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Chronical diseases and diseases of vulnerable groups

Subject:

Chronical diseases and diseases of vulnerable groups

Module:

Health Care Sciences

Holder of subject:

Dr Jerneja Farkaš-Lainščak, Assistant Professor

Education providers:
  • Dr Jerneja Farkaš-Lainščak, Assistant Professor

Contact hours - lectures:

20

Contact hours - seminar:

30

Contact hours - exercises:

 

Individual student work:

75

ECTS:

5

Level of study:

Third cycle study program Health Care Sciences

Semester:

Summer

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

 

The student:

  • Students are familiar with definition and basic characteristics of chronic diseases.
  • Students are familiar with major public health problems (world-wide and nationally).
  • Students understand the role of determinants of health in occurrence and development of chronic diseases (and are familiar with their distribution among adult Slovene population).
  • Students are familiar with comprehensive burden of chronic diseases for healthcare system and society.
  • Students are familiar with key approaches in prevention and management of chronic diseases and the role of different stakeholders.
  • Students are familiar with strategies on management of chronic diseases (global, national, regional). 
  • Students are familiar with vulnerable groups and their barriers in care for health and management of chronic diseases.

Mandatory  and recommended references:

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory references:

  • Detels, R., Beaglehole, R., Lansang, M.A. & Gulliford, M., eds., 2009. Oxford Textbook of Public Health. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Wallace, R.B., ed., 2008. Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine. 15th ed. Washington: The McGraw-Hill Companies.
  • Friis, R.H. & Sellers, T.A., 2009. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. 4th ed. Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Busse, R., Bluemel, M., Scheller-Kreinsen, D. & Zentner, A., 2010. Tackling chronic disease in Europe. Strategies, interventions and challenges. Copenhagen: World Health Organization, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. 
  • Nolte, E., Knai, C.  & Mckee, M., 2008. Managing chronic conditions. Experience in eight countries. Copenhagen: World Health Organization, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. 
  • Nolte, E. & Mckee, M., 2008. Caring for people with chronic conditions. A health system perspective. Copenhagen: World Health Organization, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. 
  • World Health Organization, 2014. Non-communicable diseases country profiles. Copenhagen: World Health Organization.

Conditions for the inclusion in the study:

None.

Assessment methods:
  • written examination - 100%

Teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars.