Public Health, epidemiology and statistics
Code
11158
Academic unit
NOVA Medical school|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
SP
Credits
8
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Jorge Torgal
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
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The main learning objectives are:
- Acquire basics of Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Promotion and Administration
of health.
- Identify and characterize important problems in public health in Portugal
- To recognize and prioritize the health needs of individuals, groups and communities.
- Understand the dynamics of the disease and its natural history, data sources and main types of epidemiological study and measurement of data.
- Set appropriate and relevant strategies that contribute to the control of major health problems.
- To promote the skills to use the Epidemiology of expertise in clinical reasoning, health problem solving and research.
- Each of four students group shall, on a proposed theme, write a Research Protocol, define a population and its sample, build a questionnaire, will apply it to the defined population, build a database, will address the results applying the appropriate statistics methodology and present the results writing a scientific paper that will present orally. |
Prerequisites
Subject matter
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PUBLIC HEALTH (PH) - OVERVIEW AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES; HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
multidisciplinary, cross-cutting and research; human rights, individual responsibility, citizenship, law and social justice
POPULATION AND HEALTH: DYNAMIC POPULATION - AGING
INDICATORS OF HEALTH AND INTRODUCTION TO PH RESEARCH
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL STUDIES, HEALTH SYSTEMS
ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
BIOSTATISTICS - Descriptive; Statistical Inference
HEALTH PROMOTION
COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH
MIGRATION AND HEALTH
EPIDEMICS; COMUNICABLE DISEASES
PH ETHICS
DISASTERS AND PH
GENETIC / DIABETES - THE PH APPROACHES
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
HOW TO MAKE A PRESENTATION
HOW TO WRITE AN ARTICLE
QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES
BIG ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY PH
What is a PH research work
What is a Research Protocol
Bibliographic search
Questionnaires
Sampling
Protocol
Screenings, screening tests and diagnostics
Database construction for research work
Epidemiological Surveillance
Demographic Indicators |
Bibliography
An Introduction to Medical Statistics, 3 ed Oxford University press, Blund M. 2000
http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one#Anchor-11.1
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health. Aschengrau A. e Seage III GR, 2008 Jones and Barthett Publishers
Epidemiology Gordis L Barnes & Noble 2008
Precaution Prevention and Public Health Ethics, J Med and Philosophy 2004 29 3, 313-332
A Code of Ethics for Public Health Am J Public Health 92, 7, 1057-1059 July 2002
Haupt A and Krane TT. Population handbook, 5th ed, 2004
INE. Projecções da população residente 2012-2060
hgp://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/AboutTheCochraneLibrary.html#CDSR
WHO (2009). Milestones in Health Promotion: Statements from Global Conferences.
Maxwell NI. Understanding Environmental Health. JB Learning. 2 nd Ed
Saracci, R. Intoducing the history of epidemiology.Oxford University Press, 2001. 1-19.
CDC. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice. An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 3.Ed
Groves, RM et al. Survey Methodology. 2nd Ed 2009. Wiley
Teaching method
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Theoretical classes
Seminars / Debates (integrate an exhibition component, and an interactive component)
Practical classes (part of a exhibition component and an interactive component, aimed at small groups)
Research work in the field - community
School computer room practices
evaluation:
a)
A - Work Research. Valued at 40% of the final grade, 8 out of 20.
Reviews partial Protocol, 2 pts., Oral Presentation, 2 pts., and Article ,4 pts.
B - Epid endorsement. mid-term; optional test, no knockout
C - Biostat. endorsement practice. Quote of the final grade will be 4 pts.
D - PH and Epidemiology test multiple choice questions and / or problem solving, 8 in 20;
2nd time, note improvements and special time - oral exam with all matters of PH, Epid and Biostat.
b) criteria
Presence to classes, theoretical and practical, compulsory; record of attendance.
Written Submission and Oral article - a necessary condition to the frequency of discipline.
Eliminatory mark <50% in A and D; the student must be 4 or > pts, in A and D.
Erasmus students and atudesnts of 4th and 5th years and workers students - Oral test
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Evaluation method
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Theoretical classes
Seminars / Debates (integrate an exhibition component, and an interactive component)
Practical classes (part of a exhibition component and an interactive component, aimed at small groups)
Research work in the field - community
School computer room practices
evaluation:
a)
A - Work Research. Valued at 40% of the final grade, 8 out of 20.
Reviews partial Protocol, 2 pts., Oral Presentation, 2 pts., and Article ,4 pts.
B - Epid endorsement. mid-term; optional test, no knockout
C - Biostat. endorsement practice. Quote of the final grade will be 4 pts.
D - PH and Epidemiology test multiple choice questions and / or problem solving, 8 in 20;
2nd time, note improvements and special time - oral exam with all matters of PH, Epid and Biostat.
b) criteria
Presence to classes, theoretical and practical, compulsory; record of attendance.
Written Submission and Oral article - a necessary condition to the frequency of discipline.
Eliminatory mark <50% in A and D; the student must be 4 or > pts, in A and D.
Erasmus students and atudesnts of 4th and 5th years and workers students - Oral test
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