NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY

PUBH537

Course Code: PUBH537
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Rengin Erdal

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the importance of NCD for the community health
Summarize the NCD prevention programs
Propose intervention programs for NCD

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

SABE 606 HAS 529 HAS 535

Course Description

Lectures of this course include the basic issues on non communicable diseases (NCD), epidemiology and burden of NCD in Turkey and in the world, principles of preventive medicine and secondary prevention on NCD

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition of NCD
2^nd Week	Burden of NCD in Turkey
3^rd Week	Burden of NCD in the World
4^th Week	Early Diagnosis, Screening programs
5^th Week	Epidemiology of risk factors
6^th Week	Epidemiology od high blood pressure
7^th Week	Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases
8^th Week	Epidemiology of diabetes
9^th Week	Epidemiology of cancer
10^th Week	Epidemiology of chronic lung diseases
11^th Week	Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
12^th Week	Epidemiology of mental disorders
13^th Week	Epidemiology of chronic neurologic disorders
14^th Week	Epidemiology of musculoskeletal diseases

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	6	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	32	32
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	6	7	42
Total Work Load			228
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.6
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5		X	X
K6			X
K7
K8
K9	X	X	X
K10	X	X	X
K11	X	X	X