Course: Social Determinants of Health and Medical Ethics

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Course title Social Determinants of Health and Medical Ethics
Course code PVL/VCB23
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Janoutová Jana, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Lemrová Adéla, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ivanová Kateřina, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Juríčková Lubica, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tučková Dagmar, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
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
Ethical pre-understanding in the medical field.
CJA/VCB11 and KAR/VCB11 and BIO/VC011 and LBF/VC011 and LCH/VCB11 and HIE/VCB12 and PVL/VCB12 and PLE/VCB11 and NAN/VCB12 and NAN/VCA12 and PLE/VCA11

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work, Written 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.
Recommended literature
  • https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat.
  • Výukové prezentace zveřejněné v prostředí Moodle..
  • www.uzis.cz.
  • Zákon č. 372/2011 Sb., Zákon o zdravotních službách a podmínkách jejich poskytování, ve znění pozdějších předpisů..
  • Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F. (2019). Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Čeledová, L., Holčík, J. a kol. (2018). Nové kapitoly ze sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví. Praha: Karolinum.
  • DiClemente, R.J., Salazar, L.F., Crosby, R.A. (2013). Health Behavior Theory for Public Health: Principles, Foundations, and Applications.. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Ivanová, K. a kol. (2018). Sociální lékařství. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Jonsen, A., R., Siegler, M., Winslade, W. J. (2019). Klinická etika: praktický přístup k etickým rozhodnutím v klinické medicíně.. Praha: Triton.
  • Kukla, L. (2016). Sociální a preventivní pediatrie v současném pojetí. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Parker, E., Correa-Velez, I. (2019). Introduction to Public Health. London: Elsevier.
  • Payne, J. (2019). Informovaný konsenzus: poučená dohoda. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Rai, G.S., Jeremy, P., Kapp, M.B. (2014). Medical Ethics and the Elderly. London: Radcliffe Publishing.


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): - (2025) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer