VLVZ9X1p Health Care and Policy

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Iva Salajková (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to health care.
  • 2. Diseases and medical knowledge.
  • 3. Health and public policy.
  • 4. The role of epidemiology in health policy.
  • 5. Population and individual strategies in prevention.
  • 6. Health need, demand and use.
  • 7. Organisation of health systems.
  • 8. Financing of health care.
  • 9. Evaluation of health services.
  • 10. Health services management.
Literature
  • ŽÁČEK, A. and J. HOLČÍK. Sociální lékařství II, Úvod do veřejného zdravotnictví. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 130 pp. ISBN 80-210-0375-8. info
  • BEAGLEHOLE, R. Basic epidemiology. [1st ed.]. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993, viii, 175. ISBN 92-4-154446-5. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019.
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