University of Calgary : Community Health Sciences MDCH

Community Health Sciences MDCH

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Community Health Sciences 600

Introduction to Community Health Sciences

An introduction to the Department as well as a general orientation to the education and research programs in Community Health.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences or Public Health and Preventative Medicine program. Consent of the instructor required for all other students.
Notes: Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 644)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Community Health Sciences 601

Determinants of Health

Learners will gain an understanding of the determinants of health within a population health framework. The course begins with an introduction to health and world views on how health is constructed. It then examines the determinants of health and population health frameworks through both an historical context and a contemporary analysis as well as key concepts such as the social gradient. The evidence-base for some of the determinants is then presented. The course ends with the implications for the determinants of health construct in analysing and addressing specific population health problems.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the thesis-based MSc and PhD Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 642)

Community Health Sciences 602

Practicum in Public Health and Preventative Medicine

Clinical or field-based practicum for the Master of Community Medicine Program of the Community Health Sciences graduate program.
Course Hours: H(1-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Master of Community Medicine specialization or the Public Health and Preventative Medicine program.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 649.01)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Community Health Sciences 603

Practicum in Healthcare Epidemiology

Clinical or field-based practicum for the Healthcare Epidemiology specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program.
Course Hours: H(1-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program’s Healthcare Epidemiology specialization.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 649.02)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Community Health Sciences 604

Practicum in Community Health Sciences

Clinical or field-based practicum for students in any specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program.
Course Hours: H(1-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 649.03)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Community Health Sciences 610

Biostatistics I: Essentials of Biostatistics

Introduces the fundamental concepts of summarizing data and statistical inference, including graphical displays, hypothesis testing, p-values, and confidence intervals. Specific topics include comparisons of means and proportions, non-parametric tests, correlation and regression, confounding, sample size determination, and power calculations. Additional topics include a brief introduction to analysis of variance and covariance, logistic regression, and analysis of time-to-event data. Students gain hands-on experience analysing data using STATA statistical software. Although this course uses STATA exclusively, much of the technical knowledge and some of the computing techniques are applicable to any statistical package.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program or Public Health and Preventative Medicine program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Notes: There are no formal course prerequisites but good quantitative and mathematical skills are an asset. Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 643.01)

Community Health Sciences 611

Biostatistics II: Models for Health Outcomes

Extends the fundamental concepts to modelling health outcomes using modern regression analysis techniques. Logistic and linear regressions, and their extensions, are covered in detail. The rationale, formulation, and statistical assumptions underlying each regression technique are discussed. Methods for selecting and assessing models are included. Additional topics include a brief introduction to models used in the analysis of repeated measures, longitudinal studies, and time-to-event data. STATA statistical software is used to analyse data. Required course for Biostatistics and Epidemiology specializations.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 or Medical Science 643.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program.
Notes: A graduate level course in (bio)statistics is required for all other this course. Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 643.02)

Community Health Sciences 612

Biostatistics III: Models for Repeated Measures Studies and Time-to-Events Studies

Discusses techniques for analysing data collected at more than one point in time (repeated measures) and time-to-event (survival) data. Topics include generalized linear models (GLM), generalized additive models (GAM), Poisson regression, generalized estimating equations (GEE), and proportional hazards regression with time-varying covariates. STATA statistical software is used to analyse data.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 611 or Medical Science 643.02 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Notes: Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 643.03)

Community Health Sciences 620

Medical Education

The design, planning, teaching and evaluation of courses in the health science disciplines. Practical experience in teaching methods and curriculum development. Intended for graduate students, faculty and resident physicians, and approved for study credit by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Course Hours: H(1S-4)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 731)

Community Health Sciences 621

Research Design and Statistics in Medical Education

Research design and statistical analysis including a broad overview of the variety of methods for research in medical education and related sciences. There is both a theoretical basis in lectures and seminars as well as applied approaches in laboratory exercises. A variety of research tools will be explicated and utilized.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 733)

