aZLVL0922p Dental Public Health II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Fri 15. 11. 9:00–15:50 A18/205, Fri 29. 11. 8:00–15:50 A18/205
Prerequisites
aZLVL0421p Dental Public Health I && aZLSP03X Individual project
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
By the end of this course student should be able to: 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.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course student should be able to:
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Information on the course Public health in dentistry II.
  • 2. The health situation in the country.
  • 3. Demographic and epidemiological transit transformation.
  • 4. Social determinants of health.
  • 5. The system of healthcare and the health system.
  • 6. Health needs.
  • 7. Health services.
  • 8. Reasons of increasing spending in health care.
  • 9. Health economy.
  • 10. Market and health care (market failure).
  • 11. Financing of health care.
  • 12. Basic principles of health insurance.
  • 13. Basic types of healthcare systems in the world.
  • 14. Evaluation of activities of the health system.
  • 15. Availability of health care.
  • 16. Ethics in health care.
  • 17. Fairness in health and health care.
  • 18. Health policy.
  • 19. The role of law in health care.
  • 20. The state involvement in health care.
  • 21. European health policy.
  • 22. WHO.
  • 23. Prevention and its obstacles.
  • 24. Health education and health literacy.
  • 25. Building, support and development of health.
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLČÍK, Jan. Systém péče o zdraví a zdravotní gramotnost (System of health care and health literacy). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 293 pp. Škola a zdraví pro 21. století. ISBN 978-80-210-5239-0. info
  • HOLČÍK, Jan, Adolf ŽÁČEK and Ilona KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. 3. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 137 s. ISBN 9788087192153. info
  • ŽÁČEK, A. and J. HOLČÍK. Sociální lékařství II, Úvod do veřejného zdravotnictví. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 130 pp. ISBN 80-210-0375-8. info
  • KOPSA TĚŠINOVÁ, Jolana, Roman ŽĎÁREK and Radek POLICAR. Medicínské právo. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H.Beck, 2011, xxxiii, 41. ISBN 9788074000508. info
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  • REQUIRED LITERATURE
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  • 1. Study material for public health and healthcare administration (20 chapters / questions) CAN BE BORROWED at the Department of Public Health A21, office 321. Students MUST return it back the day of examination in good condition.
  • 2. Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006. pp 83-114, 165-177.
  • 3. Varkey P: Mayo clinic preventive medicine and public health board review. Edited by Prathibha Varkey. New York - United States: Mayo Clinic Scientific Press - Oxford University Press; 2010. pp 253-299.
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  • RECOMMENDED LITERATURE
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  • 4. Farmer R, Lawrenson R, Miller D: Epidemiology and public health medicine. 5th edition. Oxford - U.K.: Blackwell Publishing; 2004. pp 143-177.
Teaching methods
Lectures.

Reading and studying ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE.

For those who will have to write research projects and seminar papers during third, fourth and fifth year, it is strongly recommended to enrol the following courses:

 VSIL021 - Information literacy - (3 credits) - e-learning.
 VSKP041 - A course of working with information sources and tools (4 credits).
Assessment methods
EXAMINATION INFORMATION:

1.   To sit for examination, it will be required to successfully complete the prerequisite subjects.

2.   Each student must register in the Information System (IS) in one of the offered examination terms. The examination 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 an examination term will fail the term if:
  a-) arrive late the examination day.
  b-) they are not present and previously did not cancel the term in the stipulated periods (see IS).

4.   In case of failure, EACH STUDENT CAN RETAKE THE EXAMINATION TWO MORE TIMES, only in given terms (according to Masaryk University study rules).

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

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


Examination → Oral examination → 3 questions.


SCORE:

  Passed → Successfully answering three questions.
  Failed → Failing one, two or three questions.



ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, PLAGIARISM DETECTION AND ETHICAL ISSUES:

1.   Any attempts of ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, such as cheating or assisting someone else to cheat during the colloquium, will result in disciplinary actions, such as:
  a-) You will be required to hand over your examination paper and asked to leave the examination room. This means, you failed the examination (examination term), with the respective score F / 4, on your academic records in the information system.
  b-) Opening disciplinary proceedings.
  c-) Failing the subject / course.
  d-) Expulsion from university.

2.   During the colloquium, it is forbidden to use items such as:
  a-) Smart phones / Tablets.
  b-) Laptops.
  c-) To wear earphones or headphones (if not medical prescribed).
  d-) To talk.

*In such cases, disciplinary actions will be taken (See above numeral 1).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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