| Course title | Social Determinants of Health and Medical Ethics |
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| Course code | PVL/VAB23 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| 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) |
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| Course content |
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Teaching Topics: 1. Public health - importance in the organization and management of health care 2. Population health indicators and their importance 3. Social determinants of health in an international context 4. Social Responsibility of Medicine, Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030 and Strategic Framework for the Czech Republic 5. Ethically controversial situations in early life and relation to childhood 6. Ethically controversial situations in relation to persons with limited legal capacity 7. Ethically contentious situations in relation to older people
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to open a gateway to understanding public health, the health care system and health care administration. The seminars will explain the social determinants of health and disease, including the importance of health literacy, in a national and international context using interactive group learning methods; the importance of demographic indicators for assessing population health will be demonstrated; the importance of the social responsibility of medicine will be emphasised, including emphasis on basic ethical principles; general ethical dilemmas in medicine will be presented and ethical controversies in contemporary medicine (at the beginning of life and in relation to children; in relation to the elderly and other social groups) will be practiced.
Ability to identify the social determinants of health in specific populations, to analyse social responsibility in medicine, ethical discourse, application of ethical principles to practical cases. |
| Prerequisites |
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Ethical pre-understanding in the field of medicine.
CJA/VA031 and BIO/VAB11 ----- or ----- BIO/VA011 and CJA/VAB12 ----- or ----- CJA/VAB41 and NAN/VAB12 ----- or ----- NAN/VAB13 and NAN/VAA12 ----- or ----- NAN/VAA13 and LBF/VAB11 ----- or ----- LBF/VA011 and HIE/VAB11 ----- or ----- HIE/VAB12 and KAR/VAB11 and LCH/VAB11 ----- or ----- LCH/VAB20 and PVL/VAB12 ----- or ----- PVL/VAB32 and PLE/VAA11 ----- or ----- PLE/VAA81 and PLE/VAB11 ----- or ----- PLE/VAB81 and CJA/VA031 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam
Active participation in seminars. Group discussion skills. Knowledge of demographic indicators of health. Skill in understanding the social determinants of health. Knowledge of international programmes and the 2030 Agenda. Ability to identify ethically questionable situations in medicine based on case studies. Experience in applying ethical principles to specific cases in medical practice. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |