Population and Planetary Health

Module overview

The Population and Planetary Health (PPH) module brings together key concepts within the fields of public health, global health and planetary health, integrating these in a manner that is relevant to future practice as a junior doctor. This knowledge will become increasingly important for future doctors in a rapidly changing world. This module also allows students choice of a topic of interest to study in greater depth. Students can expect to build on a foundation in PPH developed in the early years and form an appreciation of contemporary issues in the three fields within PPH. The World Health Organisation recognises how crucial it is for healthcare systems to be equipped to deal with a wide range of issues as they arise. The scope of the PPH module will help students appreciate health-related challenges faced by populations both in the UK and globally. Students will learn about the complex factors influencing patients’ health status. Students will follow a curriculum that is responsive to important events and situations that affect population health, such as pandemics or armed conflict. This learning will be important for future doctors who will be caring for patients from diverse backgrounds in the UK, as well as for those who may aspire to work overseas at some point in their careers.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

To understand key principles of epidemiology and public health and their relevance to clinical practice
To discuss aspects of human health affected by natural environment and its degradation, including air and water quality, climate change and extreme weather events, availability of food and water, and other influences
To describe and compare the leading causes of death and disability at national and global level
To understand the main principles behind control and prevention measures for communicable and non-communicable diseases
To understand the organisational context within which healthcare is delivered in the UK
To demonstrate awareness of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, environmental and other disparities
To demonstrate understanding of major modifiable factors contributing to the greatest morbidity and mortality burden in the UK and worldwide
To be able to identify health inequalities and understand the principles of how health is distributed within and between populations
To explain how healthcare delivery can be made more sustainable, including through illness prevention, low-carbon treatment alternatives and lean service delivery

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught through a range of learning and teaching strategies which will include: -Lectures -Online learning -Self–directed learning -Individual in-depth topic-based work towards assessment

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	80
Teaching	20
Total study time	100

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Further resources and reading list, . please see the Blackboard module page for current resources. The full reading list for this module is available on the Library Online Reading list at http://soton.rl.talis.com/

Assessment

Assessment strategy

This module will be assessed directly through the presentation as described below, and in addition may be assessed through dedicated questions on topics within this module forming part of the synoptic AKT and CPSA assessment.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Audio or Video Recording	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Supplementary activity	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Syllabus

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Summative

Referral

Repeat Information