484082-HS2026-0-Module 1: Introduction to Public Health Sciences





Root number 484082
Semester HS2026
Type of course Course
Allocation to subject Public Health Sciences Course Program
Type of exam not defined
Title Module 1: Introduction to Public Health Sciences
Description 5 sessions, first session on 06.10.2026, last session on 15.12.2026

Through this course, participants get an overview of the foundations of Public Health, definitions, key concepts, and its different disciplines. Participants also get a comprehensive understanding of the four themes: Core Methods, Population Health and its determinants, Health Systems and Policy, as well as Health Promotion and Prevention.

Registration and deregistration regulation: Registration for PHS courses is open until approximately two weeks before the course begins. Participants may deregister without incurring an administrative fee up to one month before the course starts. After the deregistration period, the organisers will decide whether the course will take place. Registrations after the deregistration deadline are binding, and any deregistration after this deadline will incur an administrative fee of CHF 100. More information is available on the website: https://www.medizin.unibe.ch/studies/study_programs/phs_course_program/index_eng.html#pane1296400
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Ben SpycherInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Environmental & Spatial Epidemiology 
Prof. Dr. Annika FrahsaInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Community Health 
Prof. Dr. Sofia Carolina Zambrano RamosInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Palliative Care & End of Life 
PD Dr. Caroline Dorothee BrallInstitute of Philosophy 
Prof. Dr. Nicola LowInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Sexual & Reproductive Health 
Prof. Dr. David SchwappachInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine 
Prof. Dr. Georgia SalantiInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Evidence Synthesis Methods 
Prof. Dr. Angèle Johanne Michèle Gayet-AgeronInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine 
PD Dr. Patricia Orializ Chocano BedoyaBern Institute of primary Health Care 
Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Vicedo CabreraInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine - Climate Change & Health 
Prof. Dr. Dr. Claus BeisbartInstitute of Philosophy - Philosophy of Science 
Dr. Ioannis MagourasVeterinary Public Health Institute 
Prof. em. Dr. Marcel ZwahlenTeaching Staff, Faculty of Medicine 
ECTS 2
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading passed/failed
 
Dates Tuesday 6/10/2026 13:00-17:00
Wednesday 14/10/2026 09:15-11:45
Thursday 19/11/2026 09:15-11:45
Tuesday 24/11/2026 09:30-12:00
Tuesday 15/12/2026 09:15-11:45
 
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