Program of Study / : /

General Medicine

Course / : / Social Medicine II
Abbreviation / : / SOL/VA022
Schedule / : / 4 hours of seminars
Course Distribution / : /

6th year / winter semester / academic year

2017/2018

Number of Credits / : / 3
Course Form / : / Seminars

Seminars: Completion of the Theoretical Institutes; room no 2.518 (TD 2.518)

Teacher: / Assoc. Prof. Alena Petrakova, MD, Ph.D.

Date

/ Subject / No. of Less. / Teacher
1 / December 5, 2017
10:30 – 12:00 / Health emergencies, preparedness and response. Highlights recommended by the Health Care in Danger international project. / 2 / Petráková
2 / December 5, 2017
12:30 – 14:00 / Overview of the most recent news in health systems with a focus on health services provision. New challenges for public health in globalised world (Czech Republic, EU, globally) / 2 / Petráková
Completed by: / Examination or State Rigorous Examination
Requirements: / 100% attendance and an activity at seminars

Literature:

1.  HENDERSON, Gail E., ESTROFF, Sue E (Eds.). The social medicine reader. Volume II. Social and Cultural Contributions to Health, Difference, and Inequality. 2nd edition. Durham and London: Duke University. 2005. ISBN 0-8223-3555-7.

2.  International Committee of the Red Cross: Ensuring the Preparedness and Security of Health-Care Facilities in Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies. ICRC, July 2015.

3.  International Committee of the Red Cross: Protecting Health Care: Key Recommendations. ICRC, April 2016.

4.  The Health Care in Danger website: www.healthcareindanger.org/resource-centre.

5.  Selected electronic sources (links provided during the lessons)

6.  Power-point presentations used for the lessons

Recommended Medical Journals

British Medical Journal

European Journal of Public Health

Journal of American Medical Association

New England Journal of Medicine

The Lancet

Doc. MUDr. Dagmar Horáková, Ph.D.

Head of Department of Social Medicine and Public Health

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University in Olomouc