This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of Social Medicine to enable them to recognize and appreciate public health perspective in their future work and research. After completing the course Social Medicine, students will be empowered to critically think about the broad range of different social, cultural, economic, technological and political factors which strongly influence and determine the health and the health care. The course will also provide students with the opportunity to explore global health challenges and the existing efforts regarding international health cooperation.
The students will gain experience in assessment and interpretation of existing data regarding the health of the population on all levels, from local to international. Students will adopt both individual and community approach to health promotion and will be informed about the development of a concept of health promotion, determining priorities for action, principles for designing, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based health promotion programs.
This course provides a systematic approach toward contemporary healthcare and in introducing preventive measures through the continuum of levels of prevention and toward different population groups, with emphasize on vulnerable groups. By the end of this module students should be able to define the concept of a health system, and its core objectives, elements and functions, understand the debate around boundaries of a health system and be able to apply a health system approaches to major health challenges in a range of different contexts. This will involve understanding the core building blocks of health care systems and modes of operation, the implications of different approaches to system design for access, quality and system outcomes. In addition, this course will introduce students to the specifics of management of health care organizations, health policies development and process of health technology assessment.
- Prof. Dr. Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović
- Prof. Dr. Dejana Vuković
- Prof. Dr. Bojana Matejić
- Prof. Dr. Milena Šantrić Milićević
- Prof. Dr. Zorica Terzić-Šupić
- Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Jović-Vraneš
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bosiljka Đikanović
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janko Janković
- Assis. Prof. Dr. Željka Stamenković
- Assis. Prof. Dr. Jovana Todorović
- Teaching Assis. Dr. Stefan Mandić Rajčević
- Teaching Assis. Dr. Aleksandar Stevanović
- Teaching Assoc. Dr. Ivana Sotirović
- Teaching Assoc. Dr. Marija Zdujić
SOCIAL MEDICINE- 9th semester-Program, 2024/2025
Institute of Social Medicine, Dr. Subotića 15, Friday
Lectures 9.30 -10.15 Exercises 10.30 -12.00
4.10.2024. Lecture: Introduction to social medicine - definitions and the importance of the discipline in the 21th century
Exercise: Determinants of health and health inequalities
11.10.2024. Lecture: Determinants of health and health inequalities
Exercise: Measuring Health
18.10.2024. Lecture: Measuring Health
Exercise: Health Care contemporary concept (Levels of prevention)
25.10.2024. Lecture: Health Care contemporary concept (Levels of prevention)
Seminar: Health care for different population groups
1.11.2024. Lecture: Organization of the Health Care
Seminar: Health Care Systems
8.11.2024. Lecture: Health Care Systems
Exercise: Medical records and reports
15.11.2024. Lecture: Classification systems in health care, medical documentation, and evidention
Exercise: Health Policy
22.11.2024. Lecture: General Concepts in Health Legislation
Exercise: Management and Planning for Health
29.11.2024. Lecture: Health Policy
Exercise: General Concepts in Health Legislation
6.12.2024. Lecture: Management and Planning for Health
Exercise: Health Technology Assessment
13.12.2024. Lecture: Health Technology Assessment
Exercise: Quality in Health Care
20.12.2024. Lecture: The New Public Health
Seminar: The New Public Health
27.12.2024. Lecture: Health Promotion
Seminar: Health Promotion
3.01.2025. Lecture: Quality in Health Care
Exercise: Methods of health education
10.1.2025. Lecture: Global health and international collaboration for health
Exercise: Methods of health education
Important informationː
Students are required to attend lectures, seminars and exercises on scheduled time. The use of mobile phones is strictly forbidden.
The students' presence and activities while attending lectures and exercises during this module are continuously evaluated and monitored. Students are expected to actively participate in the discussions, case-studies solving and group work. One colloquium is planned during the teaching activities, with 20 questions (each question carries 0.5 points; the max number of points at the colloquium is 10 points). If the student fails to take the colloquium, he/she will take the final exam/test without previously earned points. The final test comprises of 20 questions (each question carries 3.5 points) and it is developed as a multiple-choice questionnaire (with one or two open-ended questions). Students pass a final test if they score more than 50%.
By fulfilling pre-exam obligations (participation, seminar and colloquium), and taking final test, the student gains a maximum of 100 points.
The distribution of points as follows: 10% participation (attendance, discussion of readings and assignments, case studies solving), 10% colloquium, 10% seminar and 70% final test.
|
Total points |
Final mark |
|
91 - 100 |
10 (A+) |
|
81 - 90 |
9 (A) |
|
71 - 80 |
8 (B) |
|
61 - 70 |
7 (C) |
|
51 - 60 |
6 (D) |
|
<= 50 |
5 (F) |
Social Medicine 2024/2025 -Topics for the research
• Prof. Dr. Vesna Bjegović Mikanović
Assessment of hospital performance
• Prof. Dr. Bojana Matejić
Prevalence of elder abuse: scoping review
• Prof. Dr. Milena Šantrić Milićević
Preferences of medical students regarding specialization
• Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Jović Vraneš
The effects of social media on the health behavior of young people
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bosiljka Đikanović
Youth health
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janko Janković
Innovations in cancer prevention and screening
• Assis. Prof. Dr. Željka Stamenković
Anxiety and depression in LGBTQ+ population
Prof. Dr. Janko Janković, Chair
Institute of Social Medicine, Dr Subotića 15
Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade
Phone: +381-11-2643-830
e-mail: drjankojankovic@yahoo.com; janko.jankovic@med.bg.ac.rs