| Dozent/in |
Andrea Farnham, PhD; Sarah Ziegler |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
HS231003 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2023 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Gesundheitswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 18.09.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 25.09.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 09.10.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 16.10.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 23.10.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 30.10.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 06.11.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 13.11.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 20.11.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 27.11.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 04.12.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 11.12.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Mo, 18.12.2023, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 7
Fr, 19.01.2024, 08:15 - 10:15 Uhr, HS 1 (Prüfung)
Di, 04.06.2024, 08:15 - 09:45 Uhr, 4.B51 (Wiederholungsprüfung)
Mi, 05.06.2024, 08:15 - 09:45 Uhr, HS 4 (Wiederholungsprüfung) |
| Weitere Daten |
Mandatory course for all Majors in the Master of Health Sciences. |
| Umfang |
4 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
Block OneIntroduction: what is public health?
• Historical development of public health and major public health areas of competency
• Exploring global health and inequalities through the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study
• Health and disease determinants: disease prevention, environmental health, health inequalities and social determinants of health, health systems, health promotion
Introduction: Public health in Switzerland
• Major areas and stakeholders
• The Swiss healthcare system
• Public health in policy
Block TwoPublic health methodology
• Fundamentals of epidemiology
• Study types (randomized control trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies)
• Public health surveillance and ecological studies
• Social science and qualitative research
• Causation and causal inference
Methods: National health strategies
• Public health action cycle: Problem - strategy - implementation - evaluation
• Health impact model & indicators
• Example: Evaluation of national health strategy
Block ThreeSpecial topics in public health
• Communicable diseases
• Non-communicable diseases (e.g. national health strategy NCD (MonAM data))
• Community-based interventions and international impact evaluation |
| E-Learning |
Teaching material is provided via moodle. |
| Lernziele |
The objective of this course is to give an overview of the field of public health and enable students to apply their knowledge directly to designing and interpreting studies on population health. The first part of the course establishes a comprehensive understanding of the core competencies, concepts, and values of the field of public health and its major challenges. In addition, students gain an insight into the Swiss healthcare system, its structure and organization. The second part of the course introduces the fundamental methodologies of public health, including epidemiology, the different types of studies used to inform public health practice, and common quantitative and qualitative methods. The final part of the course provides applied case studies on real world research and interventions in public health practice. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Active participation during the course and written exam. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
priority Master Health Sciences students |
| Anmeldung |
https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=652 |
| Prüfung |
Active participation and passing grade on final exam. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Active participation during the course and written exam / 6 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Teaching method(s):
Lectures, stakeholder input talks, interactive group work, practical group exercises (mini-projects & case studies), short interactive digital quizzes and polls, class discussions. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
andrea.farnham@doz.unilu.ch / sarah.ziegler@doz.unilu.ch |
| Material |
Presentations held during lectures as well as selected additional readings will be available on moodle prior to the course blocks. |
| Literatur |
The textbook is Public Health Kompakt (4. Auflage) by Egger, Razum, and Rieder. De Gruyter, 2021. The textbook will be supplemented by topic specific readings uploaded online.
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