ERGOB1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• is capable of describing occupational therapists’ interventions in rehabilitation, habilitation and intervention in connection with complex medical and social conditions
• is capable of describing palliative care in relation to occupational therapy
• is familiar with national and international research and development work in rehabilitation, habilitation, intervention and palliative care
• explaining how social and health-related issues, including neglect, violence, abuse, drug and alcohol use and socioeconomic factors, have consequences for occupational participation
• explaining occupational therapists’ approach to everyday rehabilitation and explaining measures based on theoretical models and relevant tools
• explaining how transitional phases in life have significance for coping, occupation and participation

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying activity analysis in mapping, assessment and adaptation of the workplace
• discussing the importance of vocational rehabilitation in light of people’s right to occupation and participation, and discussing the importance of vocational rehabilitation in relation to economics
• using the experience expertise of people and next-of-kin and ensure their participation and safeguard their rights in interdisciplinary, interprofessional and cross-sector work
• using his/her professional knowledge of, and implementing measures for, people with health-related and social challenges

General competence

The student is capable of

• identifying, discussing and reflecting on ethical issues in rehabilitation, habilitation, intervention and palliative care in light of professional ethical guidelines

Work and teaching methods comprise seminars with case-based teaching, skills training and lectures. The students work individually and in groups and present their work for fellow students.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

The student 

• can describe and explain factors that affect disease, health and quality of life in groups or the population as a whole
• can describe the epidemiological and demographical foundation for public health work
• can describe social inequality in relation to health, and is familiar with the national and global consequences of inequality
• can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services
• is familiar with relevant laws and regulations relating to the health and social care services
• can describe the relationship between work, education, social participation, inclusion and the experience of health
• can describe the goals for sustainable development and their significance for public health

Skills

The student can

• reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
• find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
• reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services

The teaching and learning methods include digital textbooks and on-campus supervised seminars. The course is organized as flipped classroom. Digital textbooks will be made available to students in advance.

None

A-F.

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Pass/fail  

One external and one internal examiner control the set of questions, the internal examiner checks the answers.

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