DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Lectures out line semester -1 FIRST YEAR M.B.B.S11/ 01/ 14

1. ICEBERG of Disease Lecture Outline:

Iceberg Concept of disease Health and Illness Natural History of disease Spectrum of disease Factors influencing disease transmission Virulence Antigenicity.

2. Health Care System

Lecture Outline:

Define Health Care System HealthCare system infrastructure Primary aims of integrated care Target population District Healthcare system Health District District Management Team Planning Cycle

3. Health System

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Lecture Outline:

Definition of Health System Health System development Components of Health System Indicators Types of Indicators Health Needs Classification of major Health Problems Definition of Equity Definition of Effectiveness What are BHUs, RHCs, DHQs Define Primary Health Care Health Resources

4. World Health Organization

Lecture Outline:

WHO definition of health WHO regional Head Quarters Funtions of WHO Objectives of WHO Membership of WHO Structure of WHO World Health Assembly Executive Board Secretariate Unicef

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5. Healthy Cities

Lecture Outline:

Definition of Healthy City Vision of Healthy city Concepts of Health Relationship between health promotion and healthy city

6. Primary Health Care

Lecture Outline:

Define primary health care as per Alma-Ata declaration Discuss objectives of PHC Explain the components of PHC Identify the key concepts in PHC (equity, effectiveness,

efficiency) Understand essential health services in PHC A---Z of PHC Assignment

7. Expanded Program of Immunization

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Lecture Outline:

• State the objectives of EPI.• Outlines the schedule of compulsory immunization of KSA.• Recognize the scientific principles of immunization.• List the contraindications to vaccination.• Explain the four strategies for the vaccine delivery.• Define missed opportunity for immunization.• Mention the reasons for missed opportunity. • Define the cold chain.• Discuss the three components of the cold chain.• Interpret the tools for the cold chain monitoring.

8. Diarrhea

Lecture Outline:

Definition of diarrhea Common causes of diarrhea Mode of transmission of diarrhea Sign and symptoms of common diarrhea illnesses Simple management tools for diarrhea Examples of some success stories to combat the problem

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9. Diphtheria

Lecture Outline:

Definition of Diphtheria

Epidemiology of Diphtheria

Pathogenesis of Diphtheria

Transmission and Risk factors

Diphtheria sign & symptoms

Schick's test

Diphtheria management

Control of Diphtheria

Dr. Kiran MehtabHOD Community Medicine

JSMU11/ 01/ 14 Karachi

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