Introduction to Healtcare

The aim of the course is to introduce students in a variety of topics in order to have a
wide vision of the health system structure, emergency departments, and community
care health services. The course combines recorded video lectures, written
materials, quiz, and role-playing videos with questionnaires for identifying and
assessing good practices in health professions.

Professor / Instructor
Prof. Esther Navarro, PhD

Program
1. The Emergency Department (E.D.)

a. E.D. and Staff Profile

b. Emergency Transport

2. Patient Safety and Vulnerable Patient Groups in the E.D.

a. The Vulnerable Patient (domestic abuse, sexual abuse, intellectual

disabilities, child abuse)

b. The Vulnerable Patient (patient with dementia, psychiatric patient).

c. End of Life Care

3. Initial Assessment in the E.D.

4. Introduction to Community Care: Case Study. (Independent Study)

STUDY GUIDE

Video
Questionnaires Grade
Unit lectures & Materials
& tasks percentage
meetings

5% for Q1 & 5% Video lecture &

Session 1: for task 1 (a brief class notes
Q1 & task 1
May 18th description of the available on the
ED Staff Profile) UCVnet Platform
The Emergency
Department (E.D.)
Video lecture &
Session 2: class notes
Q2 5% for Q2
May 25th available on the
UCVnet Platform

Video lecture &

Session 3: class notes
Q3 5% for Q3
June 1st available on the
Patient Safety and UCVnet Platform
Vulnerable Patient
Groups in the E.D. Video lecture &
Session 4: class notes
Q4 5% for Q4
June 3rd available on the
UCVnet Platform

Video lecture &

Initial Assessment in the Session 5: class notes
Q5 5% for Q5
E.D. June 8th available on the
UCVnet Platform

Video “Home Visit

Introduction to Case Study 8
Independent 20% for Case to Mrs. Brown”.
Community Care: Case blocks of
Study Study Proposed Useful
Study. questions
Websites.

June 19th,
Class notes, Qs 1
from 15:00
Final test Q final 50% to 5, and video
to 16:00
lectures.
Spain time