BDSL051 Community Medicine

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
15/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Anna Gerylovová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Eva Kučerová (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Lenka Dvořáková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Irena Vyzulová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
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
Community Medicine has an interdisciplinary character. The course in Community Medicine covers basic principles of biostatistics, demography, epidemiology, and health policy. Students will be able to implement basic method of biostatistics and epidemiology and understand indicators Health for All Database of World health Organization.
Syllabus
  • 1. Community medicine in a historical perspective. 2. Health and disease, 3. Demography 4. Health information system 5. Methods of epidemiology 6. Determinants of health, etiology 7. Health care system 8. Health programming, health services, prevention 9. World Health Organization 10. Health promotion, Healthy Cities, Health Promoting School 11. Health economy 12. Health care administration 13. Ethical issues, equity 14. Health services research 15. Current issues in health policy
Literature
  • HOLČÍK, J., A. ŽÁČEK and I. KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. (Social Medicine.). 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 137 pp. ISBN 80-210-1907-7. 1998. info
  • GERYLOVOVÁ, Anna and Jan HOLČÍK. Úvod do statistiky. Text pro semináře. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 31 pp. ISBN 80-210-2301-5. 2000. info
  • KOUPILOVÁ, Ilona and Jan HOLČÍK. Community medicine: Practical Handbook. 2nd ed. Brno: Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity. 114 pp. ISBN 80-210-1391-5. 1996. info
  • První dva tituly jsou základní, třetí doplňkový.
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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