Social and individual approach in health
| Title | Κοινωνικές και ατομικές προσεγγίσεις στην υγεία / Social and individual approach in health |
| Code | MH03 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis Bamidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024781 |
Programme of Study: Joint PPS "Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector" (2024-today)
Registered students: 164
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600256601
|
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600256601
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.digihealthedu.eu/course/view.php?id=10
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After completing the curricular unity the student is able to (LO = learning outcomes)
• LO1 identify possibilities and limitations of digitality in individual health decisions
• LO2 understand the relevance of regulation and other public policy tools in health promotion
• LO3 assess individual behaviour and evaluate the prerequisites for behavioral change
• LO4 argue the relevance of behavioral insights in developing digital solutions
• LO5 design interventions that promote behavioural change
• LO6 estimate the impact of behavioural change interventions at the levels of health and financial benefits
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
S1 Social and individual approach to the digital transformation in the health sector
S1.1 Role and limitations of digitality in individual health
S1.2 Regulation and other public policy tools related to public health
S2 Applying behavioral insights in health care and health promotion contexts
S2.1 Development and evaluation of digital solutions and real life behavioral interventions
S2.2 The cognitive biases and heuristics in understanding patients and service providers behaviour
S3 Behavioral change principles and interventions as means to improve health outcomes
S3.1 Governmental interventions and policies in promoting public health
S3.2 Health care professionals role in assisting patients in forming healthy habits
S4 Impact assessment of behavioral interventions
S4.1 Evaluation of the behavioral change and the related health benefits
S4.2 Financial impact and cost effectiveness of the interventions
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Podcast
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 21 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 70 | 2.8 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
* Benartzi, S., Beshears, J., Milkman, K. L., Sunstein, C. R., Thaler, R. H., Shankar, M., Tucker-Ray, W., Congdon, W. J., & Galing, S. (2017). Should Governments Invest More in Nudging? Psychological Science, 28(8), 1041–1055.
* Faries MD. Why We Don't ""Just Do It"": Understanding the Intention-Behavior Gap in Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2016 Jun 22;10(5):322-329. doi: 10.1177/1559827616638017. PMID: 30202289; PMCID: PMC6125069.
* Hankonen, N.E., & Hardeman W. 2020. Developing Behavior Change Interventions, in M.S. Hagger , L.D. Cameron , K. Hamilton , N. Hankonen & T. Lintunen (eds) The handbook of behavior change, Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology , Cambridge University Press, 300-317.
* Johnson, E. (2021). The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters.
* OECD (2019), Tools and Ethics for Applied Behavioural Insights: The BASIC Toolkit, OECD Publishing, Paris.
* Ralph L. Keeney. “Personal Decisions Are the Leading Cause of Death. OPERATIONS RESEARCH Vol. 56, No. 6, November–December 2008, pp. 1335–1347
* Thaler, R. & Sunstein, C. (2021). Nudge - The Final Edition.
Last Update
12-07-2024
