Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Public Health and Epidemiology
Course Code
ZHAS_025
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 5
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilze Lūse
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Brinkmane
Structural Unit
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
Contacts
20 Dzirciema Street, LV-1007, zhs@rsu.lv, +371 67455560
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and understanding of basic issues of modern public health and epidemiology, as well as to develop scientific, critical, systematic and analytical thinking of students in order to select the subject of their qualification paper and apply the acquired knowledge in its development.
Preliminary Knowledge
Successfully completed study courses information literacy, public health care and prevention in dentistry I and research paper in dentistry.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As a result of the study course, students acquire basic knowledge in the guidelines and strategy of public health and epidemiology and in the organisation of the healthcare system. The acquired knowledge will be able to be applied in the development of qualification papers.
Individual work and tests
Attending and participating in lectures/classes
Skills
1.Students will be able to: • apply concepts, terms of public health; • use concepts, terms of epidemiology; • apply appropriate knowledge to patient education; • choose the best health prevention recommendation for the patient; • apply all acquired skills to the development of qualification papers.
Individual work and tests
Essay. Presentation.
Competences
1.As a result of the study course, students are able to apply the practically acquired knowledge in patient care, are able to formulate definitions, concepts of public health, are able to develop preventive recommendations for patients and logically formulate and explain the importance of epidemiology, are able to use the acquired competences in the development of qualification papers.
Individual work and tests
Independent work
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Attending and participating in lectures/classes |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Class attendance, group work and individually assigned solo work. Prepare for classes using e-learning environment and scientific literature. Active participation in classes. |
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2.
Independent work |
40.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Prepare a presentation of the independent work on a current public health problem (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, addictions, diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS, STI, viral hepatitis B/C, traumatism, antimicrobial resistance, oncological diseases, Covid-19, mental health, etc.) |
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3.
Essay. Presentation. |
40.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Prepare an essay on a public health issue related to oral health. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Health – definitions, concepts, terms.
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Public health - definitions, concepts, problems to be solved. History of public health. Evidence-based Public Health.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Health economics. Health care system.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Public health problem. Priority public health issues.
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Disease prevention and screening.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Health promotion. Epidemiology - definitions, basic postulates, classification.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Epidemiology - disease prevalence indicators
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Public health history. Public health history in Latvia and situation review today.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Monitoring and health information.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Screening. Methods for identifying public health problems. Sources of health data, their use. Health characteristics. Analysis of oral health data in Latvia and the world and their application in the process of development of qualification paper.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Strategic documents. Public Health Guidelines 2014-2020. International health cooperation. Who’s international role in public health. Who Strategic Paper “Health for all 21.gs”. Who Strategic document for Global oral Health improvement (2023-2030).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Frequency indicators. Epidemiological key figures.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Evidence-based public health.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Health care financing system. Topicalities in Latvia. Examination.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
J.F.Jekel, J.G.Elmore, D.L.Katz. Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health. „Saunders”, Philadelphia, London, 2020
2.
M.Baltiņš „Lietišķā epidemioloģija”. „Zinātne”, Rīga, 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Mācību materiāli e-studiju vidē.
4.
Rosen G. A History of Public Health. The John Hopkins University Press, 2015
Additional Reading
1.
An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness / Kevin White. 3rd edition, 2017.
2.
Evidence- Based Public Health, Ross C.Brownson, Elizabeth A.Baker, Terry L.Leet, Katheleen N.Gillespie, Oxford University Press, 2018.
3.
Raymond S. Greenberg. "Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care" (5th edition), 2015.
4.
L.Gordis. Gordis Epidemiology (3rd edition). Elsevier Saunders, 2019.
5.
B.B.Gerstman „Epidemiology Kept Simple” (3rd edition). „WileyLiss”, New York, 2013.
6.
R.Beaglehole, R.Bonita, T.Kjellstrom „Basic Epidemiology”. WHO, Geneva, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums)
7.
McCracken K., Kevin D.R., Global health: an introduction to current and future trends, ASV & Kanāda, Routledge, 2017.
8.
Textbook of Epidemiology / L. M. Bouter, G. A. Zielhuis, M. P. A. Zeegers, 2018.
9.
Schneider MJ. Introduction to Public Health (3rd edition). Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2020.
10.
Gostin LO. Public Health Law and Ethics. University of California Press, 2018.
Other Information Sources
1.
WHO