| Course title | Public Health |
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| Course code | PVL/VC042 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 4 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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The subject consists of two parts that form an integral part of the state rigorous exam in Public Health. The student gets to know the essence of public healthcare. The main topics are epidemiology and the basics of hygiene, organization and financing of healthcare and disease prevention (vaccination of the population and surveillance of infectious diseases). The student will deepen his knowledge of general and special epidemiology. The student will be introduced to tasks and activities of the hygiene service in solving current public health problems and the role of the general practitioner in disease prevention. The second part of the course will focus on the organization of the healthcare system and its financing in the Czech Republic. Students get familiar with epidemiological characteristics of important infectious and non-infectious diseases. Model situations of epidemics and their solution algorithms will be presented. The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with epidemiological investigation in case of epidemics and with proposal of epidemiological measures. Students will learn about healthcare systems with an emphasis on the healthcare system in the Czech Republic, the provision of health care, types of healthcare facilities, management in health care, economics and financing of health care, health care reimbursements, they will get an overview of health and social insurance in the Czech Republic, basic health legislation and basic rules of quality and safety in healthcare. Final discussion with emphasis on the use of information obtained in clinical practice.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration |
| Learning outcomes |
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The student gets to know the essence of public healthcare. The main topics are epidemiology, organization and financing of healthcare and disease prevention (vaccination of the population and surveillance of infectious diseases). The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with epidemiological investigation in case of epidemics and with proposal of epidemiological measures.
After completing the course, the student has knowledge of the epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases and their prevention possibilities. The student will be able to apply basic health standards in practice. The student will gain an overview of current health legislation for the health care provision in the Czech Republic. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge of epidemiological methodology, EBM and general epidemiology.
PVL/VC011 ----- or ----- PVL/VC036 and SLP/VC022 ----- or ----- SLP/VC041 and IN1/VC012 ----- or ----- IN1/VC041 and FAR/VCA13 ----- or ----- FAR/VCB32 |
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Student performance
Active participation in seminars, completion of assigned tasks to practice the subject matter, consultation with the teacher. |
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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): - (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |