| Course title | Actual Epidemiological Situation in the Occurrence of Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases in the Selected Countries |
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| Course code | PVL/VAB31 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Optional |
| 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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Students will gain knowledge of the incidence and mortality of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Czech Republic and in the selected countries, their risk factors and possible ways of intervention. The seminar will focus on practical epidemiological skills, ability to analyze and compare trends of the incidence of the disease and ways how to influence the incidence of both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Training of practical skills in the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
After the course, students should be able to work with health registries and statistics, find and assess trends of disease occurence, evaluate the pattern of disease occurence in the world; to identify risk factors and to take measures within prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases on various levels. |
| Prerequisites |
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Interest in the field, active approach.
MIK/VAA12 ----- or ----- MIK/VAB31 and IN2/VAA32 ----- or ----- IN2/VAB22 ----- or ----- IN2/VAB32 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog
An active students´ participation in the lectures and seminars. |
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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 (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |