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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Medicine
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Hagai Levine
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wed 1300
Teaching Staff:
Prof Hagai Levine,
Prof Ora Paltiel,
Prof Avi Israeli,
Dr. Shuli Brammli-Greenberg,
Prof ofri mosenzon,
Mr. nadav shemesh,
Mr. Wiessam Abuahmad
Course/Module description:
Epidemiology and public health for fifth year is an entry level course given to medical students.
The goal of this course is to provide medical students with adequate background and qualified them with skills that are essential for every physician in epidemiology, public health, healthcare economics, management and policy, research methods, healthcare communication and promotion, preventive medicine, and environmental aspects of healthcare.
As this is a short introduction course it is inherently a "taste" of the aforementioned topics, and students are encouraged to expand their knowledge with materials explained during the course.
As part of the course students will undergo GCP training which will grant them authorisation to conduct medical research.
Course/Module aims:
To deepen the understanding of epidemiology and statistics.
To get to know the basic terms in health economics and policy and its effect on decision making and a physician actions as part of the healthcare system.
To encourage and practice critical reading of articles and other sources of information, including communication of health to the general public, for the purpose of fostering literacy and as a working order.
To provide basic tools for research in the medical world.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Use basic terms in epidemiology.
2. Apply their duties as physicians in a wider context of health, environment, and society.
3. Understand basic statistical tools used for medical research.
4. Critically review medical scientific literature and communicate it.
5. List the components of the Israeli healthcare system, including advantages and disadvantages.
Attendance requirements(%):
80% of synchronised lectures.
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
In class and distant learning
Course/Module Content:
Descriptive epidemiology
Analytic epidemiology
Healthcare economics and policy
Research methods
Statistics- correlation and causality, statistical conclusion, sample size, modules and survival analysis
Quality measurements
Meta-analysis
Epidemiologic monitoring and contact tracing
Clinical research
GCP
Environment and health
Preventive medicine
Communication and health promotion
Required Reading:
In Moodle
Additional Reading Material:
In Moodle
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
In order to pass need to complete all assignments and exercises.
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