4. Distance
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Committee on distance learning
Mission :
- To make training in Public Health more accessible to the European
public health workforce and to
provide cost effective training to an expanding and evolving public health
workforce,
- To explore ways of generating instructional design as it relates to distance learning,
and the role of
the new technologies and of marketing distance learning,
- To make recommendation as to what the role of ASPHER should be.
Composition :
Chair : Prof. Dr. Hansheinz Kreuter
Members : To be announced
Member ex-officio : Executive Director
The PDF text below is a description of
a project written by Prof. Hansheinz Kreuter and Dr. Wilfried von Stünzner of
Magdeburg-Stendal University to develop a joint distance learning program "European
Bachelor/Master of Applied Health Sciences" (EBMHS).
Download the text of the "European Bachelor/Master of Applied
Health Sciences"  (in pdf format)
Interested Aspher Members can contact
Wilfried von Stünzner at the following e-mail address: wilfried.von-stuenzner@verwaltung.hs-magdeburg.de
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5.
Member Activities
Interesting activities in the Aspher Member's Schools in 2007-2008.
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International
Conference "Quality in Public Health Education",
Dear Ladies/Gentlemen,
We would like to invite you to the International Conference "Quality in Public Health
Education" organised by the Institute of Public Health Jagiellonian University
Medical College on 29-30 November 2007 in Collegium Novum, 24 Go³êbia Street in Kraków.
The Conference is a result of two European Leonardo da Vinci projects: European
Accreditation of Public Health Education and Specialised English for European Public
Health. The main focus of this international meeting is showing new, innovative ways of
improving quality in public health higher education through modern accreditation processes
and procedures as well as integration of interdisciplinary public health content and
language teaching. The conference is a response to contemporary educational demand related
to improving the standards of education due to transfer of knowledge and mobility of
scholars and students on public health educational and labour market in Europe.
This conference will be an interactive event allowing for the exchange of ideas among the
participants and guest speakers what can have a positive influence on the further
development of new trends in public health education.
Moreover the conference is also an opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the magic
city of Krakow. Conference fee is 70 Euro for each participant. The participant covers
travel and accommodation expenses.
More information on the Conference can be found on: http://www.izp.cm-uj.krakow.pl/quality.
In order to participate in the conference, please kindly complete one registration form
per participant and return it to us by 25 October 2007. The registration form can be
downloaded on: http://www.izp.cm-uj.krakow.pl/quality/registration.html.
Project Coordinators
Stojgniew J. Sitko
Katarzyna Czabanowska
Contacts: Institute of Public Health Medical College, Jagiellonian University
20 Grzegórzecka Street
31-531 Kraków, Poland
Fax: +48 (012) 421 74 47
E-mail: Quality_Conference@wp.pl
http://www.izp.cm-uj.krakow.pl/quality
http://pxg.pl/accr
Quality_Conference-Invitation_Letter.pdf
Quality_Conference-Preliminary_Program.pdf
Quality_Conference-Registration_Form.doc
Quality_Conference-Registration_Form.pdf
Quality_Conference-Info_PHACCR.pdf |
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Europhamili – managing transnational public health issues in
Europe.
An intensive 3 month training course for
post-graduate students and professionals. |
Recruitment is now open for next year’s course which will
be held from 25th March to 27th June 2008 at the
ENSP – French National School of Public Health – in Rennes, Brittany.
Europhamili is an intensive three month course for both post-graduate students and
healthcare professionals who wish to enhance their careers or training with a strong
European and intercultural approach to healthcare management issues.
The aim of the course is to enable students to be conversant with some of the major
management issues that the health sector is facing today in Europe, and thus improve their
capabilities in managing in an international setting. In this respect Europhamili is both
a unique personal and professional experience.
The course combines practical in-class modules delivered by a transnational panel of
trainers and a study placement within different types of establishment from the health
sector: hospitals, social security, local authorities, health observatories and so on. A
double tutoring system supports and guides students through the learning process and an
intercultural module raises their awareness of cultural issues in management situations.
Each session includes a practical on-site case study about cross-border hospital
cooperation. Throughout the course emphasis is put on cross-cultural aspects of health
management.
Europhamili is operated by a consortium of ten European universities and schools of
public health where the course is recognised as being equivalent to up to 30 ECTS credits for post-graduate students and
comprises 600 hours in total workload. Europhamili is also an elective module of the
European Master of Public Health operated by ASPHER.
Participants come from both EU and non-EU European countries and the course can
cater for up to 20 people. The working language is English.
The curriculum, details of the transnational panel of teaching staff, the
application form along with other useful information can all be found on www.europhamili.org .Those wishing for further
information are requested to send an email to : mthompson@ensp.fr
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Within the
framework of the EMPH network the Public Health Program of the University of Düsseldorf
offers again the following module to network students:
"Health Care Systems in Europe"
The University of Düsseldorf would be happy to accept students from various network
schools.
For more information please contact the EMPH contact person in Düsseldorf, Prof.
Geraedts, at: geraedts@uni-duesseldorf.de
Brief Overview:
Venue: University of Düsseldorf
Date: February 2008, Monday 11th - Friday 15th
Credits: 2 credits according to ECTS (European content and time spent abroad)
Fees: waived for EMPH students.
Accomodation: student guest housing may be available if booked very early; if not, a
simple hotel is located close to the University ("Hotel an der Uni") (~50 €
per night)
Content of the module:
- Introductory lectures on Health Services Research and comparative performance
measurement
- International / European health data - European health systems in comparison: guiding
principle, historical background, organizational structure and financing, human resources,
the health care delivery system (ambulatory care, hospital care, public health services),
pharmaceuticals, special features, reform options.
