STVZ9X1p Health Care and Policy

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Helena Malenová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( STFA0822p Pharmacology II - L || STFA0722p Pharmacology II - L ) && VSSL051p Community Medicine - lecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course in Health Care and Policy introduces the students to the analysis of health care systems, managerial and policy issues and techniques for decision-making in health care. The subjects covered include health services research, health policy, health economics, and law.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to health care.
  • 2. Diseases and medical knowledge.
  • 3. Health and public policy.
  • 4. The role of epidemiology in health policy.
  • 5. Population and individual strategies in prevention.
  • 6. Health need, demand and use.
  • 7. Organisation of health systems.
  • 8. Financing of health care.
  • 9. Evaluation of health services.
  • 10. Health services management.
Literature
  • ŽÁČEK, A. and J. HOLČÍK. Sociální lékařství II, Úvod do veřejného zdravotnictví. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 130 pp. ISBN 80-210-0375-8. info
  • BEAGLEHOLE, R. Basic epidemiology. [1st ed.]. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993, viii, 175. ISBN 92-4-154446-5. info
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 each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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