MD3008 - International Health

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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This subject will examine the experience of medical practice in international settings, including an overview of major health patterns internationally, the burden of disease in international health disasters and low resource settings, health consequences of human rights violation, war and disaster and refugee health. Students will gain an understanding of the challenges for health services providers and be taught communication skills in counselling in special situations.

Learning Outcomes

• critically appraise the roles of doctors and health services in relation to human rights;
• describe and evaluate the social, cultural, political, economic and organisational factors affecting health and medical practice in low resource settings;
• describe the major health patterns internationally, the measures of quality of life and their applications (QALYS, DALYS) and the major factors impacting upon health internationally;
• discuss and critically analyse ethical dilemmas faced by doctors in international health settings;
• view health and illness from a ecological perspective related activity.

Prerequisites:

All level 1 and level 2 subjects in MBBS program

Availabilities
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Census Date 06-May-2005
Coordinator:	jc126469
Lecturers:	jc126469, jc132484.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject is assessed within an integrated assessment program for all Year 3 subjects. The assessment as detailed below, is the integrated assessment schedule for all Level 3 subjects. Students must participate in all formative assessment tasks to be eligible to sit the summative assessments. Attendance at clinical placements is mandatory and completion to a satisfactory level is required.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.