M.D. COURSE IVTH YEAR - 2005/2006
LECTURE PROGRAMME FOR PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE

Lectures will be held in Conference Hall.

Duration of Each Lecture: 45 Minutes - questions and discussion time: 5 Minutes.

 

Part 1 - PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNIQUES

DATE	TIME	TOPIC	LECTURER
8th February 2005	11.15am   12.00noon	Introduction to Medical Statistics Statistical measures of central tendency	Dr N. Calleja Dr N. Calleja
9th February 2005	11.15am  12.00noon	Variance and the Normal Distribution Random  Sampling	Dr N. Calleja Dr N. Calleja
15th February 2005	11.15am 12.00noon	Establishing  Statistical significance Interpreting  Statistical significance	Dr N. Calleja Dr N. Calleja
16th February 2005	11.15am 12.00noon	Statistical issues in study design Overview of advanced techniques	Dr N Calleja Dr N Calleja
22nd February 2005	11.15am 12.00noon	Health Information I – General overview Health Information II– The situation in Malta	Dr H Agius Muscat Dr H Agius Muscat
23rd February 2005	11.15am 12.00noon	Medical informatics – General Overview Medical informatics – The situation in Malta	Dr H Agius Muscat Dr H Agius Muscat

 

Part 2 - PUBLIC HEALTH METHODS AND ISSUES

DATE	TIME	TOPIC	LECTURER
October 2005	08:00 am	Introduction	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
	11.15 am 12:00 noon	Epidemiology:  Definitions and the Epidemiology of non-Communicable Diseases   Epidemiology Principles  I	Dr J Mamo   Dr J Mamo
October 2005	11.15 am	Cohort studies and Randomized Controlled Trials	Professor H M Gilles
	12:00 noon	Organising an Epidemiological survey	Professor H M Gilles
October 2005	11.15 am	Epidemiology Principles  II	Dr J Mamo
	12.00 noon	Case Control and Cross-sectional Studies	Dr J Mamo
October 2005	11.15 am	Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases	Professor H M Gilles
	12:00 noon	International Health	Professor H M Gilles

October 2005	8.00 am	Disease Surveillance	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
	11.15 am	Environment and Health I	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
	12:00 noon	Environment and Health II	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
October 2005	8.00 am	Tobacco and Health	Dr. M. Spiteri
	11.15 am	Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention	Dr F Agius
	12:00 noon	Equity in Health	Dr F Agius
October 2005	08.00am	Organisation of Health Care Services	Dr M. Borg Buonrempo
	11:15am	Introduction to Health Care Management	Dr J Cachia
	12:00 noon	Health Care Management & the Clinician	Dr J Cachia
October 2005	08.00am	Health Promotion  I	Ms S Bugeja
	11.15am	Health Promotion  II	Ms S Bugeja
	12:00 noon	Health Promotion  III	Ms S Bugeja
October 2005	08.00 am	Health Economics I	Dr R Xerri
	11.15am	Health Economics II	Dr R Xerri
	12:00 noon	Health Economics III	Dr R Xerri
October 2005	08:00 am	Drugs and Alcohol	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
	11.15 am	Occupation and Health I	Dr. M. Gauci
	12:00 noon	Occupation and Health II	Dr. M. Gauci
October 2005	08:00 am	Food Safety Practices	Dr F Agius
	12:00 noon	AIDS and  Sexual Health	Dr. A Amato-Gauci
October 2005	11.15am	Critical Appraisal	Dr. A Amato-Gauci

 SUBJECT TEST IN PUBLIC HEALTH:  around 22 November 2005 at 9.00am

 Office of the Medical School, G’Mangia.