Module description:
Participants from different European countries will be asked to act as "experts"
of their home country. Together with German students they are requested to prepare
presentations of the participating students' (public) health care systems. Participants
will be asked to comment on these presentations and to discuss pros and cons of the
respective (public) health care system. Vignettes will be used to clarify different
citizens' ways to get public health services and patients' ways to get treatment in
various care settings.
Recommended Module Bibliography:
Students are expected to use at least the respective publications of the European
Observatory on Health Care Systems (www.observatory.dk)
and OECD / WHO Health Data www.oecd.org / http://www.who.dk to prepare their presentations.
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Two-week course Applied Public Health
In November 2007 Netherlands School of Public & Occupational Health in
consortium with the Social Medicine Department of the Academic Medical Centre/University
of Amsterdam organises the two-week training course Applied Public Health. The
course consists of: Modules, Workshops, Competence training, and Site visits. The course
is organised under the Matra programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Public health issues increasingly transcend national boundaries and governments. In a
globalising world health problems and solutions reach across national borders, resulting
in the need for international collaboration. Emerging infections are a good example of the
necessity for cross-border cooperation.
In the new member states and the (potential) candidate member states in Central and
Eastern Europe and in the neighbouring
countries of the European Union (EU) an increasing need for collaborative and cross-border
public health training is felt. There is a demand for opportunities to exchange expertise
and experiences, to network and to develop joint action to protect, promote and improve
the health of the population.
The course is aimed at public health policy makers and experts with a senior position in
governmental bodies or a position in national public health institutes with ample
experience in public health from the following countries:
- New EU-member states: Bulgaria and Romania
- Candidate-member states: Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia
- Potential candidate-member states: Montenegro, Serbia
- Eastern and southern EU-neighbours: Moldavia, Belarus, Ukraine,
Russian Federation, Jordan, Morocco
Applications should be made through
the Netherlands Embassy in the applicant’s country.
Applications forms should be down loaded from the website www.cross-agency.nl. Go to Downloads, click
on Application form for the relevant course, click on your country; you can
then download the application form.
Date: November 4 – 17, 2007
Venue: The Hague, The Netherlands
Deadline of submission of applications: September 14, 2007
For more information consult our website:
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Short
Courses in International Health – Schedule 2007, University of Heidelberg, Germany
"We have again been able to add new courses to broaden the range of
our programme to address current issues in International Health. Most courses are
organised as two-week intensive courses which cost EUR 1.500. Our target group includes
MDs, nurses, pharmacists, policy makers, project / programme planners, managers, social
scientists, educators, consultants, health workers, etc. Participants have been sent e.g.
by GTZ, Medair, Doctors without Borders, MOHs, etc. Using current theories, case studies
and practical exercises, we continue to put stress on enhancing skills and abilities of
participants which they can put into practice in their daily work. Lecturers usually have
both an academic background and international work experience.
All courses are accredited within the international network of higher education called
“tropEd”, which offers a master programme in International Health, but the
courses are open for individual further training. The diversity of disciplines,
experiences and countries represented in class, adds to the rich learning environment.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a certificate of attendance
by the University of Heidelberg.
The course fee includes course materials, but not the accommodation, insurance or other
personal costs during the stay. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any scholarships at
present. Early registration is advisable to ensure a seat in the courses as well as to
allow time for all organisational matters. For further information & application forms
please inquire at petersen@uni-hd.de.
You can also consult the web site http://www.ukl-hd.de/athoeg under
“teaching”."
Climate Change and Health:
Impact and Adaptation Policies
September 17
– 28, 2007
Climate change has become a reality which the health community is only slowly taking into
account. The potentially far-reaching adverse health effects, sometimes of irreversible
nature, need to be understood by researchers, practitioners and public health institutions
in order to develop and implement practices and policies to counter them. In low- and
middle-income countries especially, the issues are poorly studied and understood. The
objective of this course is to provide participants with the ability to recognize the
linkages between climate change and health and provide them with methods and tools to
manage the impact of climate change on health. Examples will be drawn, whenever possible,
from both developed and developing countries and cases studies will serve as a basis for
learning.
Contact:
Ms Natascha Petersen
Programme Manager
Short Courses in International Health
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
University of
Heidelberg
INF 324, D-69120 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 56
50 48
Fax: +49 6221 56 49 18
E-Mail: petersen@uni-hd.de
Website: http://www.ukl-hd.de/athoeg under “teaching” |
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A two year M.Sc. Programme in Public
Health Science is now offered in English by the University of Copenhagen.
The M.Sc. programme encompasses elements from many
disciplines and is based on close collaboration between different institutes and
faculties, as well as many other institutions working with public health issues in Denmark
and abroad.
International students are invited to complete the full
M.Sc. Programme at the University of Copenhagen or to follow individual courses of their
choice. The M.Sc. programme consists of four semesters (120 ECTS).
Elective Courses
(60 ECTS). A new set of courses are offered every semester. In the autumn of 2006 the
following courses are offered: “Health Economic Assessment”, “Gender,
Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Low Income Countries”, “The Body and
Medical Technologies: How to Manage Risks”, “Patient Responsibility in
Preventive Medicine”, and “Psychosocial Work Environment and Health”. An
updated list of courses offered in English is available at:
www.pubhealth.ku.dk/bkif_en/courses/
Students can also choose to design an individual study
on a specific area of interest, or to conduct an internship e.g. at one of the many
international health organisations based in Copenhagen.
Compulsory Courses in Advanced Methodology (30
ECTS), including courses in epidemiology, questionnaire development, statistics, and
qualitative analysis. These courses are offered in English every spring semester.
Master Thesis (30
ECTS), which can be carried out individually or in collaboration with a fellow student.
For further information on programmes and application
procedures please consult our website: www.pubhealth.ku.dk/bkif_en/. |
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