Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Prevention
Full course description
In this period you will learn to recognize opportunities for prevention at individual and population level, and take responsibility for the doctor's role in prevention.
Course objectives
- At individual level, advocate a healthy lifestyle that promotes positive health and prevents noncommunicable diseases in particular obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and herein collaborate with other health care professionals(Track 1, 2, 3)
- At population level, advocate a healthy environment that protects human and planetary health in particular protection against the obesogenic environment and air pollution, and herein collaborate with other sectors (Track 1, 2, 3)
- At population level, advocate screening, vaccination, and outbreak management programs to prevent specific diseases in particular sexually transmitted diseases, cancer and infectious diseases (Track 1, 2, 3)
- Express an educated opinion on the doctor's role in prevention including ethical issues, and take care of one's own lifestyle and balance in life (Track 1, 2, 3)
MED2003
Period 4
3 Feb 2025
18 Feb 2025
ECTS credits:
0.0Instruction language:
EnglishCoordinators:
- R.M. Vasse
- C.D.J. den Heijer
Teaching methods:
Assignment(s), Lecture(s), Onderwijspoli('s), Paper(s), Patientcontact, PBL, Presentation(s), Skills, Training(s), Work in subgroupsAssessment methods:
Portfolio