Community Health Sciences 622

Qualitative Measurements for Medical Education

Provides an introduction to qualitative methods as adapted for medical education research and evaluation. Designed to focus on the rationale for qualitative research, the appraisal of qualitative research, methods of data collection (e.g. focus groups, interviews, and text), data handling, data analysis and writing a qualitative research proposal. Specific approaches used in qualitative research including: grounded theory, ethnographic designs, phenomenology, action research and discourse analysis will be discussed.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 734)

Community Health Sciences 623

Teaching Methods in the Medical Sciences

Examines traditional and innovative methods used in medical and science education and clinical teaching to enhance student and practitioner knowledge, skills and attitudes. Discussions and presentations will focus on the role of the teacher and teaching strategies that include the lecture, small group teaching, inquiry and problem solving methods, reflective tools, simulation, surgical skills, computer-based instruction, bedside learning, one-on-one teaching and self-directed learning. The content will be presented within the context of contemporary research, practice and educational theory. Participants will be expected to identify, critique literature, and prepare instructional activities that link research and theory to practice.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 735)

Community Health Sciences 624

Medical Education Cognition Principles

Focus on the study of cognition as it relates to medical education. Begins with a broad overview of principles of adult education, including the fundamental theories of cognition, behaviourism, and social learning theory. From this foundation, the course will review key concepts in medical education cognition, including memory, analytical/non-analytical problem solving, and cognitive load theory. Sessions will provide both didactic lecture material and interactive small group discussion.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 736)

Community Health Sciences 625

Curriculum Design and Evaluation in the Medical Sciences

Presents an overview of the key elements of curriculum design and evaluation within the context of contemporary medical education research, learning and teaching theory, and teaching. Through classroom and electronic discussion, reading and assignments, participants will explore learning needs, objectives, the selection of teaching methods, the identification of resources, the implementation and monitoring of curriculum and evaluation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 737)

Community Health Sciences 626

Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review in Medical Education

To become familiar with the theory, research, and application of meta-analysis/systematic review as it applies to the compilation of studies in education and healthcare with a focus on the discipline of medicine education. In particular, an emphasis will be placed on the principles of using statistical methods and techniques related to synthesizing studies in the measurement of a pre-determined and appropriate topic of interest to the participant.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 738)

Community Health Sciences 627

Medical Education Measurement

Focuses on the assessment issues related to the measurement of student achievement, competency, and performance in educational settings. The principles of Classical Test Theory, Item Response Theory, and Generalizability Theory will be introduced and explored through both formal lectures and computer lab activities. Specifically, the course will focus on the measurement issues and concerns related to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Medical Education Specialization of the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 739)

Community Health Sciences 640

Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Principles and methods of descriptive and analytic epidemiology. Emphasizes the underlying concepts and approaches of epidemiological research and critical appraisal of epidemiologic studies including: observational study designs and their vulnerabilities to bias, measures of frequency and association, basic methods for addressing sampling variability, confounding, and effect modification. Concepts related to causal judgment in epidemiology are also introduced.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program or Public Health and Preventative Medicine program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Corequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 or Medical Science 647.01.
Notes: Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.01)

Community Health Sciences 641

Introduction to Clinical Trials

An introduction to methodological issues in the design and conduct of randomized controlled trials. Topics include ethics, blinding, randomization, sample size determination, sequential designs, data monitoring, and the logistical and organizational aspects of single centre and multi-centre trials.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640 or Medical Science 643.01 and 647.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.04)

Community Health Sciences 643

Research in Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control

Emphasizes the research aspects of health care epidemiology and the application of basic epidemiologic and biostatistical techniques in the health care environment. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach and fosters the integration of knowledge and skills from the bench to the bedside and back.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.07)

Community Health Sciences 644

Surveillance I: Data Handling for Infection Control

Focuses on the skills needed for data handling related to Infection Control in various settings. The primary aims are: (1) to develop the skills to properly manage data using various tools and technology; (2) to use basic statistical tools to analyse data used in Infection control; (3) to properly interpret and draw appropriate conclusions from data used in infection control.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students
Notes: This is an online course.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.10)

