Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Public Health and Epidemiology
Course Code
SVUEK_116
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Midwifery
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Laura Maļina
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svi@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge and develop skills in the basic aspects of Public Health and Epidemiology, which are necessary for the evaluation of health information and for evidence-based practice of Public health in the framework of Nursing and Midwifery.
Preliminary Knowledge
The basics of normal and pathological physiology, Introduction to Psychology and Sociology, Introduction to Evidence-Based Care.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• To define the concepts of health, norm and disease. • To formulate objectives and tasks of public health, name the most important sub-fields of public health. • To define the concept of disease prevention, strategies and levels of prevention, including the concept and preconditions of screening. • To define the concept of health promotion and characterize health promotion approaches. • Name main health determinants in the context of multicausality. • Name the definition of social determinants of health and different social determinants of health. • Name the basic measures in epidemiology, explain differences and interrelation between measures. • Name the sources of health information, methods of acquisition, advantages and disadvantages, objectives of health monitoring. • To recognize the basic designs of epidemiologic studies. • Name and describe the basic principles of healthcare organization and financing.
Skills
1.• To interpret the concepts of health and disease in relation to speciality. • To give examples of health promotion and disease prevention strategies. • To give examples of health determinants, including social determinants. • To calculate basic measures in epidemiology. • To distinguish crude, specific and standardized rates. • To distinguish study designs. • To use statistical databases for the search of health information.
Competences
1.• To discuss public health issues and potential speciality-related solutions. • To evaluate the appropriateness of data sources to ascertain public health problem/-s. • To evaluate the appropriateness of study design to answer research question.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Work with literature. Analysis of research publications. Tasks for calculation of basic measures in epidemiology. Study course evaluation form to be filled in by the end of the study course.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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Cumulative assessment, consisting of 50% public health issue/challenge analysis and 50% written final exam. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Introduction to demography.
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On site
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Data sources and databases for health information. Disease prevention strategies.
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Auditorium
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Epidemiology, causality, basic measures in epidemiology – incidence and prevalence.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Study designs in epidemiology – descriptive and analytic studies.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Epidemiology, causality, basic measures in epidemiology – incidence and prevalence.
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On site
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Other
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Health promotion.
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Health promotion.
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Other
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2
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Data sources and databases for health information. Disease prevention strategies.
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Auditorium
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Healthcare organization.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Introduction to demography.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Healthcare organization.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Social determinants of health.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Health, public health.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Social determinants of health.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Health, public health.
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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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Study designs in epidemiology – descriptive and analytic studies.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Baltiņš, M. (2003). „Lietišķā epidemioloģija”. „Zinātne”, Rīga. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Donovan, D., & McDowell, I. (Eds.). (2017). AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians. Ottawa, ON: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).
Additional Reading
1.
Greenberg, R. S. eds. 2015. Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. Access Medicine DB.
Other Information Sources
1.
VM
2.
spkc
3.
csb
4.
who
5.
European Health Information Gateway.