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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Office of Education and Curriculum

POPULATION HEALTH AND PREVENTION (PHP) TOPICS

1. Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2. Role of Public Health and Prevention in the U.S. Healthcare System

3. Societal contexts of the practice of medicine including preventive medicine

3.1 WHO definition of health

3.2 Role of other healthcare professionals

3.3 Understanding healthy and unhealthy lifestyles (eg., exercise, diet, seat belts)

POPULATION HEALTH AND PREVENTION (PHP) TOPICS

1.
Using medical learning resources and approaching the medical literature

1.1 Performance of advanced literature searches

1.1
Understanding critical review of literature

1.1.1
The subject population (population bias)

1.1.2
Research methods employed

1.1.2.1 To determine the safety and efficacy of therapies.

1.1.3
Statistical procedures used

1.1.4
Conclusions

2. Societal contexts of the practice of medicine including preventive medicine

2.1 Principles of disease prevention

2.2 Screening for Illness

2.2.1 Cancer

2.2.2 Diabetes

2.2.3 Lipids

2.3 Community Resources

2.4 Understanding and respecting cultural/ethnic influences on health beliefs and healthcare choices

2.4.1 Ability to discuss with patients their use of such therapies

3. Understanding and participating in health policy process

3.1 Role of the media in healthcare policy-making

4. Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

5. Research Design and Methodology in screening populations for disease

6. Healthcare finance

POPULATION HEALTH AND PREVENTION (PHP) TOPICS

1. Access to healthcare

1.1 Recognizing the special needs of children Peds

1.2 Recognizing the special needs of women ObGyn

2. Advanced Informatics FCM

3. Clinical Epidemiology FCM

4. Evidence-based Medicine FCM

POPULATION HEALTH AND PREVENTION (PHP) TOPICS

1. Provision of Multiple Elective Opportunities for Students related to:

Quantitative Methodology

Public Health

Prevention

Critical Appraisal of the literature

Contact Us:

Tracey Smith, RN, MSN (Curriculum Information)
Jean Afflerbach (Web Page)

1.	Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2.	Role of Public Health and Prevention in the U.S. Healthcare System

3.	Societal contexts of the practice of medicine including preventive medicine
	3.1	WHO definition of health
	3.2	Role of other healthcare professionals
	3.3	Understanding healthy and unhealthy lifestyles (eg., exercise, diet, seat belts)

1.	Using medical learning resources and approaching the medical literature
	1.1	Performance of advanced literature searches
	1.1	Understanding critical review of literature
		1.1.1	The subject population (population bias)
		1.1.2	Research methods employed
			1.1.2.1	To determine the safety and efficacy of therapies.
		1.1.3	Statistical procedures used
		1.1.4	Conclusions

2.	Societal contexts of the practice of medicine including preventive medicine
	2.1	Principles of disease prevention
	2.2	Screening for Illness
		2.2.1	Cancer
		2.2.2	Diabetes
		2.2.3	Lipids
	2.3	Community Resources
	2.4	Understanding and respecting cultural/ethnic influences on health beliefs and healthcare choices
		2.4.1	Ability to discuss with patients their use of such therapies

3.	Understanding and participating in health policy process
	3.1	Role of the media in healthcare policy-making

4.	Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

5.	Research Design and Methodology in screening populations for disease

6.	Healthcare finance

1.	Access to healthcare
	1.1	Recognizing the special needs of children	Peds
	1.2	Recognizing the special needs of women	ObGyn

2.	Advanced Informatics		FCM

3.	Clinical Epidemiology		FCM

4.	Evidence-based Medicine		FCM

1.	Provision of Multiple Elective Opportunities for Students related to:
		Quantitative Methodology
		Public Health
		Prevention
		Critical Appraisal of the literature