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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Public Health Services and Medical Law - B83154 (Dentistry)
Title: Public Health Services and Medical Law
Guaranteed by: Institute of Public Health and Medical Law First Faculty of Medicine Charles University (11-00280)
Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: 2
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/0, C+Ex [HT]
Extent per academic year: 45 [hours]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Guarantor: PhDr. Helena Hnilicová, Ph.D.
Attributes: Teoretický předmět
Zubní lékařství
Pre-requisite : B81147, B83116
Interchangeability : B81165
Annotation
The subject is conceived as a theoretical one. Topics are divided into three thematic areas: Public Health, Social Medicine and Medical Law.
Last update: Kolářová Jana (28.01.2020)
Literature - Czech

Povinná:

  • Fried B, Gaydos L. World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2012, 780 s. ISBN 9781567934205.
  • Detels, Roger (ed.). Oxford textbook of public health. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 1955 s. ISBN 0-19-850959-6.
  • Wilkinson, R., Marmot, M. Social determinants of Health. Denmark: WHO. International Centre for Health, 2003, s. ISBN 92-890-1371-0.

Doporučená:

  • Bhopal, Raj S.. Migration, ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, 373 s. ISBN 978-0-1996-6786-4.

Last update: Terberg Tulupova Elena, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.10.2023)
Syllabus

The first part of the course introduces students to the concepts and functions of public health, the concept of health and disease and to the most important determinants of population health, in wider socio-economic context . Emphasis is placed on health status assessment as a basis for health policy. Students are acquainted with the models of health systems in the world, including principles, organization and management of the Czech healthcare system.

In the field of social medicine attention is paid to health and health care provision for children and the elderly, as well as to specific health and social problems related to vulnerable social groups such as ethnic minorities and migrants.

The legal block provides an overview of current EU health legislation with emphasis on legal liability of health professionals and patients' rights.

Last update: Kolářová Jana (28.01.2020)
Education plan -
Schedule by date
Day Date Description Teacher Files Note Hodnocení
Wednesday01.10.2025Introduction to the course. The role of Public Health. International Public Health, global health, WHO. Dental Public Health.Mgr. Elena Terberg Tulupova, Ph.D.Lectures will take place in the Faust House (Karlovo náměstí 40, Prague 2), classroom 13, 1st floor. Time: 14:30 - 16:45.
Wednesday08.10.2025Self-study - preparation for the topic World health systems in international comparisonPhDr. Helena Hnilicová, Ph.D.Materials in the course Moodle
průměr: 3, hodnoceno: 1x
Wednesday15.10.2025World health systems in international comparison. Czech Health System:the main principles. Health policy. PhDr. Helena Hnilicová, Ph.D.Faust House
Wednesday22.10.2025Self-study - preparation for the topic Basic of medical demography. Migration, ethnicity and healthMgr. Elena Terberg Tulupova, Ph.D.Materials in the course Moodle
Wednesday29.10.2025Basic of medical demography.Health status indicators. International comparison.Mgr. Elena Terberg Tulupova, Ph.D.Faust House
Wednesday05.11.2025Self-study - preparation for the topic Concept of health. Overall determinants of population health. Inequalities in healthMaterials in the course Moodle
Wednesday12.11.2025Concept of health. Overall determinants of population health. Inequalities in healthPhDr. Helena Hnilicová, Ph.D.Faust House
Wednesday19.11.2025Self-study - Social geriatrics. Social pediatrics.Pre-recorded lectures in the course Moodle
Wednesday26.11.2025Migration, ethnicity and health. Health policy in the EU, comparison of the EU health systems.Mgr. Elena Terberg Tulupova, Ph.D.Faust House
Wednesday03.12.2025Self-study - preparation for the topic Basics of Medical Law and EU health legislation.Materials in the course Moodle
Wednesday10.12.2025Basics of Medical Law and EU health legislation. doc. JUDr. Tomáš Doležal, Ph.D.Faust House
Wednesday17.12.2025Self-study - preparation for the topic Health promotion and disease prevention. WHO oral health programs. Health literacy. Materials in the course Moodle
Wednesday07.01.2026Health promotion and disease prevention. WHO oral health programs. Health literacy. MUDr. Alena Šteflová, Ph.D.Faust House
průměr: 2, hodnoceno: 1x
Wednesday14.01.2026Preparation of group projectsFaust House
Wednesday21.01.2026Presentation of group projects. Final test Mgr. Elena Terberg Tulupova, Ph.D.Faust House
 
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