention in clinical practice. European Heart Journal (2016) 37, 2315–2381. www.athero.cz/media/1542/2016-esc-eas-eacpr.pdf
  • World Cancer Research Fund International: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective - The Third Expert Report. London, UK, World Cancer Research Fund International; 2018 Available from: https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer
    not specified
  • TUČEK, Milan. Hygiena a epidemiologie. 2., doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018, 358 stran. ISBN 9788024639338. info
Teaching methods
Seminars / practices.

Reading and studying ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE.
Assessment methods

REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT:

1. Students are requirred to fullfil all of the requirements of the subject.
2. Attendance is compulsory. Only one absence is acceptable.
In case of more than one excused absence, substutution is possible and required. This can be done by attending seminar(s) on the same topic in a different block during the semester. This must be agreed with the teacher.
If that absence is not excused, substitutional paper or presentation is required. Topic and other information are set by the teacher.
In case of more than one unexcused absence, substutution is not possible and this student has to repeat the subject in the following academic year.

CREDIT TEST INFORMATION:

1.   Get at least 70 % (14 out of 20 questions) in the credit test, which is a requisite to sit for examination.

2.   Each student must register in the Information System (IS) in one of the offered credit test terms. The credit test has fixed examination terms / dates - (Only during the examination period, except the examination pre-term). No extra-terms will be given.
3.   Students registered to a credit test term will fail the term if:
  a-) arrive late to the test. No late arrival will be allowed after the start of the credit test.
  b-) they are not present and previously do not cancel the term in the stipulated periods (see IS).

4.   In case of failure, EACH STUDENT CAN RETAKE THE CREDIT TEST TWO MORE TIMES, only in given terms (according to Masaryk University study and examination regulations).

5.   In case of failure during the third term (second resit), the student must repeat the course in the following school year.

6.   All credit test questions are based on ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE, seminars and lectures.


The credit test is a written examination → 20 multiple choice question test, with only one correct answer - (to pass the test, it is required a minimum of 14 correct answers / points).

SCORE:

  Passed → 14 and more correct answers / points.
  Failed → 13 or less correct answers / points.



  Correct answer = 1 point.
  No answer = 0 point.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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