Saúde da Comunidade Centrada no Doente

Code:

OPT249

Acronym:

SCCD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	5	Plano Oficial 2021	3	-	2	19	54
			5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This Curricular Unit aims to:

- Provide students with a holistic and global view of health, focusing on the social determinants that influence health inequalities, impacting their access and therapeutic outcomes.

- Develop analytical, critical, and intervention skills to improve access to and the quality of healthcare, considering socioeconomic and cultural contexts, reinforcing the (need for a) patient-focused perspective, and communication and relationship skills between doctor and patient.

- Enable specialised attention in the collection of contextual, social, and personal information, maintaining an attitude of respect and tolerance in order to strengthen partnership and collaboration, fostering autonomy and the capacity for shared decision-making.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

Fundamentals of Global Health
Impact of Social Determinants of Health
Intervention strategies and Global Public Health policies
Case studies on inclusive health practices.

Mandatory literature

Michael Marmot; The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
William Markle; Melanie Fisher; Ray Smego.; Understanding Global Health, Lange Medical Books
Moscrop, A., Ziebland, S., Roberts, N. et al.; A systematic review of reasons for and against asking patients about their socioeconomic contexts., Int J Equity Health; 2019; 18: 112.
Towle A, Brown H, Hofley C, Kerston RP, Lyons H, Walsh C.; The expert patient as teacher: an interprofessional Health Mentors programme., Clin Teach. 2014; 11: 301-6
Giusti A, Pukrittayakamee P, Alarja G, Farrant L, Hunter J, Mzimkulu O, Gwyther L, Williams N, Wannarit K, Abusalem L, Alajarmeh S, Alrjoub W, Thongchot L, Janwanishstaporn S, Edilbi A, Al-Ani R, Shamieh O, Guo P, Bashan Nkhoma K, Venkatapuram S, Harding R. ; Developing a global practice-based framework of person-centred care from primary data: a cross-national qualitative study with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. , BMJ Glob Health. 2022; 7: e008843.
Leidner, C., Vennedey, V., Hillen, H., Ansmann, L., Stock, S., Kuntz, L., Pfaff, H., Hower, K. I., & CoRe‑Net Co‑applicants. ; Implementation of patient-centred care: which system-level determinants matter from a decision maker's perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health and social care organisations. , BMJ Open. 2021; 11: e050054.
BMJ Case Reports; Global health resources

Teaching methods and learning activities

We will adopt an interactive approach, combining seminars, debates and a particular focus on group works and case studies. These activities aim to develop analytical and reflective skills, essential for understanding and intervening in the Social Determinants of Global Health.

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Social medicine
Health sciences > Medical sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Frequência das aulas	19,00
Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

The student has to attend 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

20% Continuous Assessment: based on attendance, active participation, group work, critical analysis of case studies, and the development of intervention projects. The ability to operationalize a global approach while being person-centered and empathetic towards their suffering will be valued. These methodologies reflect the goal of applying theoretical knowledge to practical contexts and promoting a critical and innovative approach to the challenges of global health.

80% Final Work: preparation of a Global Health Case reportwith information gathered from clinical records/interviews with the patient and within the scope of the intervention project.