Community Health Sciences 645

Surveillance II: Principles of Surveillance

Focuses on the practice of surveillance for Infection Prevention and Control in various settings. The primary aims are: (1) to be able to base surveillance on an appropriate rationale; (2) to understand and use various methods of surveillance; (3) to make recommendations and follow up on the results of surveillance; (4) to be able to evaluate a surveillance program and incorporate into quality improvement.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 644 or Medical Science 647.10 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Notes: This is an online course.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.11)

Community Health Sciences 646

Introduction to Public Health Surveillance

Surveillance is a public health function. Topics included in this online course include definition and overview of public health surveillance, indicators, frameworks and principles for the planning and evaluation of surveillance systems; analysis and interpretation of surveillance data; communication of public health information; and legal and ethical issues relevant to surveillance systems.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640 or Medical Science 643.01 and 647.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.12)

Community Health Sciences 647

Clinical Epidemiology

Designed for students who have some familiarity and experience in epidemiology, biostatistics and who have a background in clinical health care or related field. It focuses on the application of epidemiologic methods to clinical health issues.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640 or Medical Science 643.01 and 647.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program with a clinical background. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 647.15)

Community Health Sciences 648

On-line Basic Infection Control

Focuses on providing novice Infection Control Professionals (ICPs) with the basic knowledge, tools and strategies needed to do Infection control in a board range of health care environments from health care institutions to the community. The purpose of this entry to practice course is (1) to identify and describe the scope of infection prevention and control problems and issues for novice ICPs and (2) to examine and integrate their current expertise with the basic knowledge, tools and strategies needed to examine problems and develop practical solutions in Infection Control.
Course Hours: F(3-1.5)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Notes: This is an online course.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 660)

Community Health Sciences 649

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Focuses on the principles of epidemiology that are of particular relevance to infectious diseases. The course emphasizes the research aspects of infectious diseases epidemiology and how the basic techniques of epidemiology and biostatistics are applied in the communicable diseases.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (Medical Science 613.01)

Community Health Sciences 660

Foundations of Health Services Research

An introduction to the fundamental concepts of health services research including topics related to health systems and methods in health services research, as well as evaluation of health systems performance, with emphasis on knowledge translation and health policy creation and analysis.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences Graduate Program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 645.18)

Community Health Sciences 661

Health Economics I

Application of basic concepts from economics to examination of health and health care policy issues, such as why we have the kind of health care system we have, various aspects of health care reform, promotion of health, and evaluation of interventions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 679/Economics 679)

Community Health Sciences 662

Economic Evaluation

Designed for students interested in being able to critically interpret economic evaluation studies of health or health care interventions and beyond. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the concepts and methods of economic evaluation, provide an introduction to how it may serve as a useful tool in health and health care decision-making, and to enable students to critically appraise the economic evaluation literature.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.08)

Community Health Sciences 663

Decision Analysis in Health Economic

Students will be introduced to the concepts of decision analysis and how it may serve as a useful tool in health care economics evaluation. Through attention to a clinical question or health care policy issue, students will develop the skills necessary to perform an economic evaluation to address it.
Course Hours: H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 662 or Medical Science 659.08 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.06)

Community Health Sciences 664

Administrative Data Analysis Methodology

Administrative data have been used widely for decision making and research. Analysis of the data requires knowledge of the data features and unique analytical skills since the data are not collected for research purposes. This course is designed to provide these skills. Through analysing available administrative data, students will write manuscripts suitable for publications at peer-reviewed journals.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of "B+" in Community Health Sciences 610 and 640 or Medical Science 643.01 and 647.01 and consent of the instructor.
Notes: Consent of the Instructor must be obtained by September 30.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.07)

Community Health Sciences 665

Leadership in Health Care Organizations

A foundation for developing management and leadership skills in health care organizations. The curriculum includes: fundamentals of leadership; formal and informal components of organizations; strategic, operational, financial and project planning; managing change and conflict; human resources; and evaluating organizational performance. A variety of learning opportunities are incorporated including: reading materials, student seminars, self-assessment tools, case studies, team assignments, guest speakers and class discussion.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 645.10)

