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| Course Title |
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MSc in Community Child Health (with international option) |
| Institution |
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Coventry: University of Warwick |
| Country |
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United Kingdom |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months)
Diploma
Research Degree: M.Sc. / M.Phil. / Ph.D. |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: Community, Rural and Urban Health
Healthcare areas: Paediatrics
Healthcare areas: Reproductive Health
Healthcare areas: Health Promotion and Education
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Health Determinants: Social Determinants |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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MSc; Diploma or Certificate
Master, 180 credit points (successful completion of 7
modules )
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| Location |
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Section Public Health, School
of Postgraduate Medical Education, Coventry |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Module 1
Epidemiology, statistics, research methods and critical
appraisal (I)
# Basic statistical methods in epidemiology
# Measures of health and disease
Module 2 Epidemiology, statistics, research
methods and critical appraisal (II)
* Interpretation of epidemiological studies
* Survey methods - qualitative and quantitative study
design
Module 3 Social and environmental determinants
of child health
* Major determinants of child health
* Threats to child health
* Child health inequalities
* Sociological conceptualisation of health and illness
Module 4 Health Protection, promotion
and prevention
* Concepts of health protection, promotion and disease
prevention
* Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in child
health
* Principles of screening and child health surveillance
* Recent advances and evidence base for child health promotion
Module 5 Communicable diseases and immunisation
* Epidemiology of communicable diseases
* Acute bacterial meningitis
* HIV, AIDS and STDs
* Dynamics of the infectious process
* Social context of infectious diseases
* Vaccine-preventable diseases
* New vaccines and vaccines under development
Module 6 Child protection, child law
and adolescent health
* Background to current child protection services
* Clinical features of child abuse and neglect
* United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Module 7 Developmental Medicine and special
needs with developmental psychology
* Concepts and theories of child development
* Identification of the infant at risk
* Programmes for screening, assessment and diagnosis
* Role of the Child Development Centre
Module 8 Child Health services: management,
organisation and data systems
* Basic management skills for consultant community paediatricians
* Data and health information management
* Organising medical audit
* Managing the "internal market"
* Ensuring service quality and maximising uptake
* Introduction to comparative child health systems
Module 9 International Child Health
* Major global threats to child health
* Malnutrition and child morbidity and mortality
* Children in areas of conflict
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| Next
Beginning |
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Annually in early September |
| Appl.
Deadline |
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No formal closing date (application
as early as possible) |
| Duration |
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MSc: One Calendar year full-time
(September-August); Four years part-time (The minimum part-time
duration is 24 months and the normal maximum is 48 months.
Intending part-time students are invited to discuss their
study plans with the Course Director) - Part-time students
must be in employment in the health service
Certificate - One year part-time (Modules A, B and C)
Diploma - (Modules A, B, C, D, E and F) |
No.
of
Participants |
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Limited |
Participants'
Profile |
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For medically qualified and
non-medically qualified hospital and health services managers.
The one year, full-time Msc course is designed specifically
for overseas doctors. |
| Structure |
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The course is organised on a
modular basis. The contents of the modules contribute to
the elements contained in the 8 units of study. Each module
includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and demonstrations.
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| Methods |
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The modular teaching is supplemented
by written assignments and essays. Students will submit
three project reports during their period of study. An oral
examination may be held on the final project. |
| Coordinator |
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Mrs Ann Wallis-Power
Tel: + 44 (0)24 7652 39 13 |
| Course
fee |
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For
further
information |
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Ms Annette Finn
Clerical Officer
Child Health Courses,
School of Postgraduate Medical Education,
University of Warwick
COVENTRY
CV4 7AL
Tel: +44 (0)24 7652 2035
Fax: +44 (0)24 7652 4311
Email: a.e.finn@warwick.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/Medical/jade/course.html
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| Course Title |
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Health Information Science for Health Services Management |
| Institution |
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Coventry: University of Warwick |
| Country |
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United Kingdom |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months)
Diploma
Research Degree: M.Sc. / M.Phil. / Ph.D. |
| Topics |
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Health Technology: Management Information Systems
Health Research and Methods: Demography
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Management: Health Services Management
Management: Strategic Project Management |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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MSc; Diploma or Certificate
in Health Information Science possible |
| Location |
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Section Public Health, School
of Postgraduate Medical Education, Coventry |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Information and information
systems are complex multi-disciplinary activities that
are increasingly in demand for the support and development
of clinical and health services management. The quality
of health service information profoundly influences the
quality of health care itself. Therefore, for the systematic
processing of information in health care, health care
professionals require a rigorous, relevant and up-to-date
training in health informatics, basic epidemiology, statistical
methods and the principles of ethics and data protection.
The course will provide postgraduate tuition in the special
skills needed to determine the information needs of health
service management, the collection of relevant data and
conversion of those data to usable and useful information
necessary for competent management. Particular attention
will be paid to operational information systems and to
manual and computerised systems as well as to systems
dealing with utilisation of health services. Health-related
systems will be included with a view to providing an information
framework on which effective intra- sectoral and inter-sectoral
coordination can be built. An important element mnning
throughout the course is the production and use of information
for evaluating and monitoring health services in terms
of efficacy, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This element
permeates all the modules and forms an important part
of the tuition and project work.
Modules: Health Service organisation; Planning and Management
Systems and their information needs; Staff and Departmental
Management; Project and Programme Management; Data collection
methodology; Information and communication technology;
Operational Information Systems; Information production
and presentation; Data analysis; Problem identification:
problem-solving; Evaluation and monitoring; Clinical and
Medical Audit; Service Audit; Quality management; Standard
setting: assessing performance; Hospital service management
information systems; Community services management information
systems; Health and health-related information systems;
Service Planning, Management and Evaluation. |
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| Next
Beginning |
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Annually in early
September |
| Appl.
Deadline |
|
No formal closing
date (application as early as possible) |
| Duration |
|
MSc: One Calendar
year full-time (September-August); Four years part-time
(The minimum part-time duration is 24 months and the normal
maximum is 48 months. Intending part-time students are invited
to discuss their study plans with the Course Director) -
Part-time students must be in employment in the health service
Certificate - One year part-time (Modules A, B and C)
Diploma - (Modules A, B, C, D, E and F) |
No.
of
Participants |
|
Limited |
Participants'
Profile |
|
For medically qualified
and non-medically qualified hospital and health services
managers. The one year, full-time Msc course is designed
specifically for overseas doctors. |
| Structure |
|
The course is organised on a
modular basis. The contents of the modules contribute to
the elements contained in the 8 units of study. Each module
includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and demonstrations.
|
| Methods |
|
The modular teaching is supplemented
by written assignments and essays. Students will submit
three project reports during their period of study. An oral
examination may be held on the final project. |
| Coordinator |
|
Mrs Ann Wallis-Power
Tel: + 44 (0)24 7652 39 13 |
| Course
fee |
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For
further
information |
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Clerical Officer
Health Information Sciences
School of Postgraduate Medical Education
Westwood
University of Warwick
COVENTRY
CV4 7AL
Tel: +44 (0)24 7652 2035
Fax: +44 (0)24 7652 4311
Email: j.pratt@warwick.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/Medical/green/course.html
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update |
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20/09/2005 mas |
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