PMED1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

The language is English. For Norwegian students, the topic of health management is taught in Norwegian.

This common course is developed for all the bachelor’s degree programmes taught at the Faculty of Health Sciences that are covered by the National Curriculum Regulations for Norwegian Health and Welfare Education (RETHOS).

The course deals with public health and health management. In the Public Health Act, public health is defined as "the state and distribution of health in the population". The course deals with the distribution of health challenges in the population based on risk factors related to health. Education, work and living conditions and international guidelines are elements affecting disease, illness, health and quality of life in the population at individual, group and societal level. Several of the international sustainability goals direct attention to countering public health risk factors.

Health management emphasis a fundamental understanding of how the health service is organised, relevant legislation, strategies and goals for preventive and health promoting work in Norway.  For international students, the focus will be on the Nordic welfare model.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

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

Individual home examination (multiple choice), 45 minutes.

The exam is in English, with the exception of health management which is in Norwegian for Norwegian students.

All aids are permitted.

Pharmacology is the study of drugs, their action and application. The course deals with basic knowledge of pharmacology, which is a precondition for responsible drugs administration. Drug calculations are part of the course. The students take part in the interdisciplinary course INTER1100.

INTER1100 The Same Child - Different Arenas (1.5 credits)

INTER 1100 ‘The Same Child - Different Arenas’ is part of the teaching project Interprofessional Interaction with Children and Youth (INTERACT), which takes place across the programmes of professional study at OsloMet. The goal is to increase the quality of the programmes of professional study that focus on children and young people. Through INTERACT, students acquire research-based knowledge about the everyday lives of children and young people, as well as practice in cooperating with students from other programmes. In this way, INTERACT forms the basis for improved coordination of society’s services directed at children and young people and their parents/guardians. INTER1100 ‘The Same Child - Different Arenas’ makes up the first module of INTERACT.

INTER1100 provides a common academic platform for all students involved. It is about becoming more aware and gain more knowledge about your own and other people’s programmes of professional study that target children and young people's upbringing.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course and INTER1100, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student 

• can explain key pharmacodynamic concepts and pharmacokinetic processes
• has knowledge of different types of drugs and routes of administration
• can explain the effect of pharmaceuticals relating to the treatment of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease and neurological disease
• can explain the importance of pharmaceuticals used against pain and nausea
• has knowledge of pharmaceuticals used against diseases of the digestive system, endocrine organs and musculoskeletal system
• can explain the pharmacological effects and probable side effects of relevant groups of pharmaceuticals
• can explain relevant arithmetic operations for calculating dose, strength, amount, infusion volumes and infusion speed
• can explain the process of growing up in a society characterised by social and cultural diversity*

Skills 

The student 

• can carry out drug calculations without errors
• can carry out control of own and other people’s calculations
• can cooperate with students from other programmes of professional study about relevant challenges in the everyday lives of children and young people*
• can discuss and reflect on his/her their own future professional role in an interprofessional cooperation with children, young people and their parents/guardians*

General competence

The student 

• has a basis for familiarising him/herself with the effects of new pharmaceuticals
• masters drug calculations as part of professional responsible drugs administration
• has an understanding of interprofessional cooperation with children, young people and their families*

* Learning outcomes pertaining to INTER1100