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Course Orientation CMED-304, COMM-311

Course Orientation CMED-304, COMM-311. Family & Community Medicine Department King Saud University. Community Medicine ( COMM311 ) ( طبع 311 ). Overview. This course will cover various fields of Community Medicine. Community Medicine & Public health Health of the population.

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Course Orientation CMED-304, COMM-311

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  1. Course Orientation CMED-304, COMM-311 Family & Community Medicine Department King Saud University

  2. Community Medicine (COMM311)(طبع 311)

  3. Overview • This course will cover various fields of Community Medicine. • Community Medicine & Public health Health of the population

  4. Essential Public Health functions

  5. Main Fields 1- Basic epidemiology. 2- Methods of Research. 3- Demography. 4- Epidemiology of infectious diseases. 5- Chronic diseases epidemiology 6- Health education. 7- Mental health. 8- Mother child health. 9- Environmental and occupational health.

  6. Learning outcomes 1-Understand the process of infectious diseases transmission. 2-Understand the procedures for disease prevention and control. 3-Identify major health problems in KSA. 4- Acquire knowledge and skills required for methods of biomedical research. 5- Analyze biomedical data and present results. 6- Know the principles of preventive methods.

  7. Cognitive skills 1- The ability to predict trends of disease in the community. 2-The ability to calculate rates and indicators and use then to quantify health problems. 3-The ability to develop a research proposal.

  8. Lectures • TWO lectures weekly throughout the year.

  9. Attendance • Attendance of lectures is mandatory. • Attendance will be checked at each lecture and absenteeism will be dealt according to university regulations.

  10. Evaluation 1-First continuous assessment test (CAT-1) 25 % 2- Second continuous assessment test (CAT-2) 25 % 3- Quizzes 10 % 4- Final Examination 40 %

  11. Quizzes will be randomly assigned during lectures. • Lecture notes will be delivered. They are essential, but not sufficient.

  12. References 1-Hennekens. Epidemiology in Medicine. Little, Brown and Company 2-APHA. Control of Communicable disease in Man. 19th edition 2005 3- Merrill R. Introduction to epidemiology. Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010. 3- WHO. Basic Epidemiology. 4- www. who.int 5-www.cdc.gov

  13. Text Books (Online) Principles of EPIDEMIOLOGY in Public Health Practice Third Edition An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Workforce and Career Development Atlanta, GA 30333

  14. Text Books (Online) • Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesThe Pink Book: Course Textbook11th Edition (May 2009) Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/default.htm

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