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HEL-3080: The major diseases - from epidemiology to public health policy Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
The aim of the course is to give an overview of the epidemiology of
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and psychiatric illnesses, with respect
to both epidemiology and prevention.
The students should be able to give a scientific, critical overview of a relevant
topic within these disease groups | Contents
The course is organised as three gatherings, each lasting 3 days with at least one intervening week. Following main topics are taught: Descriptive Epidemiology, Analytic Epidemiology, and Preventive measures to improve health, primarily focussing on the epidemology of diabetes, cancer, psychiatric illnesses, stroke and cardiac infarction.
| Form of teaching
The course is organised as three gatherings, each lasting 3 days.
There will be lectures and seminars, approximately 12 hours each
gathering. Attendance is mandatory. The students are asked to
write two short papers with a given topic during the course. | Exam and assessment
Two written, individual papers which will be evaluated as a whole on a scale of A-F. | Contact person/lecturer
Student advisor Jorunn S. Myklebust, phone: +47 77644824. e-mail: jorunn.myklebust@ism.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage | Course overlap
HEL-3080 -H04 10 sp | Homepage
http://uit.no/medfak-studietilbud/folkehelsevitensk/
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Teaching autumn 2007
Tre obligatoriske samlinger.
1. samling uke 37: 10.-12.09.,
2. samling uke 42: 15.-17.10.,
3. samling uke 47: 19.-21.11.
Email Fh-studiet@ism.uit.no
Oppstart uke 37: 10. september kl. 10.15. MH-bygget plan 11 rom 11.233 |
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