Curriculum Description
This course description provides a necessary summary of the most important characteristics of the course and the expected learning outcomes for the student to achieve evidence of whether he made the most of the available learning opportunities. It must be linked to a description of the program.
General Description
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Organization: | Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Department: | Community and Family Medicine, Pediatric Departments |
| Module Name: | Primary Health Care Module |
| Course Pattern: | Large and Small Group Lectures |
| Semester and Year: | 3rd Year / Semester 2 |
| Total Course Hours: | 35 theory hours, 24 practice hours |
Goal of the Course
- Identify ways to deal with the individual and community.
- Health programs to take care of the health of mothers and children.
- Concepts and duties of the family doctor.
- Health programs to control non-communicable diseases.
- Mental health basics and stated programs.
- Basics and principles of health administration and evaluation of health services.
Outcome of this Module
A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:
- Definition of the concept of primary health care, a historical overview of the importance of its development and strategies for its application.
- Expanding the concepts and duties of the family doctor.
- Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases.
- Identifying the strategies, goals, and outcomes of maternal, child, and reproductive health programs.
- Principles of health administration, planning, and agreements on health.
- Principles of mental health and its importance to community health.
- Principles of evidence-based medicine.
B. Skills:
- Skills in applying the integrated program for treating newborns and children under five years.
- Skills in examining the pregnant mother during antenatal care visits.
- Skills in implementing the non-communicable disease control program.
Methods of Learning
- Large and Small Group Lectures.
Methods of Assessment
- Formative Assessment (Quizzes).
- Summative Assessment (End Module Exam).
C. Values and Sentimental Goals:
- Learning communication with the patients and community.
- Learning communication about sexual health.
- Learning how to communicate with the patient about drug adherence.
D. General and Qualifying Skills (Other Skills Related to Employability and Personal Development):
- Knowing programs listed in the Iraqi Ministry of Health related to mother and child healthcare.
- Knowing principles of evidence-based medicine.
- To know some laws related to healthcare services.
Infrastructure
Weeks: 10 weeks
Hours: 18 hours Large groups, 26 hours small group, 8 hours self-learning
Topics: Primary Health Care
Course Books Required
- Short Textbook of Public Health Medicine for the Tropics; 4th edition.
Main References (Sources)
- Ministry of Health-Iraq; Plans and Publications.
- WHO Publication.
Recommended Resources
- Ministry of Health-Iraq; Plans and Publications.
- WHO Publication.