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The 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 care professions and all health professionals interested in improving their knowledge. Covering the population health objectives of the Medical Council of Canada, the Primer presents a population perspective on

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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 level (MCC 78-3) Be able to describe the health impact of community-level interventions to …

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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, and disease;; Distinguish between impairment, disability and handicap;; Discuss the …

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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 factors, at a varying rate until death. For a population, this can be represented by SURVIVAL …

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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 affect the health of a population and the individuals it comprises. Enabling Objectives.

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AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBMethods: Measuring Health. After reading this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Describe the important sources of available health data and be able to recognize the advantages and disadvantages of each (MCC 78-2) 2. Show how to calculate the following: 2. Describe a …

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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, ergonomic, psychosocial, or related to safety. Table 10.1 gives examples of the various …

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Chapter 13 Assessing Health Care AFMC Primer on Population …

WEBAssessing and Improving Health Care Quality. After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe and understand the multiple dimensions of quality in health care, i.e., what can and should be improved (MCC 78-4); Define quality improvement and related terms: …

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

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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 related to the ‘person’ may include demographics (e.g., age, sex), and other risk factors …

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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 responding to disease (78-2) 3. Know the defining characteristics of an outbreak and …

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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 diseases (see Resources box “Models of health determinants”, below). Figure 2.7 Dahlgren and …

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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 within the health care system. Some of these domains are shown in Table 14.1. Table …

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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 Figure 8.1. Adults use health services most intensively in the four to six months before …

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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 communication with patients (MCC Objectives 78-3 & 78-9) Discuss different types of cultures (78-9) …

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Objectifs du CMC et CanMEDS AFMC Primer on Population Health

WEBMesurer et consigner les facteurs qui ont une incidence sur l’état de santé d’une population selon les principes de la causalité. 6. Objectifs de base. Savoir comment obtenir et recueillir de l’information en matière de santé pour décrire la santé d’une population : 5, 7. Med …

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Chapitre 2 Les déterminants de la santé et les iniquités en santé

WEBAprès avoir achevé ce chapitre, le lecteur sera en mesure : 1. de distinguer entre la santé publique et la santé des populations en indiquant les principales activités du système de santé publique (objectifs du Conseil médical No. 78-3) ;. 2. de décrire les inégalités …

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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 interventions possibles en santé publique et sur le plan clinique; 2. de comprendre les …

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