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| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Peter Steinmann (peter.steinmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Description: The series of lectures provides an overview over current major global public health problems, their determinants and standard as well as emerging interventions to reduce key risks and improve population health. Each lecture is dedicated to a particular public health problem for which the background, key risk factors, etiology and burden of disease, the basic epidemiology and key interventions to control the risk and reduce harm are explained. Lectures are given by various Swiss TPH staff members and other faculty. To prepare for a lecture, participants read the article associated with the lecture and prepare a list of 2-3 questions to be discussed in a 30-minutes interactive part of the lecture designed to encourage scientific argumentation. Thereby, participants are stimulated to carefully read scientific publications, remember key issues and train epidemiological reasoning. Content: Nutrition Diabetes Mental health Smoking Air pollution OneHealth Maternal, newborn and child health HIV/AIDS TB WASH NTDs Environmental health Global change Migration |
| Learning objectives | To get a general overview of the major public health problems worldwide. To understand the key epidemiological issues for the most important causes of ill-health globally. |
| Bibliography | See ADAM |
| Comments | Methods: Lectures with case studies, discussions |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Modul: Basics: Epidemiology (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Modul Global & Public Health (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance (<20% unexcused absence) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |