MDZP011 Health Policy

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Ing. Eva Kučerová (deputy)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. RNDr. Jan Huták (deputy)
Helena Malenová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Helena Malenová
Supplier department: Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
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 knowledge of contents, mission and basic methods of health policy 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; 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
  • Health policy in a historical perspective; Measures of disease frequency; Mortality statistics; Comparing disease occurrence; Epidemiological studies; Interpretation of epidemiological studies; Screening; Health care planning and evaluation; Health care systems; European health policy; 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
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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