Humanitarian Medicine

Recommended Prerequisites

- Have completed the 3rd year and attending 4th year in FMUC;

- Respect the rules defined in the FMUC Pedagogical Regulation;

- Have basic computer skills;

- Apply and be selected.

Teaching Methods

1. Open introductory lecture with presentation of the objectives and methodology to be used;

2. Theoretical-practical classes with interactivity between teachers and students, visualization and debate of short videos about the various themes and real testimonies;

3. Mandatory practical internship - national volunteering in the context of vulnerable and / or  risk populations. In collaboration with NGDOs and IPSS partners. Minimum 3 periods of 2 hours;

4. Optional practical internship - international volunteer internship in CPLP countries (expenses of student responsibility).

Learning Outcomes

1. Knowledge and awareness about Human Rights;

2. Knowledge and awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG);

3. Identification of Health Care as a preponderant factor for development;

4. Relevance of Humanitarian Medicine in situations of catastrophe or profound underdevelopment;

5. Humanitarian medicine as a contribution to comprehensive medical training;

6. Importance of clinical semiology and a comprehensive knowledge in Medicine for action in crisis contexts;

7. Training and knowledge for medical and health intervention in areas of catastrophe, war or underdevelopment;

8. Evaluation and intervention in health in the context of humanitarian crisis;

9. Capacity-building for intervention in populations at risk through peer education and training of community health agents;

10. Knowledge and articulation with NGDOs with national and international action.

Work Placement(s)

Yes

Syllabus

1. Humanitarian medicine, challenges and victories;

2. Be a doctor where there is no doctor;

3. MDGs and SDGs, historical context and their importance;

4. Development cooperation: definitions, planning, intervention;

5. Humanitarian aid: definitions, planning, intervention;

6. Tropical health - infectious diseases in the context of crisis or underdevelopment;

7. Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries;

8. Intervention teams: roles, security and interpersonal relationships;

9. Development cooperation - testimonies;

10. Medicine of catastrophe - testimonies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares Santiago

Assessment Methods

Assessment
For more than the attendance of 4 classes: 10.0%
For frequency and report of mandtory internship: 40.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Definição de Ajuda Humanitária: http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/data-guides/defining-humanitarian-aid/

https://sites.tufts.edu/jha/

http://www.unric.org/unric-library-backgrounders

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html

https://www.icrc.org/en/what-we-do/health

http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/tools/bibliography/en/

Onde Não Há Médico, David Werner, Julie Cliff, Alda Mariano e Khátia Munguambe, ed. TALC – Teaching Aids at Low Cost, Londres 2009

Anthony J. McMichael et al. Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:1335-1343 April 4, 2013

Relatório do Desenvolvimento Humano 2016, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento

Visita Virtual ao campo de refugiados de Domiz: http://refugeerepublic.submarinechannel.com