Welcome! - Course introduction
| Site: | iLearn - Lernmanagementsystem der Hochschule Deggendorf |
| Course: | vhb Demo: English Competence and Research Training for Health Professionals |
| Book: | Welcome! - Course introduction |
| Printed by: | Gast |
| Date: | Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:13 PM |
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Course introduction
Welcome to English competence and research training for health professionals!
“Health for All” – The slogan from the WHO's Ottawa Charter states the importance of health for everyone at each stage of an individual's life.
This course is designed for students from different health fields (e.g. nursing science, physical therapy, health science) who want to broaden their knowledge of research skills and improve their use for selected health topics. The interdisciplinary group of fellow students will help broaden your view on specific health topics through discussions during the tutorials or the news forum on the course platform.
We are happy to welcome you as one of our course participants! In this course you will gain insight into a variety of health fields and topics. The studies we present to you are up-to-date and will hopefully present new information to you. Get ready to dive into the course content.
And now: Explore what the Ottawa Charter's slogan “Health for All” means!
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Learning objectives
This course will improve your ability to read and critically appraise scientific articles from a variety of sources, as well as improve your competence of basic terminology and technical language used in such research documents. It will introduce
you to health topics and how you, as a health professional, can apply this knowledge to an individual patient's or client's health or to the public health sphere as a whole.
You will gain knowledge in two main areas:
RESEARCH SKILLS
You will be able to discuss the principles of different study designs and the scientific literature research process
You will be able to find relevant literature
You will be able to critically assess the quality of scientific literature
ENGLISH COMPETENCE
You will improve your English vocabulary for discussing different health topics
You will be able to describe and compare different evidence-based methods and treatment approaches related to your patient's or client's care
You will be able to critically discuss the pros and cons of using various evidence-based methods in a health care setting
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Course instructors
Kathrin Steinbeisser Hello! My name is Kathrin and I will be your tutor throughout this course. I am a registered nurse currently working in the Public Health nursing sector with a focus on health promotion and health equity. Thanks to my experience while working at the World Health Organisation in the United States of America, studying a semester as a nurse in Canada, and working in different health fields in Germany, I saw what health means for many people and how a variety of factors influences health. Working in all of these fields also showed me how high-quality studies and showing good evidence in health care is one of the most important topics to learn about during your studies. In 2015, I became a member of this course's team and was given the opportunity to create new course content which taught students about current topics in health. In 2020, I was the leading person to update this course with new content and exercises. I will be the contact person for your questions regarding the course content and we will get in touch during the tutorials. I look forward to meeting you guys soon!
Sacha Horn Hey! My name is Sacha and I am helping ensure that all of the English content throughout the course is correct. I come from the United States and have been living, studying, and working in Germany for the past five years. In the US, I received a degree in Biology before coming to Germany to study Public Health and Epidemiology with a focus on Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Currently, I work on parasitic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. I have been working with Kathrin on developing the level of English presented to you in the course over the last three years and look forward to hearing any comments or questions you might have throughout the course. Enjoy learning the course material this next semester!
Prof Dr. Christian Rester Hello! My name is Christian and I am the professor who initiated this course. I am a registered nurse and currently working as a professor at the Technical University of Deggendorf. My focus lies on gerontology and demographic development. My experience reaches from practical insights in different nursing fields up to teaching at the university. In 2012, we discussed with experts on how to improve English and research skills in nursing and health students in Bavaria. Therefore, we created this course which already received its third update in 2020. I hope you all are very successful and have fun with the course!