Lesson 1. Understanding the Impact of Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors on Health Outcomes
Review: What are SDoH? Required reading WHO Social determinants of health (SDoH) are defined as: The non-medical factors that influence health outcomes The conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.  These forces and systems include: Economic policies […]
Module 2. Social Determinants of Health
In Module 2, you’ll deepen your understanding of the Social Determinants of Health: What they are. How they impact health. How they manifest across various sectors. You’ll examine health disparities across diverse populations, considering both clinical and non-clinical factors. The module will guide you in exploring the structural drivers behind these disparities and introduce both […]
Preconception and Antenatal Care
Ob/Gyn Sub-Internship Expectations
LIC Orientation
Year 4
NCC electronic fetal monitoring game Can you recognize these strip elements? What are some downloadable resources that I can use? Ob-Gyn Notes Includes: Sample labor and delivery admit note Sample vaginal delivery note Sample operative note Sample post-partum note: Vaginal delivery Ob postpartum note: Cesarean delivery Sample gynecologic history and physical Sample new obstetrics presentation […]
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)
NCC electronic fetal monitoring game Can you recognize these strip elements?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), part 2
In this case study Overview Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when disease-causing germs are able to withstand the killing or suppressing power of antimicrobial medicines. This phenomenon increases the global infectious disease burden and puts a strain on health systems. This course builds on the Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), part 1, course, which provides an overview of […]
Impact of AMR and international response
Learning objectives After completing this session, learners will be able to do the following: Describe the impact of AMR on individuals, society, health systems, and global health goals Identify key international responses to AMR Impact on individuals: Increased mortality Based on what we have seen so far in the course, you might find it easy […]
The impact of AMR on specific diseases of Public Health importance
As discussed in the previous section, the infectious disease burden, greatest in low- and middle-income countries, is significantly complicated by increasing antimicrobial resistance. And while bacterial resistance to antibiotics is of chief concern, strains of resistant parasites, viruses, and fungi also represent clear public health threats. In the past, conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, […]