ERGOB3000 Global Health, Leadership and Innovation Course description

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Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

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 R&D work in occupational therapy in relation to public health, health-promoting and preventive work
• explaining how national and global health and environmental challenges influence the right to occupation and participation
• describing the role of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability in occupational therapy to meet the challenges of the future
• describing management in occupational therapy, including planning, coordination, and financial frameworks for the service

Skills

The student is capable of

• demonstrating knowledge of ergonomics and adaptation of health-promoting workplaces
• reflecting on the connection between health, childhood, education, work and living conditions to contribute to the development of good public health and work inclusion for both individuals and groups
• using tools for innovation and entrepreneurship relating to global health and disseminating the results to an audience
• applying instructive, resource-oriented and empowering strategies that promote occupation and participation
• organising supervision and taking leadership responsibility in relation to students and other partners

General competence

The student

• is capable of exchanging points of view and experience on equal services, and in this way contribute to the development of good practice
• is capable of contributing to service innovation, systematic and quality-improving work processes
• is capable of cooperating with volunteers, individuals and organisations, and other relevant parties

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

The course deals with genetics, genes, DNA structure and function, and elucidates different approaches to how the field is studied and applied clinically. Gene technology methods are used in many of the health services’ laboratories - medical genetics, microbiology, pathology, biochemistry, hematology and immunology. Among other things, the methods are used in disease diagnostics, individually adapted medication, in vitro fertilisation, and in the detection of infectious microorganisms. New technology provides increasing opportunities to map hereditary factors and risks relating to the development of disease in future. This is strictly regulated in the Biotechnology Act. Ethical aspects of genetic analyses, both at the individual and societal levels, are therefore a key part of the course. The DNA analyses are used to identify persons, for instance in forensic medicine, which is not part of the health service.

In order to carry out the analyses and process and understand the results from the different fields, it is important to have knowledge of the methods used and have background knowledge of DNA and genes. Large quantities of data from new technology also makes requirements of competence and skills in bioinformatics.

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

• can describe the structure of the human genome and different types of inheritance
• can describe different forms of genetic variation and their significance
• can explain gene regulation
• can explain the significance of DNA damage, how it can occur and how it can be repaired
• is familiar with the use of tumor markers and other biomarkers in patient diagnostics and individually adapted medicine
• can describe the principles behind the most common analysis methods in molecular diagnostics and explaining the methods’ areas of use
• is familiar with different forms of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
• can describe how DNA analyses can be used for personal identification in forensic medicine
• can describe different sequencing technologies and their areas of use
• can explain how chromosome anomalies and hereditary diseases can be determined by using different methods
• is familiar with the laws and regulations that regulate genetic testing and the requirements relating to genetic counselling
• is familiar with methods and laws relating to sperm donation, egg donation and in vitro fertilisation
• can discuss the significance of the Biotechnology Act for assisted reproduction

Skills

The student

• can conduct and quality assure different gene technology methods and assess any sources of errors related to these
• can apply analysis instruments used in molecular diagnostics
• can process data and interpret the results of different genetic/DNS analyses, both technical and biomedical
• can carry out bioinformatics analyses of sequencing data from different sequencing platforms
• can collect information from different databases and using basic bioinformatics tools
• can carry out work using gene technology methods in a responsible manner to minimise the risk of contamination

General competence

The student

• can discuss ethical consequences of gene testing in a medical perspective
• can reflect on how new technology in molecular diagnostics can impact the healthcare system’s economy and resource allocation, as well as potential consequences for health inequalities

Work and teaching methods include lectures, assignments, literature searches, group work and laboratory work. The course entails a half-day’s practical training visit to an external laboratory.

Parts of the teaching used is the ‘flipped classroom’, where digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance and the time they spend at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Self-study, activity, reflection and cooperation is a pre-condition for completion of the course.