Mastering Public Health: A Postgraduate Guide to Examinations and Revalidation, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138459977 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Geraint Lewis

Opis

This book aims to prepare candidates for the examinations of the UK Faculty of Public Health, something it does admirably, with the new edition incorporating advances in knowledge as well as changes to the faculty's curriculum.

Recenzje

"I am confident that this will rapidly become required reading for all those taking the faculty's exams, as well as for those undertaking training in public health in many other countries."
—Professor Martin McKee, CBE

Spis treści

Section 1 Research Methods 1. Epidemiology 2. Statistics 3. Assessment and Evaluation 4. Principles of Qualitative Methods Section 2: Disease Causation and the Diagnostic Process in Relation to Public Health 5. Epidemiological 6. Epidemiology of Specific Diseases 7. Diagnosis and Screening 8. Genetics 9. Health and Social Behaviour 10. Environment 11. Communicable 12. Principles and Practice of Health Promotion 13. Disease Prevention and Models of Behaviour Change Section 3: Health Information 14. Populations 15. Sickness and Health 16. Applications of Health Services Information Section 4: Medical Sociology, Social Policy, and Health Economics 17. Health and Illness 18. Healthcare 19. Equality, Equity, and Policy 20. Health Economics Section 5: Organisation and Management of Healthcare and Healthcare Programmes 21. Understanding Individuals, Teams/Groups, and Their Development 22. Understanding Organisations, Their Function, and Structure 23. Management and Change 24. Policy and Strategy Development and Implementation 25. Health and Social Service Quality 26. Finance, Management Accounting, and Relevant Theoretical Approaches Section 6: Skills Tested in the Part A MFPH Examination 27. Research Design and Critical Appraisal 28. Drawing Conclusions from Data 29. Written Presentation Skills

O autorze

Geraint H Lewis MA, MB, Bchir, MSc, FRCP, FFPH, Senior Fellow, The Nuffield Trust, London, UK

Jessica Sheringham MA, MSc, MFPH, Fellow, University College, London, UK

Kanwal Kalim MB, ChB, MSc, Masters Student, Global Public Health, London, UK

Tim JB Crayford MB, BS, MSc, FFPH, Chief Medical Advisor, Department for Transport, London, UK