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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Pharmacy
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Basic medicine

Objective

The objective of the study course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to be able to promote healthy lifestyle and disease prevention in their professional activities within their competence.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of epidemiology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.To list the main public health problems and their causes; outline possible solutions to the problems.

Skills

1.To recognise aspects of public health problems in pharmaceutical care, discuss ways to improve patient health literacy.

Competence

1.To address situations in practice related to poor patient health literacy or other individual or systemic causes, and propose solutions.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Pharmacy10Master'sLimited choice