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About the Primer on Population Health

WEBThe integration of public health concepts in clinical practice is essential to providing high quality health care. This Primer is tailored for medical students, students of other health …

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Chapter 8 Improving Health AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBThe Goals of Health Care. In principle, health care aims to reduce morbidity and mortality. A person’s health and quality of life declines over time through exposure to noxious …

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Chapter 10 Identifying Hazards AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBEach hazard is defined by its ability to cause adverse effect, under what conditions and to which population groups. Hazards are classified as biological, chemical, physical, …

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MCC Objectives and CanMEDS AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEB1. Med Expert. Key Objectives. Define and discuss the concepts of health, wellness, illness, disease and sickness. 2. Advocate. Describe the determinants of health and how they …

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Chapter 4 Basic Concepts in Prevention and Health Promotion

WEBAfter completing this chapter, the reader will be able to: Discuss the concept of life course and the natural history of disease, particularly with respect to possible public health and …

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Chapter 9 Screening AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBScreening. After reading this chapter you will be able to: Appreciate the role that physicians can play in promoting health and preventing diseases at the individual and community …

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Chapter 1 Concepts of Health and Illness

WEBAfter completing this chapter, the reader will be able to: Describe the evolving scope of medical practice;; Define and discuss the concepts of health, wellness, illness, sickness, …

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Part III – Practice: Improving Health AFMC Primer on Population …

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Chapter 5 Assessing Evidence and Information

WEBThe first step in critical appraisal is the application of common sense. This was summarised in 1990 as FiLCHeRS, which stands for Falsifiability, Logic, Comprehensiveness, …

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Chapter 11 Infectious Disease AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBStep 4: Perform descriptive epidemiology. After identifying cases, it is important to systematically document and describe factors related to person, place, and time. Factors …

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Chapter 14 Decision-making AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBPolicy change is also influenced by political interests that can either obstruct or facilitate evidence-based policy proposals. Health policies are developed in a number of domains …

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Chapter 2 Determinants of Health and Health Inequities

WEBMost determinants are, indeed, non-specific (a recession, poverty, lack of education) although some (such as alcohol or tobacco laws) target particular behaviours or …

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Glossary AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBthe on-going, systematic collection and analysis of population-level health information, in order to guide the design of public health and preventive interventions. Surveillance …

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AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBAccess and collect health information to describe the health of a population: 2. Discuss surveillance systems and the role of physicians and public health in reporting and …

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Chapter 3 Cultural Competence AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBCultural Competence and Communication. After completing this chapter the reader will be able to: Define basic terms and concepts relating to culturally-appropriate …

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Chapter 12 Health Services in Canada

WEBHowever, the fraction of health care spending on this group has actually declined, from 44.4% to 44.2%. 6 This illustrates the concept of squaring the morbidity curve, shown in …

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Chapitre 4 Les concepts de base de la prevention, de la …

WEBAprès avoir achevé ce chapitre, le lecteur sera en mesure : 1. d’aborder les concepts du parcours de vie et de l’histoire naturelle de la maladie, notamment à l’égard des …

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Chapitre 1 Les concepts de la santé et de la maladie

WEBAprès avoir achevé ce chapitre, le lecteur sera en mesure : 1. de décrire l’évolution de la portée de la médecine contemporaine;. 2. de définir et de décrire les concepts de la …

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