RAB1050 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.

Undervisningsspråk: Norsk

MR-undersøkelser fremstiller digitale bilder av indre organer ved hjelp av et sterkt magnetfelt og radiofrekvente bølger. MR-undersøkelser gir spesielt god fremstilling av forandringer i muskulatur, bindevev og sentralnervesystemet. Kunnskap om sikkerhetsrutiner ved MR er avgjørende for ivaretakelse av pasient og apparatur og for å oppnå denne kunnskapen, må radiografer ha god innsikt i MR-fysikk, bildedannelse ved MR og MR-relatert forskning.

Bestått første studieår eller tilsvarende.

Etter gjennomført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse: 

Kunnskap 

Studenten kan

• forklare grunnleggende fysiske prinsipper for MR teknologi
• forklare oppbygging, virkemåte og anvendelse av MR
• forklare bildedannelse, bildekriterier og enkel bildeprosessering ved MR
• forklare hvordan pasient og laboratorier forberedes og klargjøres ved MR
• gjøre rede for sikkerhetsrutiner ved MR-undersøkelser
• beskrive de vanligste indikasjoner for MR-undersøkelser
• forklare indikasjoner, kontraindikasjoner, virkningsmekanismer og bivirkninger for kontrastmidler brukt ved MR
• beskrive prinsippene for kritisk vurdering av forskning, kliniske retningslinjer og prosedyrer

Ferdigheter 

Studenten kan

• vurdere framstilling av normal anatomi og vanlig forekommende patologi i MR-undersøkelser
• beskrive ulike metoder for bildeopptak
• strukturere faglige kliniske spørsmål ved hjelp av PICO og varianter av PICO
• anvende sjekklister for ulike studiedesign

Generell kompetanse  

Studenten kan

• diskutere muligheter og begrensninger ved MR sammenliknet med andre bildediagnostiske modaliteter

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene omfatter forelesninger, seminarer, ferdighetstrening og selvstudier. Digitale læringsressurser vil bli gjort tilgjengelig for studenter på forhånd, slik at mye av tiden på universitetet blir brukt til oppgaveløsning og gruppearbeid.