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| SANT0110-1 | Psycho-social Dimensions of Health
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| Duration : | 20h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Philippe Mairiaux |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course deals with the following aspects:
* the Belgian health system and the role of health professions : introduction to some basic concepts in health economics ;
* the history of medical practice: general outline with a view to highlighting the historical roots of some present-day currents of thought;
* basic concepts (health, disease, healthy vs. unhealthy...): critical review of such concepts' meanings and discussion of three fundamental dimensions of disease (physical, cultural and social viewpoints);
* sociological analysis of the role of disease and medical professions in society; Parsons, Freidson, Becker and Goffman's models;
* social health gradients: nature, extent, evolution and explanatory hypotheses for understanding the persistence of inequalities in view of disease and death despite medical progress;
* a look at the day to day reality of professional practice in medical sciences : contributions of other Faculty members (general practitioners, specialists, pharmacists,...) |
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| Course objective : | The course generally aims at eliciting thinking about the purposes of medical sciences as well as the very concept of health and its implications on the role of health professionals.
Specific objectives:
- understanding the explicit and implicit roles our society imposes on medical sciences;
- initiation to the biopsychosocial model of health
- understanding of the major health determinants.
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| Organization : | The course involves 11 lessons of 1h 45 duration. |
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes: two volumes are available at the InterCopy copy shop (Sart Tilman).
- Reference works and recommended reading:
- Adam Ph. & Herzlich C. (1994) Sociologie de la maladie et de la médecine. Nathan Université nr. 69.
- Aïach P. & Cebe D. (1994) Les inégalités sociales de santé. La Recherche 261, 25: 100-109.
- Evans R.G., Barer M.L., Marmor T.R. (1996) Etre ou ne pas être en bonne santé. John Libbey Eurotext, Paris.
- Malherbe J.F. (1997) Pour une éthique de la médecine, collection Catalyses, ARTES-FIDES, 3rd edition. |
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| Assessment : | Written multiple-choice test with certainty indexes. (with the SMART technical support) |
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| Contacts : | Philippe MAIRIAUX, Junior Lecturer
Occupational Health and Health Education
School of Public Health, Sart Tilman B23, B-4000 Liège
Email: ph.mairiaux@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: Mrs PAULUS
Phone: 04 366 25 03 - fax: 04 366 28 89
Email: stes@ulg.ac.be |
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