MANAGEMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY

SYUP516

Course Code: SYUP516
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Aydan Akyüz Özdemir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain the epidemiological terms and concepts
Use epidemiological information in decision-making in health care managemenet

Mode of Delivery

E-Learning

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

The objective of this course is to familiarize students epidemiological concepts and the role of epidemiology in helath care management decision making.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Applications of management epidemiology in the management of health institutions and epidemiological perspectives of health managers
3^rd Week	Epidemiological methods and applications
4^th Week	Etiology and disease history
5^th Week	Disease control and surveillance
6^th Week	Screening programs
7^th Week	Clinical decision making
8^th Week	Epidemiological approach in strategic planning and management
9^th Week	Epidemiological perspective in the evaluation of health care programs and systems
10^th Week	Epidemiological approach to infectious disease control in health organizations
11^th Week	Epidemiology and quality management
12^th Week	Management of health systems from an epidemiological perspective
13^th Week	Epidemiology and public health policies
14^th Week	Health technology assessment and epidemiological approach
15^th Week	Health technology assessment and epidemiological approach

Recommended or Required Reading

Fleming, S., Scutchfield D., Tucker T., ?Managerial Epidemiology?, 2000, Health Adm Press.
Valanis B., ?Epidemiology in health Care?, 1999.
Bertan M., Özcebe H., ?Bölge Sağlık Yönetiminde Epidemiyolojiye Giriş?, 2001, sağlık Bakanlığı.
Bertan M., Erünlü T., (çeviri editörleri), ?Bölge Sağlık Yönetiminde Epidemiyoloji El Kitabı?, DSÖ, Hacettepe Ünv Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı.
Oleske D., ?Epidemiology and the Delivery of Health Care Services, Methods and Applications?, 1995, New York, Plentum Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Problem Solving
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		80
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	9	135
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	20	20
Article	4	2	8
Total Work Load			234
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X
K8
K9
K10