PREVENTIVE MEDICINE and HEALTH PROMOTION Course Instructions

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Preventive Medicine & Health Promotion: Fourth Year Elective
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WRITTEN MODULES
Required for students taking the one-month course option.


Completed Modules
Online Exam Problems

 

CONSENT AND WAIVER FORM

Students who receive "honors" and choose to contribute to the curriculum must sign a consent and waiver form in order for their module to be added to the online course. 

Please print and sign this consent and waiver form and attach a copy of your module references. Take it to Patti Quallich in Room E414 or FAX it to 216-368-5125. If you have access to a scanner, this form can be scanned, saved in pdf format and emailed to pvq@case.edu

 

Module Outline Suggestions
Online Exam Problems

HOW TO CREATE A HYPERLINK  |   DEADLINES  |  MODULE TOPIC SUGGESTIONS IN CLINICAL AREAS

Here are some suggestions for what areas to cover in your module.  These are suggestions and not meant to be a rigid guideline; you may add or delete topics to suit your module.

1)    Introduction to Your Topic

2)    Epidemiology, including:

i)      Prevalence

ii)    Incidence

iii)    Risk factors

iv)  Health Risks

v)    Morbidity and Mortality

vi)    Screening

vii)    Diagnosis

3)    Co-morbid Conditions

4)    Cost Burden

5)    Prevention Programs Available

6)    Lifestyle and Behavioral Modification

7)    Primary Prevention

8)    Secondary Prevention

9)    Key Findings

Please provide references along with your module

Please provide Pub Med links for all articles referenced in your module

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REFERENCES FOR YOUR WRITTEN MODULE
How to Create a Hyperlink


As you are developing educational content or finding resources for your module, try to document reference materials – such as abstracts or informational websites. Once you find the abstract for your citation in PubMed or an interesting web resource:

  1. Copy the web address you wish to link to.
     
  2. In your Word document, select the text you wish to create a hyperlink to.
     
  3. With the arrow on this text, right click on the mouse and choose “hyperlink” (or Cntrl + K).
     
  4. Paste the web address into the address text box.
     
  5. Choose “OK”.

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Module Deadlines (One Month Course Option)

Below are guidelines for those who would rather have structured deadlines. This elective is flexible. If you need more time, please make sure the module is submitted to Patti Quallich by the end of the Academic Year (June 30th).

Please email your topic selections to Patti Quallich pvq@case.edu   

Topic selection due by the 8th (or the end of the first week)
     
Draft or Outline due by the 15th (or the end of the second week)
     
Final Module due by the 28th (or the end of the fourth week)

 

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Module Topic Suggestions in Clinical Areas

  • Cardiovascular Disease
     
  • Diabetes
     
  • Cancer

  • Lung

  • Colon

  • Asthma
     
  • Infectious Disease

  • HIV

  • STI’s

  • Substance Abuse
     
  • Unintentional Injuries
     
  • Obesity
    • Diet and Nutrition

    • Physical Activity
       

  • Tobacco Prevention/Smoking Cessation


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