VA-R27 PubHealth
Public Health Oriented Risk Analysis

May 3, 2014
Stuttgart, Germany

Lecturer: Snežana Jovanovic

The course covers the main topics of health oriented risk analysis with different aspects of risks and terminology used in the field. The main part of the course is dedicated to the related actions used in overall analysis (assessment, perception, communication etc.). Furthermore, the course is illustrated by a number of examples, presents commonly used methods, in particular the issues like (1) Basics of Risk: Analysis, Assessment and Management, (2) Risk Analysis in Perspective (Measures of Risk), (3) Dose-Response Functions, (4) Risk Perception and Communication, (5) Variability and Uncertainty, (6) Cumulative Risk Assessment, (7) Risk Assessment, Management and Law and (8) Application to Public Health- WHO Methodology.

At the end of the course students are expected to have basic knowledge about:

• general terms used in the area of risk, risk management and risk assessment;


• respective methods used in this field of analysis

As introductory, the course is targeting the wide range of participants, such as:

• professionals dealing with risk issues on management or operation level,


• individuals with no previous experience in the field of risk management in health field, but willing to extend their knowledge and take up new roles in risk management in their companies,


• students of  Steinbeis Master of Risk Engineering and Management program and similar programs.