aVLOZ0943c Public Health III - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Bohdana Rezková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslav Divoký (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Lančová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
MUDr. Eva Pernicová, MBA (assistant)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Bohdana Rezková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aVLOZ0943c/30: Mon 25. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 26. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 27. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 28. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 29. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
aVLOZ0943c/31: Mon 2. 11. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 3. 11. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 4. 11. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 5. 11. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 6. 11. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
aVLOZ0943c/32: Mon 14. 12. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 15. 12. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 16. 12. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 17. 12. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 18. 12. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
aVLOZ0943c/33: Mon 11. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 12. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 13. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 14. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 15. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
aVLOZ0943c/34: Mon 18. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Tue 19. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Wed 20. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Thu 21. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108, Fri 22. 1. 8:00–13:00 A21/108
Prerequisites
aVLOZ0642p Public Health II - lecture && aVLFA0822c Pharmacology II -pr.
aVLOZ0642p, aVLOZ0642c
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 consists of two main topics:

1. Special epidemiology and vaccinology
2. Legal aspects in health care

The aim of teaching the first topic is:
- obtaining competencies in the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases, focusing on the most common or most serious community-related and healthcare-associated infections,
- understanding the patterns affecting the occurrence of infections - economic, environmental, social or cultural influences,
- getting acquainted with the current epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic and in the world and with the possibilities of abuse of agents of infections,
- to acquire the fundamentals of vaccination, focusing on the importance of vaccination and the safety of vaccines.

The aim of teaching the second topic is:
- understanding the importance of legal issues in health care,
- obtaining skills in law enforcement in patient care,
- understanding the legally defined processes in the education of doctors and in the area of competence of healthcare professionals.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:

- apply knowledge of the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases in the provision of preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures at community level and in healthcare facilities,
- understand the determinants of infectious diseases and enter the secrets of the epidemic and pandemic spread of infections,
- use vaccination to prevent infections in their medical practice, including knowledge of reasoning on the general public,
- apply knowledge of basic legislation in patient care and career,
- understand the rights and duties of both the patient and the healthcare professionals.
Syllabus
  • Topics in block:
  • 1.
  • A. Water and food-borne infections.
  • B. HIV, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis.
  • 2.
  • A. Environmental changes and their impact on the spread of infections.
  • B. Respiratory-tract infections. Highly contagious infections and biological weapons.
  • 3.
  • Vaccination preventable infections, vaccines.
  • 4.
  • A. Summary of patient's rights and obligations.
  • B. Patient decision making and decision making instead of patient.
  • C. Pediatric patients and aggressive patients.
  • 5.
  • A. Patient privacy.
  • B. Basic duties of a healthcare professional.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/en/
  • https://www.cdc.gov
  • Farmer R, Lawrenson R, Miller D: Epidemiology and public health medicine. 5th edition. Oxford - U.K.: Blackwell Publishing; 2004.
  • Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006.
  • Infectious disease epidemiology. Edited by I. Abubakar - Ted Cohen - Helen R. Stagg - Laura C. Rodrigues. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016, 379 stran. ISBN 9780198719830. info
Teaching methods
seminars, group work with discussion, group project
Assessment methods

REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT:

A. Students are requirred to fullfil all of the requirements of the subject.
B. Attendance is compulsory. Only one excused absence is acceptable without any substitution.
Other situations:
1. In case of more than one excused absence, substutution is possible. 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.
2. If that absence is not excused, substitutional paper of 1500 - 2000 words or presentation is required. The topic of the seminar work is entered based on the student's request, by the teacher from the lesson in which the student was absent. The student contacts the teacher by email. Seminar work has to be placed in the IS at the latest 7 days after the last day of teaching, otherwise the student will be refused → the student will not get a credit. If the seminar work is rejected due to deficiencies and will not be repaired and reassigned to the student, the student will not meet the requirements of the subject and receive credit (see also REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT).
3. 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.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, PLAGIARISM DETECTION AND UNETHICAL ISSUES:

1.   Any attempts of ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, such as cheating or assisting someone else to cheat during the credit test, 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 examination, it is forbidden to:
  a-) Use smart phones / Tablets.
  b-) Use 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).

3.   Every seminar paper will be checked / scanned on university and external systems for online plagiarism detection.

4.   Cases of suspected plagiarism will be investigated and given to the Disciplinary Committee as a motion to open disciplinary proceedings, according to the Disciplinary Code for Faculty Students.

5.   Unethical issues will lead to seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.

6.   The plagiarism scan system is able to detect cut and paste from other languages with its respective translation into English. Avoid complications. Simply read the source and use your own words and the citate (quote) the source of information.

7.   Students MUST be aware that before acceptance, all citations are controlled (compared with the original source). It will not be tolerated any attempts to create or manipulate citations (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT). → Seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.
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 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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