Community Health Sciences 666

Health Policy

An advanced level course focused on developing and deepening participants' understanding of critical policy issues affecting health and health services. The course will primarily review health policy in the context of Canadian populations and systems. However, a more global comparative frame of reference will be used to test, challenge and contrast both the historical and current underpinnings of health policy in Canadian jurisdictions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 645.15)

Community Health Sciences 667

Introduction to the Legal and Ethical Framework of Health Care in Canada

An introduction to two integrated aspects of health care in Canada: the legal dimensions and the ethical dimensions. No formal background or training in law or ethics is presupposed. Successful students will gain grounding in the ethico-legal complexity of health care and health research in Canada.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 645.17)

Community Health Sciences 680

Foundations of Population/Public Health

Students will learn, discuss, and interrogate foundational content in population health and public health. Foundational content includes history, structure, functions, concepts, theories, and debates. The course is structured with the first half focusing on public health and the second half focusing on population health.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program or Public Health and Preventive Medicine program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 651.04)

Community Health Sciences 681

Health Research Methods

Introduction to health research, including research design, measurement, data collection, proposal and grant writing.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 or Medical Science 643.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Notes: Not available to Open Studies students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.02)

Community Health Sciences 683

Qualitative Health Research

A focus on interpreting published examples of qualitative health research as well as qualitative data relevant to health. The importance of both methods and theories for sound interpretation will be emphasized. Examples relevant to people's experiences of health services as well as influences on population health outcomes other than health services and technologies will be considered.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 659.05)

Community Health Sciences 687

Environmental Health

Examination of the interaction between natural and man-made environments in human health/illness.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program or the Public Health and Preventative Medicine program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 651.06)

Community Health Sciences 689

Global Health and Development

An examination of health, the determinants of health, and approaches to health policy and programming in the context of less developed country populations. The course provides an overview of the history and evolution of primary health care and the role of health in development and examines current trends and issues related to global development. Cross-cutting themes include: international perspectives and trends in health sector reform, globalization, policy programming and financing, public participation in decision making, governance, health human resources, gender, human rights, partnerships and information-education-communication among others.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 651.08)

Community Health Sciences 700

Community Health Directed Study

Independent study in special topics at an advanced level in Community Health Sciences.
Course Hours: H(1-6)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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Community Health Sciences 710

Advanced Topics in Biostatistics

Advanced topics and methods used in Biostatistics.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 712.01)

Community Health Sciences 720

Pro Doctoral Seminar

Pertinent topics discussed to prepare students for thesis preparation.
Course Hours: H(2-3)

Community Health Sciences 740

Advanced Epidemiology

An expansion on the understanding of causality and threats to validity in epidemiologic research. The focus will be on the assessment and control of bias, including selection, information and confounding. The concept of effect modification (interaction) will be appraised. Stratified analysis will be considered as a tool for the assessment and control of confounding and effect modification and will be applied to a variety of study designs including case-control, and cohort studies.
Course Hours: H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 640 or Medical Science 647.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 709)

Community Health Sciences 741

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

An exposure to all steps involved in the conduct of a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 or Medical Science 643.01 and Community Health Sciences 640 or Medical Science 647.01 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 711)

Community Health Sciences 742

Advanced Topics in Epidemiology

Advanced topics and methods used in Epidemiology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 640 or Medical Science 647.01 and consent of the instructor.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 712.02)

Community Health Sciences 760

Advanced Topics in Health Services Research

Advanced topics and methods used in health services research.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 660 or Medical Science 645.18 and consent of the instructor.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 712.03)

Community Health Sciences 761

Advanced Methods in Health Research

Advanced health research designs and measurement techniques.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 681 or Medical Science 659.02 and registration in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 705)

Community Health Sciences 780

Advanced Topics in Population/Public Health

Advanced topics and methods used in population/public health.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 680 or Medical Science 651.04 and consent of the instructor.
Also known as: (formerly Medical Science 712.04)

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