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Course Description

CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
MEDICINE & HUMANITIES-Yearly10+0-1
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseTurkish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeCommittee Course
Course Coordinator
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
AimThe aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills to student about psychosocial assessment and psychosocial approach. To raise awareness about the main complementary methods and artistic practices used in the field of medicine, to develop a holistic perspective.
Course ContentThis course contains; The concepts of health and disease, psychosocial effects of disease,Empathy with patients, patient psychology, psychological reaction to sickness and adaptation,Stress and relation with diseases,Coping with stress and anger,Relation between patient and physician-I,Relation between patient and physician-II,Management of behaviours of difficult patient,How to approach to the family of a sick patient,Complementary medicine,Medicine and art.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
at the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. debate the effects of major life events on health.16, 9A
1.1. list the psychosocial effects of diseases16, 9A
1.2. summarize the communication skills in workplaces16, 9A
1.3. be familiar with stress management and anger management 16, 9A
2. explain psychosocial reactions to disease16, 9A
2.1. be familiar with problematic patient behaviors and basic approaches to solve them16, 9A
2.2. discuss the difficulties encountered by patient’s family and their reactions.16, 9A
3. explain complementary medicine techniques and art in medicine16, 9A
3.1. discuss effects of complementary medicine techniques16, 9A
3.2. recognize reflections of art on medicine16, 9A
3.3. list main art applications used in medicine16, 9A
Teaching Methods:16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1The concepts of health and disease, psychosocial effects of disease
2Empathy with patients, patient psychology, psychological reaction to sickness and adaptation
3Stress and relation with diseases
4Coping with stress and anger
5Relation between patient and physician-I
6Relation between patient and physician-II
7Management of behaviours of difficult patient
8How to approach to the family of a sick patient
9Complementary medicine
10Medicine and art
Resources
1. Singer and Erickson (eds.). A Companion to Medical Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 2. Winkelman. Culture and Health: Applying Medical Anthropology. Jossey-Bass, 2009. 3. Cant and Sharma. A new medical pluralism? Alternative medicine, doctors, patients and the state. Routledge, 1999. 4. Belar and Deardorff (eds.). Clinical health psychology in medical settings: a practitioner's guidebook, 2nd ed., American Psychological Association, 2009. 5. Lj (ed). Health and well-being : a social and cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers, 2011. 6. Galea. Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health, Springer, 2007. 7. Osman Hayran. Sağlık Yönetimi Yazıları, 2. Baskı, SAGEYA Yayınları, 2012.
1.Medicine, Health and the Arts: Approaches to the Medical Humanities. Victoria Bates, Alan Bleakley, Sam Goodman (eds.), 2014 2.Medical Humanities and Medical Education: How the Medical Humanities Can Shape Better Doctors, Alan Bleakley, 2015 3.The Chief Concern of Medicine: The Integration of the Medical Humanities and Narrative Knowledge into Medical Practices, Ronald Schleifer, Jerry Vannatta, 2013 4.Narrative Medicine: Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities Maria Giulia Marini (auth.), 2016 5.Public Expectations and Physicians’ Responsibilities: Voices of Medical Humanities John K Crellin, 2005 6.Person-centred Health Care: Balancing the Welfare of Clinicians and Patients, Stephen Buetow, 2016

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows structural (morphological) and operational (functional) properties of the normal human (medical) and disorder (disease) states
2
Knows diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of disorders (diseases).
3
Knows the causes of disease conditions, ways of protection and methods of promoting and improving community health.
X
4
Knows the methods of developing and applying health related knowledge at advanced level.
5
Able to reach multidisciplinary advanced knowledge regarding health-related disciplines, interpret and apply the knowledge.
6
Performs a complete clinical examination of human body structurally and functionally and identifies problems.
7
Interprets laboratory results for diagnosis, compares with clinical data and develop solution proposals.
8
Selects and implements appropriate tools for the promotion and development of individual and community health.
9
Plans and conducts an advanced study on health independently.
10
Develops new strategic approaches to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and development of individual and community health.
11
Takes the responsibility of any type of practice when diagnosing and treating human body
X
12
Takes the role as a leader or a team worker when solving health related problems.
X
13
Evaluates knowledge and skills regarding health with a critical approach and develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
14
Informs the patient, related people, institutions and the society about the health problems and transfers solution proposals in writing, verbally and visually using effective communication means.
X
15
Critically reviews, develops and acts on changes in social relations and norms that guide such relationships.
16
Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 Level, monitors knowledge and communicates in his field.
17
Able to use advanced computer skills and informatics and communication technologies at a level required by the field.
18
Acquires, interprets, implements and announces data related to the health and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values.
19
Develops strategies, policy and implementation plans in the field of health and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes.
20
Shares studies on the promotion and development of health with interdisciplinary specialists systematically, supporting with quantitative and qualitative data.
21
Has adequate awareness on occupational health and safety issues.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 40
Rate of Final Exam to Success 60
Total 100
ECTS / Workload Table
ActivitiesNumber ofDuration(Hour)Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours16116
Guided Problem Solving515
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report000
Term Project000
Presentation of Project / Seminar000
Quiz000
Midterm Exam236
General Exam4416
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan000
Total Workload(Hour)43
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(43/30)1
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course

