Understand some of the links between key occupations and health
Describe aspects of social class inequalities and health including:
Measurements of SES (General Registrars Scale and the NS-SEC)
The link between socio-economic status and morbidity
The link between socio-economic status and mortality
Key Government reports (Black Report, Acheson Report and more recently the Marmot Reports)
Describe the extent of poverty in the UK and some of the effects of poverty
Discuss with some evidence based knowledge the health benefits of employment
Discuss the specific health impact of unemployment
To integrate existing knowledge of the respiratory system to answer questions in a clinical context.
To include anatomy & imaging, clinical skills, measurements & Lung Function Tests (e.g. spirometry,
volumes, gas transfer), physiology (e.g. breathing mechanics & control, compliance/resistance,
diffusion, gas exchange & transport), pathology (e.g. obstruction/restriction, asthma, COPD), and
pharmacology (e.g. anti-inflammatories, b2 agonists, anti-muscarinics).
To know the first principles of using Arterial Blood Gases in clinical diagnosis, and integrate with
existing knowledge to answer questions in a clinical context.
describe what is meant by personal and social identity
describe the mechanisms and biases of in our perceptions of others and ourselves
An example of this being self stereotyping
and apply each of these ideas to explain health related behaviour
Describe patterns of disease and exposure to risk factors in terms of time, place and person
Describe the main features of case-control and cohort studies
Define absolute and relative risk
Assess whether an association between exposure to a risk factor and a disease is likely to be causal
List the main diseases associated with smoking tobacco
Smoking in Plymouth and the role of the stop smoking services
Nicotine addiction
Brief interventions by health professionals
Nicotine replacement and medications as aids to stopping smoking
What you can do to help
Describe aspects of social class inequalities and health including:
Measurements of SES (General Registrars Scale and the NS-SEC)
The link between socio-economic status and morbidity
The link between socio-economic status and mortality
Key Government reports (Black Report, Acheson Report and more recently the Marmot Reports)
Describe the extent of poverty in the UK and some of the effects of poverty
Discuss with some evidence based knowledge the health benefits of employment
Discuss the specific health impact of unemployment
To integrate existing knowledge of the respiratory system to answer questions in a clinical context.
To include anatomy & imaging, clinical skills, measurements & Lung Function Tests (e.g. spirometry,
volumes, gas transfer), physiology (e.g. breathing mechanics & control, compliance/resistance,
diffusion, gas exchange & transport), pathology (e.g. obstruction/restriction, asthma, COPD), and
pharmacology (e.g. anti-inflammatories, b2 agonists, anti-muscarinics).
To know the first principles of using Arterial Blood Gases in clinical diagnosis, and integrate with
existing knowledge to answer questions in a clinical context.
describe what is meant by personal and social identity
describe the mechanisms and biases of in our perceptions of others and ourselves
An example of this being self stereotyping
and apply each of these ideas to explain health related behaviour
Describe patterns of disease and exposure to risk factors in terms of time, place and person
Describe the main features of case-control and cohort studies
Define absolute and relative risk
Assess whether an association between exposure to a risk factor and a disease is likely to be causal
List the main diseases associated with smoking tobacco
Smoking in Plymouth and the role of the stop smoking services
Nicotine addiction
Brief interventions by health professionals
Nicotine replacement and medications as aids to stopping smoking
What you can do to help
