Calendar 2006–07

274 Part 3 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies (B) Elective Modules Specialty Modules 1. Promoting Health in School Setting 2. Promoting Health in the Community 3. Management in Primary Health Care Elective Modules 1. Health Economics and Health Policy 2. Behavioural Modification 3. Crisis Management 4. Community Primary Health Care 5. Community Based Rehabilitation 6. Nutrition and Health 7. Physical Activities and Health 8. Child and Adolescent Health 9. Women’s Health 10. Men’s Health 11. Gerontology 12. Family’s Health 13. Management of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases 14. Sexual Health 15. Alternative Therapy 16. Occupational and Environmental Health 17. Travel Medicine 18. Palliative Care Master of Occupational Medicine Programme (Part-time) Courses Offered 1. Principles and Practice of Occupational Medicine 2. Epidemiology in Occupational Health 3. Biostatistics in Occupational Health 4. Applied Occupational Medicine 5. Protocol Development 6. Project Work and Report MSc Programmes (I) MSc Programme in Applied Epidemiology (Part-time) New infectious diseases and new problems of existing infectious diseases continue to pose threats to the health of Hong Kong population and the population of the world at large. Evidences required for effective control and prevention of infectious diseases include those on disease etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, costs and benefits of treatment and public health intervention. This two-year part-time programme is a continuation of the Postgraduate Diploma in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases. It aims to develop expertise in the application of epidemiological techniques for infectious disease investigation, control and surveillance. It combines in-class training with practical epidemiology and field training, where competencies are trained through epidemiological investigations, field projects, analysis and evaluation of public health surveillance systems.