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Lecturer(s)
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Navrátilová Daniela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Obšilová Dagmar, Mgr.
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Horáková Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
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Hlávka Petr, Mgr.
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Ivanová Kateřina, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Menšík Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
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Koutná Veronika, Mgr.
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Course content
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World health organization. Public Health Medicine. Indicators of Health Systems. Ethics and Genetics, History and Presence. Basic Statistical Terms. Test of Significance. Conditional and Inverse Probability. Some Major Ethical Questions, Applying the Principal of Medical Ethics. Euthanasia and Allowing to Die. Ethics of Birth and Termination of Human Life. Ethics as Branch of Philosophy. Demography in medicine. Ethics and Morals. Future of Health in the European Region. Life style or way of life? Causality of Diseases, Determinants of Health.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the subject is to present the (social, economic) determinants of health and disease in a national and European/international context using group interactive teaching methods, to show the importance of demographic indicators for assessing the health status of the population at the national and international level; to provide students with information on national, European and global health strategies; emphasize the importance of the social responsibility of medicine, including the accentuation of basic ethical principles; to present general ethical dilemmas in medicine and specifically to practice ethically questionable situations of contemporary medicine in the context of the Czech Republic and the whole world and to introduce students to the process of digitization of healthcare.
After passing the subject, the student will be able to implement the knowledge about economical, systematical and epidemiological aspects of health and illness into the process of providing health care. The student should also be able to orientate himself in the special areas of medical ethics and his approach to the patients should be based on basic moral principles and standards.
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Prerequisites
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Ethical pre-understanding in the medical field.
CJA/VA031 and BIO/VAB11 and CJA/VAB41 and NAN/VAB13 and NAN/VAA13 and LBF/VAB11 and LCH/VAA11 and PVL/VAB71 and HIE/VAB11 and KAR/VAB11 and LCH/VAB20
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Credit requirements: 1) Completion of presentation and presenting in the seminar about health status of the country of students origin. Details will be explained during particular seminar (07.04.2021). 2) Knowledge of all topics will be tested by the final credit test. The threshold for getting credits is at least 70 % success rate. Practical Requirements: All international medical students will be able to: - Present and discuss health status of population in their home country, - Present and discuss health status of population in their host country - Czech Republic, - Present key ethical principles covered by the WMA ethical. declarations (Geneva, Lisbon, and Helsinki).
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Recommended literature
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Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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European Commission: Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE).
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Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic.
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(2019). WHO guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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Baggott, R. (2015). Understanding Health Policy. Policy Press.
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Eysenbach, G. What is e-Health. 2001.
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Hann, A. (2016). Health Policy and Politics. Ashgate Publishing.
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Miranda, I.M., Cruz-Cunha, M.M. et al. (2016). Encyclopedia of E-health and Telemedicine. USA: IGI Global.
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Roy, R.N., Saha, I. (2013). Preventive and Social Medicine. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
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