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Extensive summary of the course Genetics and Public Health; part of the minor Biomedical Topics in Health Care. This course focuses on different ways variations in DNA or chromosomes lead to disease, healthcare delivery in relation to genetic disorders (clinical genetics, genetic screening), and the impact of a hereditary disease on individuals, families and society. Challenges in translating new genetic knowledge into public policy and healthcare will be addressed, such as whole genome sequenci...

Summary of the course Heart Failure and Therapy; part of the minor Biomedical Topics in Health Care. This course aims to provide insights into the pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnostic approaches and therapies and societal impacts of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac diseases that will be highlighted include inherited cardiomyopathies, diastolic heart failure and ischemic heart disease.

Summaries of Toxicology and Development, Oncology and Public Health, Heart Failure and Therapy, and Genetics and Public Health - 4 courses that are part of the minor Biomedical Topics in Health Care for 3rd-year biomedical students.

Summary and class notes of philosophy of science and ethics of the BSc Biomedical sciences.

Extensive summary and class notes of Big data in biomedical sciences of the elective course in the second year. This elective addresses important concepts in bio- and neuroinformatics and big data analysis, with powerful applications in neurosciences. Lectures and practical assignments provide theory and hands-on experience in fast-moving fields of exploratory, graph and predictive data analytics, neuroscience, connectomics and metagenomics.

Extensive summary and class notes of Oncology and Public Health part of the Minor Biomedical topics in Health care. This course focuses on oncology from a societal and public health perspective. The course will be on cancer development, diagnosis, treatment and late effects of cancer, and public health and societal issues such as cancer screening programs, rehabilitation, psychosocial functioning, return to work and palliative care for cancer patients.

Summary of Epidemiology - Year 3 elective BSc biomedical sciences. The core concept of epidemiology is population health. This course explores the basics of this exciting field and, therefore, provides you with tools to move your research activities out of a laboratory setting and into the general population. Nowadays, epidemiology is much more than combating infectious disease outbreaks. It includes the control of non-communicable diseases, measuring the impact of health interventions, and us...

Extensive summary and class notes of the course Toxicology and Development of the minor: Biomedical topics in Health Care. This course studies the impact of substances products used in daily life on human health. Special focus is given to the effects on early development. The course covers all aspects of human toxicology studies. It starts with how we are exposed to compounds in our daily life, followed by, how those compounds cause toxicity and lead to developmental malformations. The social im...