- Introduction to public health. Concepts and definitions. Goals and objectives;
- The history of the development of science “Public health”;
- Population health and methods for studying it. Public and individual health, definition, medical and social criteria, integrated assessment. Scheme of studying the health of the population and its individual groups: the most important factors and conditions determining the level of public health;
- Definition of the concept of morbidity. The purpose of studying the prevalence of morbidity;
- Conditions for the functioning and development of the health care system;
- Health data is required. Sections of the subject «Public health»;
- Subject Features. Basic research methods;
- Factors shaping health. Assessment of individual health the population;
- Public health indicators. Risk factors. Indicators characterizing the health of the population;
- Physical development of the population;
- The main signs of physical development;
- Growth assessment. Growth research includes;
- Demographics in healthcare. The statistical study of population;
- Demographic indicators and their importance for assessing the health of the population;
- Fertility rate, special fertility indicators – calculation methodology and their assessment;
- Population reproduction rates, current trends;
- Population mortality, calculation methodology, levels;
- Structure of mortality of the population;
- Indicator of natural decline (growth) of the population, calculation method;
- Indicator of infant mortality, newborn mortality, perinatal mortality – calculation methodology, levels;
- Registration of cases of birth and death;
- The importance of demographic indicators for planning the activities of medical organizations;
- Definition of medical statistics as a science;
- Sections and content of medical statistics;
- Stages of statistical research;
- Drawing up a plan and program of statistical research;
- Definition of the object and unit of observation;
- Rules for constructing layouts of statistical tables;
- Average and relative values – calculation methodology, units of measurement, graphic representation;
- Definition of medical demographics;
- The value of demographic indicators;
- Definition of the concept of morbidity;
- Types of morbidity;
- Methods of studying the morbidity of the population;
- Rules for filling out a coupon for an outpatient patient to register the final diagnosis;
- Infectious morbidity – research methodology, documentation;
- The most important non-epidemic morbidity – research methodology, documentation;
- Hospitalized morbidity – study methodology, documentation;
- Morbidity with temporary disability, documentation, indicators;
- Examination of temporary disability. Types of temporary disability. The certificate of incapacity for work (sick leave) as a medical, legal and financial document;
- International classification of diseases (X revision) – structure, rules for coding diseases and health disorders.
- Chronic non-communicable diseases;
- Cardiovascular diseases and their prevention;
- Malignant neoplasms and their prevention;
- Injury and its prevention;
- Neuropsychiatric diseases and their prevention;
- Mental diseases – as a medical and social problem.
- Alcoholism and its prevention. The role of health authorities and institutions in the prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse, and the organization of medical care for those suffering from alcoholism;
- Drug addiction and its prevention;
- Pathogenesis of infectious diseases;
- Ways of transmission of infectious diseases;
- Classification of infectious diseases;
- Stages of an epidemiological survey;
- Progress and challenges in infection control
- Definition of health promotion;
- Classification of risk factors and their practical significance;
- Definition of a healthy lifestyle;
- Structure of the healthy lifestyle program;
- Health centers – structure, staffing, functions;
- Hygienic training and education of the population – goals, methods and forms.
- Definition, purpose, objectives, levels and types of prevention.
- Legislative base of state policy;
- Regulatory framework for health care;
- Standardization of health care services;
- Bodies and institutions for ensuring the state policy in the field of health care;
- Ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being;
- International cooperation in health care;
- WHO activities;
- Problems and prospects for the development of bioethics in health care;
- Forms of organization of health systems;
- Types of health insurance;
- Healthcare management;
- Quality management system in healthcare;
- Automated management systems in healthcare;
- Telemedicine and prospects for its development;
- Sources of financing for health care;
- Specifics of financing public and private health care systems;
- The role of health care in the development of the country’s economy;
- Types of health care efficiency (medical, social, economic);
- Nomenclature of healthcare institutions;
- Local principle of organization of outpatient care;
- Structure and functions of the city polyclinic;
- Department of prevention – structure, role in the prophylactic medical examination of the population;
- Accounting and reporting documentation and performance indicators of the polyclinic;
- Structure of the city hospital;
- Organization of the work of the admission department;
- Organization of the work of doctors and nurses;
- Basic documentation and performance indicators of the hospital;
- Features of the organization of medical care for the rural population;
- Rural medical area – structure, main tasks;
- Medical and obstetric station – organization standards, main tasks;
- Central District Hospital;
- Regional hospital – structure, main tasks;
- The system of organization of health care facilities in serving the rural population. Organization of outpatient and inpatient care in rural areas. Rural health unit, its structure, goals and objectives. The district hospital, feldsher-midwife stations, the principles of organization of work;
- The main directions of improving medical care for the rural population;
- Features of medical care for workers;
- New forms of organizing medical and preventive care for the population;
- Organization of public health services;
- The main objectives of children’s health care. The main types of facilities. Children’s integrated hospital. Documentation, accounting, reporting and performance of the children’s hospital;
- Demography, basic concepts, calculation methodology. Population as a factor of socio-hygienic study. The importance of demographic data for the characteristics of public health and the practical work of the physician;