Course - Preventive Medicine and Screening - KLH3011
Preventive Medicine and Screening
About
About the course
Course content
The course introduces the principles for preventive action both on individual and group levels. The teaching is concentrated on how the efficacy and the effectiveness of the actions could be studied and especially design, other than randomized studies, of evaluations of intervention on groups and population would be emphasized. The prerequisites of screenings program (and of systematic case-findings) and how to evaluate such programs will be introduced
Learning outcome
The students should know how to evaluate and study the efficacy and effectiveness of different preventive strategies as high-risk and population based strategies. They are expected to have knowledge on the prerequisites for screening of risks for diseases and of diseases
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, essays and group work. The lectures will take place the weeks the master program i Clinical Health Science. The subject will only be offered if enough students register.
If there are any English speaking students, the lectures will be given in English.
Form of assessment can be changed.
Recommended previous knowledge
KLH3002, KLH 3003
Required previous knowledge
Clinical Research and epidemiology.
Course materials
Litteratur will be provided by the instructors.
Subject areas
- Health Science
- Clinical Medicine
- Medicine
- Public Health
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010
Hjemmeeksamen
Submission 2010-12-06 Duration 3 dager
Ordinary examination - Spring 2011
Hjemmeeksamen
Submission 2011-05-21 Duration 3 dager