Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Public Health and Epidemiology
Course Code
SVUEK_112
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jekaterina Kozačenko
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge and develop understanding of the basic issues of modern public health and to develop students’ scientific, critical, systematic and analytical thinking.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge in normal and pathological physiology, biochemistry and mathematical statistics.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Will define the concept of health and name the main categories of factors affecting health. Will name the social determinants of health. Will formulate the tasks of public health as science and practice. Will define the levels of disease prevention and the basic functions of health promotion. Will describe the basic concepts of modern epidemiology and application thereof in health sciences. Will explain the concept of evidence-based health care. Will explain the principles of prevalence and incidence calculation. Will define the basic principles of disease screening. Will describe the types and sources of health information. Will outline the principles of calculating relative risk, attributable risk, attributable risk percentage and odds ratio indicators.
Skills
1.Will name examples of factors affecting health in the specialty. Will describe examples of disease prevention and health promotion within one’s specialty. Will calculate the basic indicators of frequency of health events and conditions and association indicators. Will differentiate between common, specific and standardised indicators. Will differentiate and compare different sources of health information.
Competences
1.Will interpret the concept of health and factors affecting health in the specialty. Will substantiate the importance of health promotion and prevention in the specialty. Will apply the indicators of health event frequency, demographic indicators and association indicators in health problem research. Will critically evaluate health information depending on the data sources. Will independently obtain and analyse information, integrating it into solutions to public health problems.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work during classes, discussing the problems related to the topic of the class, calculating epidemiological tasks (basic epidemiological indicators, association indicators).
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Attendance of classes, regular oral testing of understanding and skills check during classes; written final exam.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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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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3
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Topics
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The concept of health. The concept and tasks of public health.
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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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3
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Topics
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Health promotion and prevention.
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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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3
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Topics
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Social determinants of health.
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Epidemiological guidelines and the theory of disease causation.
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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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3
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Topics
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Measuring disease incidence.
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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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3
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Topics
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CCommon, specific, standardised 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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3
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Topics
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Sources of health information.
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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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3
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Topics
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Association indicators.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Marmot M., Wilkinson R.G. (ed.). Social Determinants of Health. 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. Rīga: Zinātne, 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
4.
Marmot M., Wilkinson R.G. (ed.). Social Determinants of Health. 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums)