Social Medicine - background lecture

what are the 5 different names of social medicine

social hygiene

healthcare organisation

social medicine

public medicine

public health

what does social medicine examine the health of

supra-individual level

population

public level

is Social medicine known as an integrative science

yes, it stands between clinical medicine and social sciences

in order for a discipline to exist, what must it have

own subject

own methodology

object for application of research results

how was the subject of social medicine defined up until 1980

it is the influence of social factors on health and disease

how was the subject of social medicine defined after 1980

it is the public health as a complex systemic object

what is the methodology of social medicine based upon

the understanding that health is determined by a complex influence of social and biological factors, as the determining role is the social one

what are the two object application of the results of social medical research

medical and social assistance

the organisation of healthcare

what are the 3 different definitions of social medicine

non traditional integrative science with the subject studying public health as a systemic phenomenon with its specific patterns

the science of social factors and problems of public health, as well as measures to improve it

social medicine studies public health and its determinants

the focus of science is public health, which are the 4 areas it focuses on

influence of social factors on health

the influence of health on social factors

the social object of healthcare activities (individual, micro group, society)

the social subject of healthcare activities (the healthcare system)

what are the 3 functions of social medicine

integrative

social

management

what does the integrative function of social medicine include

creating an appropriate methodology that will achieve the goals of social medicine:

to improve public health

to create a perfect healthcare system

what does the social function of social medicine include

equitable allocation of resources

system creation of quality service to the population

respect, dignity and the rights for the patient

what are the 4 classical methods of social medicine

historical

statistical

economic

sociological

what is the historical method

studying processes related to public health in the past

analysis of its current state and decisions for future developments are made

what is the statistical method

the frequency and tendency of disease spreading is estimated

what is the economical method

prepares economical analysis and financial estimation in the healthcare system

what is the sociological method

used to study the behaviour and opinion from a demographic during the occurrence o the spreading of disease

what are the 5 new modern methods of social medicine

epidemiological

mathematical

psychological

expert assessment -Delphi method

what is the epidemiological method

studies and assesses the risk factors for the occurrence and spread of disease

what is the mathematical method

uses mathematical modelling to plan activities related to public health

what is the expert assessment - Delphi method

a technique for evaluating and selecting a specific project

created by RAND corporation in the 1960s

named after the Delphic oracle

what is the process of the Delphic method

group of experts independently provide opinions ad forecasts on a particular project

results are averaged out and shared anonymously amongst the group

forecasts are then adjusted based on feedback

this process is repeated until stable results are reached