VSSL051p Community Medicine - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (lecturer), PhDr. RNDr. Jan Huták (deputy)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Helena Malenová
Timetable
Mon 20. 9. to Sat 13. 11. Tue 15:00–16:40 B22/116 aula
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VSSL051p/30: Thu 16:40–17:30 KOM 200
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( VSLT0221s Bas. Med. Terminol. II -s || VSLT011s Bas. Med. Terminology -l ) && VSET021 Medical Ethics I && VSPP3X1 Nursing && ZC041 Handling chemical substances
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
This course aims to equip students with the theoretical knowledge of contents, mission and basic methods of social medicine as well as with the knowledge of measuring and evaluation of health condition of the population. By the end of this course students should be able to: define, calculate and interpret the basic indicators of the health condition of the population and use them for the evaluation of the health condition of the population; define and choose appropriate indicators of morbidity, calculate them and interpret the obtained results; propose and plan population study, formulate conclusions, assess health risks and propose suitable measures to improve the health of the population; on the basis of examples of identification and on the basis of dealing with health problems should have the basis of statistical and systemic thinking in medicine; the basis of methods of critical appraisal of population studies results and consequent organizational measures.
Syllabus
  • 1. Community medicine in a historical perspective.
  • 2. Measures of disease frequency.
  • 3. Mortality statistics.
  • 4. Comparing disease occurrence, population impact.
  • 5. Observational studies.
  • 6. Intervention studies.
  • 7. Distributions and summary measures.
  • 8. Estimation and testing.
  • 9. Measures of association.
  • 10. Interpretation of epidemiological studies.
  • 11. Diagnostic tests.
  • 12. Screening.
  • 13. Health care planning and evaluation.
  • 14. Health care systems.
  • 15. Current issues in health policy.
Literature
  • HOLČÍK, Jan, Adolf ŽÁČEK and Ilona KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. 3. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 137 s. ISBN 9788087192153. info
  • GERYLOVOVÁ, Anna and Jan HOLČÍK. Úvod do statistiky. Text pro semináře. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 31 pp. ISBN 80-210-2301-5. info
  • BONITA, R., R. BEAGLEHOLE and T. KJELLSTROM. Basic epidemiology. 2nd. Geneva: WHO, 2006, 213 pp. ISBN 9789241547079. info
  • KOUPILOVÁ, Ilona and Jan HOLČÍK. Community medicine: Practical Handbook. 2nd ed. Brno: Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 1996, 114 pp. ISBN 80-210-1391-5. info
  • První dva tituly jsou základní, ostatní doplňkové.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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