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| SANT0110-2 | Psycho-social Dimensions of Health
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| Duration : | 17h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Mairiaux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course deals with the following aspects :
- the history of medical practice: general outline with a view to highlighting the historical roots of some present-day currents of thought ;
- basic concepts (health, disease, healthy vs. unhealthy...): critical review of such concepts' meanings and discussion of three fundamental dimensions of disease (physical, cultural and social viewpoints) ;
- sociological analysis of the role of disease and medical professions in society; cultural and institutional influences, patient-health professional interactions ;
- social health gradients: nature, extent, evolution and explanatory hypotheses for understanding the persistence of inequalities in view of disease and death despite medical progress ;
- the Belgian health system and the role of health professions : introduction to some basic concepts in health economics ;
- a look at the day to day reality of professional practice in medical sciences : contributions of other Faculty members (general practitioners, specialists, pharmacists,...)
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course generally aims at eliciting thinking about the purposes of medical sciences as well as the very concept of health and its implications on the role of health professionals.
Specific objectives:
- discovering the human sciences point of view about medical sciences;
- understanding the explicit and implicit roles our society imposes on medical sciences;
- initiation to the biopsychosocial model of health
- understanding of the major health determinants, especially those related to the physical, psychologic and social life environment
- starting to develop a cultural ability and understanding to support better professional practices.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| A test session is organised during which students have the possibility to answer multiple choice questions using electronic voting devices |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course involves 11 lessons of 1h 30 duration (pause not included). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes: one volume available at the InterCopy copy shop on Sart Tilman (price : 10.50 euros).
Reference works and recommended reading :
- Adam Ph. & Herzlich C. (1994) Sociologie de la maladie et de la médecine. Nathan Université nr. 69.
- Evans R.G., Barer M.L., Marmor T.R. (1996) Etre ou ne pas être en bonne santé. John Libbey Eurotext, Paris.
- HELMAN C. G., Culture, Health and Illness, 5th edition, London, Hodder Arnold, 2007
- Leclerc A. et coll. (2000) Les inégalités sociales de santé INSERM La Découverte Ed, Paris.
- Malherbe J.F. (1997) Pour une éthique de la médecine, collection Catalyses, ARTES-FIDES, 3rd edition.
- WINKELMAN M., Culture and health. Applying medical anthropology, A Wiley imprint, San Francisco, 2009
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written multiple-choice test with certainty indexes. (with the SMART technical support) |
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Contacts :
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| Philippe MAIRIAUX, Junior Lecturer
Occupational Health and Health Education
School of Public Health, Sart Tilman B23, B-4000 Liège
Email: ph.mairiaux@ulg.ac.be
Secretary:
Mrs C. ESCHWEILER
Phone: 04 366 25 03 - fax: 04 366 28 89
Email: stes@ulg.ac.be |
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