aVLOZ0241c Public Health I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Kräuff Rainer Schwanhaeuser Wulff, MBA, Ph.D. et Ph.D., M.A. (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (seminar tutor), Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (deputy)
MUDr. Lenka Dvořáková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Fialová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Forejt, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tomáš Pruša (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Spáčilová (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Miroslava Zavřelová (seminar tutor)
Zdeňka Jochová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aVLOZ0241c/30: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Mon 13:30–15:10 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/31: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Mon 15:20–17:00 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/32: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Thu 15:20–17:00 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/33: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Fri 13:30–15:10 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/34: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Wed 16:00–17:40 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/35: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Tue 14:10–15:50 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/36: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Tue 16:00–17:40 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/37: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Thu 13:30–15:10 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/38: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Mon 17:10–18:50 C15/333
aVLOZ0241c/39: Mon 22. 2. to Fri 8. 4. Thu 17:10–18:50 C15/333
Prerequisites
no pre-requisites.
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
At the end of this course, student will be able to understand and explain the concept of Health and disease, and became familiar with the principles of assessment of public health situation. Student will understand the concepts of demography, population precessess etc. Will understand the development of environmental indicators in relation to public health. Student will understand the basics of nutrition related to human health and its role in life style. Student will be able to evaluate the information on ecological changes and their impact on the incidence of infections. Student will be able to handle the information on biological weapons.
Syllabus
  • Concept of health and disease.
    Population and population characteristics - Demography; population base and processes, indicators of demographic statistics, demographic transition.
    Epidemiology as a methodological basis of social medicine - frequency measurment of diseases in population, diagnostic tests in epidemiology, types of epidemiological studies, possible explanation of observed association.
    Epidemiology and health policy.
    System of health statistics.
    Environmental monitoring: development of indicators.
    The lifestyle: the basics of nutrition.
Literature
    required literature
  • REQUIRED LITERATURE / POVINNÁ LITERATURA
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  • 1. Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006. pp 1-69, 83-114, 133-183.
  • 2. Koupilová I, Holčík J: Community medicine - Practical handbook. 2nd edition. Brno - Czech Republic: Masaryk University - Faculty of Medicine; 1996. pp 3-84.
  • Krause's food & nutrition therapy. Edited by L. Kathleen Mahan - Sylvia Escott-Stump. 12th ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier, 2008. xxiv, 1352. ISBN 9781416034018. pp. 22-157, 337-362.
  • 5. Health 2020. Available from: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-policy/health-2020-the-european-policy-for-health-and-well-being/publications/2013/health-2020.-a-european-policy-framework-and-strategy-for-the-21st-century-2013. pp.123-127
  • 6. National Institute of Public Health: Environmental Health Monitoring System in the Czech Republic. Prague, 2015. ISBN: 978-80-70-71-338-9. Chapters 2 and 6.
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  • RECOMMENDED LITERATURE / DOPORUČENÁ LITERATURA
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  • 1. Petrie A, Sabin C: Medical statistics at a glance. Oxford - U.K.: Blackwell Publishing; 2003.
  • 2. Nordess R: Epidemiology and biostatistics secrets. China: Mosby Elsevier; 2006.
Teaching methods
Seminars / practices and class discussion.
Reading and studying ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE.


For those who will have to write research projects and seminar papers during third, fourth and fifth year, it is strongly recommended to enrol the following courses:
  VSIL021 - Information literacy - (3 credits) - e-learning.
  VSKP041 - A course of working with information sources and tools (4 credits) .

Assessment methods
REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT:


1.   100 % attendance to seminars / practices during the semester.

2.   It will be required to successfully complete the pre-requisite subjects.

3.   Absences will be tolerated just due to medical reasons - Students must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse (Original).
  + Students must be aware that even with justified absences (medical excuse), a minimum of 80% attendance is required to obtain the credit. In case a student will have more than 20 % justified / unjustified absences, he / she will have to repeat the course in the following school year.

4.   Fulfilment of given tasks:
  + In case of unjustified absence (per each one), a 1,500-2,000 word seminar paper and a 5-8 minutes power point presentation on the seminar paper topic will be given. If the seminar paper is rejected due to deficiencies and it is not corrected and submitted again, the student will not fulfil with the subject’s requirements, and he / she will not get the credit (See Absence and latecomer policy, Academic misconduct, plagiarism detection and unethical issues).

5.   Active participation during the seminars / practices / lectures.

6.   Students will be allowed to obtain the credit only if they have fulfilled numeral 4 (requirements to obtain the credit).


ABSENCE AND LATECOMER POLICY:


1.   Justified, unjustified absences and late coming to classes:
  a-) Justified absences → just due to medical reasons - Student must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse (Original).
  b-) Unjustified absences → the student does not present the medical excuse in the following two weeks of the absence. (Original).
  c-) Late coming to classes → the student arrives after attendance has been taken (3-5 minutes).

2.   Measures against absenteeism or late coming to classes:
  a-) Every unjustified absence or late coming to classes leads to a 1,500-2,000 word seminar paper plus a 5-8 minutes power point presentation on the same topic (the topics will be assigned in the same week of the absence or late coming).
  b-) The seminar paper must be submitted on the subject’s vault within the next 2 weeks of the incident (absence or late coming), in other case it will be rejected → They will not get the credit.
  c-) Students will receive an email with the seminar paper instructions, and the word and power point frames.
  d) Students take full responsibility for their seminar paper(s) and power point presentation(s). (See Academic misconduct, plagiarism detection and unethical issues).

3.   THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. In the following cases, students will be not get the credit / allowed to take the credit test:
  * Not submitting the assigned seminar paper.
  * If the seminar paper is rejected due to deficiencies and is not corrected and posteriorly submitted again.
  * If despite the fact the seminar paper is accepted but the power point presentation is not shown in class.
  * If the seminar paper is rejected three times.
  * If the seminar paper has plagiarism or any unethical issues.



ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, PLAGIARISM DETECTION AND UNETHICAL ISSUES:


1.   Any attempts of ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, such as cheating or assisting someone else to cheat during the credit test, will result in disciplinary actions, such as:
  a-) You will be required to hand over your examination paper and asked to leave the examination room. This means, you failed the examination (examination term), with the respective score F / 4, on your academic records in the information system.
  b-) Opening disciplinary proceedings.
  c-) Failing the subject / course.
  d-) Expulsion from university.

2.   During the examination, it is forbidden to:
  a-) Use smart phones / Tablets.
  b-) Use laptops.
  c-) To wear earphones or headphones (if not medical prescribed).
  d-) To talk.

*In such cases, disciplinary actions will be taken (See above numeral 1).

3.   Every seminar paper will be checked / scanned on university and external systems for online plagiarism detection.

4.   Cases of suspected plagiarism will be investigated and given to the Disciplinary Committee as a motion to open disciplinary proceedings, according to the Disciplinary Code for Faculty Students.

5.   Unethical issues will lead to seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.

6.   The plagiarism scan system is able to detect cut and paste from other languages with its respective translation into English. Avoid complications. Simply read and use your own words and the citate (quote) the source of information.

7.   Students MUST be aware that before acceptance, all citations are controlled (compared with the original source). It will not be tolerated any attempts to create or manipulate citations (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT). → Seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017.
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