Course Description

CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
MEDICINE & HUMANITIES-Yearly10+0-1
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseTurkish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeCommittee Course
Course Coordinator
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
AimThe aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills to student about psychosocial assessment and psychosocial approach. To raise awareness about the main complementary methods and artistic practices used in the field of medicine, to develop a holistic perspective.
Course ContentThis course contains; The concepts of health and disease, psychosocial effects of disease,Empathy with patients, patient psychology, psychological reaction to sickness and adaptation,Stress and relation with diseases,Coping with stress and anger,Relation between patient and physician-I,Relation between patient and physician-II,Management of behaviours of difficult patient,How to approach to the family of a sick patient,Complementary medicine,Medicine and art.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
at the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. debate the effects of major life events on health.16, 9A
1.1. list the psychosocial effects of diseases16, 9A
1.2. summarize the communication skills in workplaces16, 9A
1.3. be familiar with stress management and anger management 16, 9A
2. explain psychosocial reactions to disease16, 9A
2.1. be familiar with problematic patient behaviors and basic approaches to solve them16, 9A
2.2. discuss the difficulties encountered by patient’s family and their reactions.16, 9A
3. explain complementary medicine techniques and art in medicine16, 9A
3.1. discuss effects of complementary medicine techniques16, 9A
3.2. recognize reflections of art on medicine16, 9A
3.3. list main art applications used in medicine16, 9A
Teaching Methods:16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1The concepts of health and disease, psychosocial effects of disease
2Empathy with patients, patient psychology, psychological reaction to sickness and adaptation
3Stress and relation with diseases
4Coping with stress and anger
5Relation between patient and physician-I
6Relation between patient and physician-II
7Management of behaviours of difficult patient
8How to approach to the family of a sick patient
9Complementary medicine
10Medicine and art
Resources
1. Singer and Erickson (eds.). A Companion to Medical Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 2. Winkelman. Culture and Health: Applying Medical Anthropology. Jossey-Bass, 2009. 3. Cant and Sharma. A new medical pluralism? Alternative medicine, doctors, patients and the state. Routledge, 1999. 4. Belar and Deardorff (eds.). Clinical health psychology in medical settings: a practitioner's guidebook, 2nd ed., American Psychological Association, 2009. 5. Lj (ed). Health and well-being : a social and cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers, 2011. 6. Galea. Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health, Springer, 2007. 7. Osman Hayran. Sağlık Yönetimi Yazıları, 2. Baskı, SAGEYA Yayınları, 2012.
1.Medicine, Health and the Arts: Approaches to the Medical Humanities. Victoria Bates, Alan Bleakley, Sam Goodman (eds.), 2014 2.Medical Humanities and Medical Education: How the Medical Humanities Can Shape Better Doctors, Alan Bleakley, 2015 3.The Chief Concern of Medicine: The Integration of the Medical Humanities and Narrative Knowledge into Medical Practices, Ronald Schleifer, Jerry Vannatta, 2013 4.Narrative Medicine: Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities Maria Giulia Marini (auth.), 2016 5.Public Expectations and Physicians’ Responsibilities: Voices of Medical Humanities John K Crellin, 2005 6.Person-centred Health Care: Balancing the Welfare of Clinicians and Patients, Stephen Buetow, 2016

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows structural (morphological) and operational (functional) properties of the normal human (medical) and disorder (disease) states
2
Knows diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of disorders (diseases).
3
Knows the causes of disease conditions, ways of protection and methods of promoting and improving community health.
X
4
Knows the methods of developing and applying health related knowledge at advanced level.
5
Able to reach multidisciplinary advanced knowledge regarding health-related disciplines, interpret and apply the knowledge.
6
Performs a complete clinical examination of human body structurally and functionally and identifies problems.
7
Interprets laboratory results for diagnosis, compares with clinical data and develop solution proposals.
8
Selects and implements appropriate tools for the promotion and development of individual and community health.
9
Plans and conducts an advanced study on health independently.
10
Develops new strategic approaches to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and development of individual and community health.
11
Takes the responsibility of any type of practice when diagnosing and treating human body
X
12
Takes the role as a leader or a team worker when solving health related problems.
X
13
Evaluates knowledge and skills regarding health with a critical approach and develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
14
Informs the patient, related people, institutions and the society about the health problems and transfers solution proposals in writing, verbally and visually using effective communication means.
X
15
Critically reviews, develops and acts on changes in social relations and norms that guide such relationships.
16
Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 Level, monitors knowledge and communicates in his field.
17
Able to use advanced computer skills and informatics and communication technologies at a level required by the field.
18
Acquires, interprets, implements and announces data related to the health and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values.
19
Develops strategies, policy and implementation plans in the field of health and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes.
20
Shares studies on the promotion and development of health with interdisciplinary specialists systematically, supporting with quantitative and qualitative data.
21
Has adequate awareness on occupational health and safety issues.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 40
Rate of Final Exam to Success 60
Total 100

Numerical Data

Student Success

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