Doelstellingen

Leerresultaat VPK:

14. Reflecteert continu op het eigen verpleegkundig handelen, analyseert zijn eigen leerbehoeften en vertaalt deze autonoom in initiatieven tot professionalisering en evenwichtig functioneren

                14.3 Initiatieven nemen tot professionalisering

14.3.3 De student onderneemt zelfstandig initiatieven voor zijn persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling

Leerresultaat VRK:

9. Werkt aan permanente profilering van het beroep en de professionalisering via het voortdurend kritisch in vraag stellen van het eigen functioneren en door het volgen van vormingsinitiatieven. Reflecteert op de eigen praktijk en verwerkt deze reflecties in het professioneel handelen

                9.3 Volgt professionaliseringsactiviteiten die voorbereiden op het levenslang leren

9.3.3 De student volgt professionaliseringsactiviteiten die voorbereiden op levenslang leren

Doelstellingen:

Learning objectives

• Introduce students to health care systems in the tropics
• Introduce students to key tropical health challenges, their presentations, diagnoses, treatment and prevention
• Understand the public health implication of tropical diseases

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students shall be able to:

• Describe key health systems in the tropics
• Describe the main determinants of health
• Identify and classify key pathogens found in the tropics
• Name key diseases found in the tropics
• Describe how key diseases are diagnosed and treated
• Demonstrate how key tropical maladies are investigated
• Describe the levels and role of prevention in tropical health
• Describe the impact of tropical diseases

ICOMS:

• Intercultural competence  - Cultural self-knowledge
  You have knowledge of your own frame of reference and worldview, and can relate this to other views. 
• Intercultural competence  - Cultural responsiveness
  You listen to the other person's vision and expertise and at the same time accept the relevance of their own vision and ideas. 
• Intercultural competence  - Cultural knowledge
  You acquire knowledge about other cultures and use this knowledge in an adapted way with respect for the uniqueness of each individual person. 
• Intercultural competence  - Multi-perspective approach
  You approach and understand a situation, issue or problem from multiple cultural perspectives. 
• Language skills   - Writing a text in another language
• You are able to expresses yourself in writing in at least one language other than your mother tongue, in such a way that you are able to produce  a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to the field of study.  Language skills   -  Speaking a foreign language
• You are able to express yourself verbally in at least one language other than your mother tongue, in such a way that you present detailed descriptions in workrelated contexts, on a wide range of topics, and you are quite able to participate in a fluent and spontaneous conversation with native speakers.  Language skills   - Being able to understand oral texts in a foreign language
• You are able to understand more complex argumentations and lectures related to the field of  study, spoken in at least one language other than the mother tongue, and you’re is able to replicate the main train of thought.  Language skills   - Being able to understand a written text in a foreign language
• You understand texts written in at least one other language other than your mother tongue and relate to his field of study,  and you’re able to replicate the most important trains of thought.  Language skills   -  using language strategies
• You can use standard expressions to keep your conversation going, help keep a conversation on a familiar topic going, usually catch flaws in your vocabulary and sentence structure by using descriptions, and usually correct errors and mistakes.  Global Engagement -  International orientation
• You can place local events and practices in an international context by indicating the international consequences of local events and the influence of an international or European context on these local situations.  International expertise - Being able to situate his discipline within the international context
• You can indicate to what extent the professional practice in your home country and a specific professional situation is influenced by international political and social developments  International expertise Having a developed knowledge of the professional activities of you discipline in other countries You can compare (elements of) the professional practice in your home country with (elements of) the professional practice in other countries.  International expertise Being aware of relevant international organizations within your field
• You can make explicit the influence of international professional and interest groups on the professional practice in your home country. 

Plaats in het onderwijsaanbod

• Bachelor verpleegkunde 240 sp.
• Bachelor verpleegkunde brugopleiding 150 studiepunten(Brugge) 150 sp.