Overview
The minor Global Health starts with a general, basic introduction to Global Health of four weeks where the students become acquainted with the health topics currently challenging low and middle income countries. During this introduction, module students will become familiar with the interrelationship between global health policy and clinical disease manifestation around the world. This will be followed by two modules of 3 weeks each exploring specific global health topics in depth. Within these two modules the focus will be on women’s health (female cancers, safe motherhood).
Learning goals
- Describe the current global health situation and outline how social, economic, demographic and environmental factors influence population health and disease at a global, national and regional level.
- Evaluate values and limitations of the most important indicators of population health and disease at a global, national and regional level.
- Explain for different geographical regions which health determinants are of importance within the following disease categories: communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, nutritional disorders, injuries and reproductive health.
- Identify key ethical, social and cultural principles for making decisions in global health management.
- Describe the major organizational actors in global health and their focuses and outline their challenges.
- Explain which personal health issues may occur when visiting the tropics and propose appropriate preventive measures.
- Compose a clear and defined research question on a relevant topic in global health and transpose this into a practical literature search
- Identify, critically describe, discuss and reflect recent scientific findings within a specific global health research topic via a written report and an oral presentation based on a targeted literature study
- Propose and reflect a population based health intervention or recommendation within a specific global health research topic via a written report and an oral presentation based on a targeted literature study
- Actively contribute to in-depth discussion on global health issues
Education styles
lectures, workgroups, group discussions, student presentations, self-study assignments often based on use of multimedia , practicals, clinical session
Assessment
Summative test (marked):
On the last day of the first four weeks there will be a written exam in Dutch. Non-Dutch speaking participants should contact the course organization before the start of the minor.
The test consists of approximately 25 open (or semi-open) questions. The questions will refer to the contents of the lectures and the readings en internet information indicated as “basic literature”. The daily study assignments (SA) can be used to familiarise with the theoretical background examined.
Rating: 1-10
Reviewed by: coordinators of the semi-minor. Specific components can also be assessed by a specific teacher.
Presentations (marked):
During the last week of each of the two modules(week 7, week 10) each student has to give a presentation addresses to the rest of the group discussing the outcome of a literature search.
Rating: 1-10
Reviewed by: coordinators of the modules
Written report (marked):
At the last day of each module (week 7, week 10) the students have to hand in a report describing the outcome of their literature search,
Rating 1-10
Reviewed by: coordinators of the modules
Attendance:
Attendance of contact hours will be registered. There is a compulsory attendance of 80% of all contact hours. The first day lectures and all works group sessions are compulsory.
Examination committee L. van Lieshout; L. Visser
Examination dates + debriefing date: written test September 29th; date of debriefing in consultation with the course participants; exact dates of presentations in week 7 and week 10 are not yet known; written reports have to hand in at the end of week 7 and week 10.
Literature
The module uses the following study books of the LUMC list of essential study books (kernboekenlijst):
Sherris Medical Microbiology, 6th edition. Ryan and Ray, McGraw Hill 2014
Kumar, Abbas and Fausto. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. Elsevier Saunders, 8th edition, 2009
Suurmond, J., Seeleman C., Stronks K., Essink-Bot ML.2012 (tweede, herziene druk) Een arts van de wereld. Etnische diversiteit in de medische praktijk. Bohn, Stafleu en van Loghum, Houten.
Mackenbach, PJ en Stronks (red.) 2012 (6e geheel herziene druk) Volksgezondheid en Gezondheidszorg
In addition the module makes use of:
Skolnik: Global Health 101, 2nd edition, 2012
Relevant papers from international journals, learning material of related websites, all indicated within the module-book
Contacts
Lisette van Lieshout
e.a.van_lieshout@lumc.nl