MSP12_9 - ECTS

MSP12_1 - ECTS Acquisition of knowledge on concepts and methods of Health Planning, Health Administration and Health Services management.
Acquisition of knowledge of the values and principles that should guide the design of Health Policy in Primary Health Care, Secondary Care and Continuing Care. Knowledge of the current reality of Health Policies in Portugal.

MSP12_2 - ECTS

The main objective of this training program is that students acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge in basic biostatistics.

MSP12_4 - ECTS

MSP12_5 - ECTS

Acquisition of knowledge on concepts and methods of epidemiology. Recognition of characteristics, advantages and limitations of the main types of study and aspects related to its planning. Recognize the main types of epidemiological measures. Understand the main types of error in epidemiology.

MSP12_6 - ECTS

MSP12_8 - ECTS

Acquire knowledge related to the main environmental problems and its effects in health.

Understand the specifcity of the research methods in this area, mainly in respect to quantification of expositions and evaluation of risks.

Understand the natural, build, and psicosocial environemnt as critical determinants to health.

MSP12_7 - ECTS

With this course it is intended that students contact with the various theories, policies and practices that underpin activities and health promotion programs tailored to different populations.

MSP12_13 - ECTS The objective of this optional module is to widen the discussion of concepts and methodologies on statistical analysis, which were taught in the previous modules (Biostatistics I and II), taking into account the students’ research area. In this module, the students should apply statistical programmes for data analysis on their research work.

MSP12_14 - ECTS The objective of the course is to provide knowledge and comprehension on multivariable statistical models: (1) conceptual comprehension of the principles and practical applications of these models, (2) to be able to choose the appropriate analytical and model building strategy, discussing the different options for the inclusion of the variables, (3) understand and discuss the concepts of confounding and interaction, (4) to acquire practical knowledge how to realize an analysis and to interpret the results, using a statistical software.

MSP12_15 - ECTS

MSP12_20 - ECTS

MSP12_16 - ECTS Acquires knowledge about the main tools of collect and treat statistical population data.
Analyse and interpret population data.
Understand the population dynamic.
Understand the changes in family structure.
Understand the consequences in Public Health of the population ageing.
Learn techniques of population projections.
Acquire knowledge about the construction of population indicators.
Identify the effects of the demographic dynamic in the organization and structure of the modern societies.

MSP12_19 - ECTS To know the secular trends of the burden of the most frequent chronic diseases and of their main determinants in human populations.

Lectures by specialists in topics related to the epidemiology of different groups of highly-frequent chronic diseases (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, rheumatic diseases and diabetes) will allow students to know the specificities of each nosological group and the corresponding implications in the study of the burden of disease in the population. A lecture by primary care professionals will show the provider’s perspective of the management of chronic disease.

MSP12_17 - ECTS •    Permit a better understanding of the relations between socio economic development, available of health care and health gains.
•    Sensibilize health professionals and health investigators, in the area of public health, for the impact on social and individual welfare of an efficient resources allocation in health sector .
•    Explain basic concepts, principles and the more common analysis instruments of the economic science, that could permit a better  knowledge and  more effective and efficient solutions for the contemporary health problems.

MSP12_18 - ECTS Acquisition of knowledge on the fundamental concepts and specific methods of genetic epidemiology. We aim that the students: (i) recognize the importance of Genetic Epidemiology in Medicine and in the Biomedical Research and (ii) are able to interpret a Genetic Epidemiology study from the evaluation of the genetic component to the identification of the genetic factors responsible for that disease.

MSP12_11 - ECTS

MSP12_21 - ECTS

MSP12_31 - ECTS

MSP12_22 - ECTS

This unit aims to understand the contribution of qualitative methods for epidemiological research, exploring contexts of application and different methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation of data.

 

MSP12_23 - ECTS

To gain knowledge and develop skills in methods and dietary determinants relevant for public health.

To develop students' skills for the development of intervention community strategies in Nutrition.

MSP12_12 - ECTS

MSP12_24 - ECTS

MSP12_25 - ECTS

MSP12_3 - ECTS

MSP12_26 - ECTS

MSP12_27 - ECTS

MSP12_28 - ECTS

MSP12_29 - ECTS Acquisition of knowledge on concepts and methods of occupational health. Recognition of the most frequent occupational risk factors. Understand the different risk assessment tools. Recognize the main types of occupational illnesses.

MSP12_30 - ECTS

Acquire knowledge about basic concepts of spatial analusis of health events. Acquire knowledge about the importance of the geographic space to the understand of health events. Understand the contributions of geography in epidemiological studies. To know geographic information tecnologies. Acquire capacities to use the Geographical Information Systems GIS as tools to organize and analyse spatial data. Acquire knowledge about the processes of construction of spatial databases. Learn how to georeference health data. identify the main sources of cartographic, population, health and environmental data to use in GIS.

MSP12_32 - ECTS Acquisition of knowledge in Occupational and Environmental Toxicology. Recognition of the available tools for assessing risks in this area through the analysis of case studies.

MSP12_10 - ECTS

MSP12_D - ECTS