Course: Travel Medicine

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Course title Travel Medicine
Course code PVL/ZDB16
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Zatloukalová Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štěpánek Ladislav, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Horáková Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Vlčková Jana, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Koutná Veronika, Mgr.
  • Trajerová Renata, Mgr.
Course content
1. Efficiency and inefficiency of hospitals 2. Sufficiency and insufficiency of personnel in bed care 3. Increase in payments for state insured persons 4. Advantages and disadvantages of electronisation of health care 5. Protests of general practitioners and specialists in ambulatory care 6. Ministry of patients - department of patient rights support at the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic 7. Traditional Chinese medicine at the Czech faculty hospital 8. Compulsory and optional Vaccination 9. The position of homeopathy in contemporary medicine 10. GDPR - realization of the European Union Directive in Czech health care 11. Realization of International Health Regulations in Czech Republic

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with the issue of travel medicine and counselling before travel to risk areas, with emphasis on prevention of alimentary and respiratory infections, malaria and other communicable diseases. They will also be acquainted with the issue of mandatory and recommended vaccinations before travelling abroad and with International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis. Students will be introduced to the current epidemiological situation in the World and the International Health Regulations.
Students will be familiar with the issue of travel medicines. Students will be able to search for relevant information about the current epidemiological situation in the World and in the Czech Republic and to provide basic counselling.
Prerequisites
Students will be familiar with the issue of travel medicines. Students will be able to search for relevant information about the current epidemiological situation in the World and in the Czech Republic and to provide basic counselling.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Seminar paper preparation, self-studying
Recommended literature
  • Beran, J., Vaništa J. (2006). Základy cestovního lékařství. Praha: Galén.
  • Kollárová, H. (2011). Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Matoušková, I., & Vlčková, J. (2012). Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie 2. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Public Health (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer