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Public Health, International Law and Governance Public Health, International law and Governance

This is a forum for general student/staff discussion for students taking the Public Health, International Law and Governance module

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Seminar Discussion Boards Virtual Seminar: Topic 1 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar: Key concepts in medical sociology 

This week we will introduce the virtual seminar format and discuss the opportunities and challenges of a sociological perspective on health and illness.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 1 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar: Key concepts in medical sociology

This week we will introduce the virtual seminar format and discuss the opportunities and challenges of a sociological perspective on health and illness.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 1 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar: Key concepts in medical sociology

This week we will introduce the virtual seminar format and discuss the opportunities and challenges of a sociological perspective on health and illness.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 2 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar: Interviews

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 2 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar:  Interviews

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 2 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar:  Interviews

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 3 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar: Discourse analysis

In this seminar you will focus on one qualitative research approach, discourse analysis. Using discourse analysis you will explore data from a consultation between a doctor or nurse and a patient and begin to analyse what happens in the ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 3 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar: Discourse analysis

In this seminar you will focus on one qualitative research approach, discourse analysis. Using discourse analysis you will explore data from a consultation between a doctor or nurse and a patient and begin to analyse what happens in the ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 3 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar: Discourse analysis

In this seminar you will focus on one qualitative research approach, discourse analysis. Using discourse analysis you will explore data from a consultation between a doctor or nurse and a patient and begin to analyse what happens in the ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 4 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar:  Narrative Health Research

For this seminar you will be required to read the Charmaz paper below and identify some key issues she identifies regarding experience of chronic illness.  Go to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) section of the Healthtalkonline website ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 4 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar:  Narrative Health Research

For this seminar you will be required to read the Charmaz paper below and identify some key issues she identifies regarding experience of chronic illness.  Go to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) section of the Healthtalkonline website ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 4 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar:  Narrative Health Research

For this seminar you will be required to read the Charmaz paper below and identify some key issues she identifies regarding experience of chronic illness.  Go to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) section of the Healthtalkonline website ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 5 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar:  Critical appraisal

In this seminar, you will share your own comments and suggestions on a qualitative research paper.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 5 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar:  Critical appraisal

In this seminar, you will share your own comments and suggestions on a qualitative research paper.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 5 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar:  Critical appraisal

In this seminar, you will share your own comments and suggestions on a qualitative research paper.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 6 Reading Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar: Thinking critically about medical screening

 

In this seminar you will focus on medical screening, considering how and why screening has developed at different times and in different settings; how the approaches to thinking about risk and uncertainty outlined in the lecture ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 6 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar: Thinking critically about medical screening

 

In this seminar you will focus on medical screening, considering how and why screening has developed at different times and in different settings; how the approaches to thinking about risk and uncertainty outlined ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 6 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar: Thinking critically about medical screening

 

In this seminar you will focus on medical screening, considering how and why screening has developed at different times and in different settings; how the approaches to thinking about risk and uncertainty outlined ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 7 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Debate: “We need more guidelines”

 

In this debate, which you may choose to hold either face to face or virtually, two groups of students will take opposing positions on this motion. There is no ‘right’ answer to the question of course, but we will use the debate format to help...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 7 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Debate: “We need more guidelines”

 

In this debate, which you may choose to hold either face to face or virtually, two groups of students will take opposing positions on this motion. There is no ‘right’ answer to the question of course, but we will use the debate format to help...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 7 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Debate: “We need more guidelines”

 

In this debate, which you may choose to hold either face to face or virtually, two groups of students will take opposing positions on this motion. There is no ‘right’ answer to the question of course, but we will use the debate format to help...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 8 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar: Thinking critically about patients, consumer groups and drugs 

 

In this seminar we will consider if/how the role of patients and consumer groups does or doesn’t support the idea of pharmaceuticalisation and why.

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 9 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual seminar: The 'Good Death': Sociological Perspectives

 

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 9 Reading Seminar Group 2

Seminar Group 2

Virtual seminar: The 'Good Death': Sociological Perspectives

 

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 9 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual seminar: The 'Good Death': Sociological Perspectives

 

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 10 Reading Seminar Group 1

Seminar Group 1

Virtual debate: Should contemporary medicine offer longevity without disability and infirmity?

 

One team of students will argue that contemporary developments in medicine (e.g. biotechnology, molecular genetics) offer the means for addressing illness and disability associated ...

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Virtual Seminar: Topic 10 Reading Seminar Group 3

Seminar Group 3

Virtual debate: Should contemporary medicine offer longevity without disability and infirmity?

 

One team of students will argue that contemporary developments in medicine (e.g. biotechnology, molecular genetics) offer the means for addressing illness and disability associated ...

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Topic 52 Student Cafe

   

The Student Cafe is an area where everyone can get to know each other and swap advice, links or articles that they think other people might be interested in.

Please introduce yourself to your coursemates and post friendly messages to help us all get used to the online ...

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