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Introduction to ecology and environmental management, nature of our environment: the earth. Atmosphere, biosphere, stratosphere and many others. Chemical, physical and biological factors in the environment. Biogeochemical cycles: carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Hydrological cycle. Basic environmental concepts and theories. Global environmental health issues. Microbial and parasite ecology. Population ecology; -, food chain and web. Energy flow through the biosphere. Biotic communities and ecological succession. Relationships and interdependence of organisms. Human ecology. Introduction to environmental pollution and many others. Environmental Management Systems. Environmental Management Plan.

Historical background of hospital administration. Duties of the hospital administrator. Responsibilities and specialisations. Required competence. Job opportunities. Scheme of service. Professionalism. Challenges.

Definition of economics of health information, and marketing of health information, theories of national choice and utility applied to health information products/ services, demands and uses of health information products. Cost theory of health information models of value of health information products: exchange, use and expectation value, supply and demand functions of health information, marketing mix: price, product, place and promotion as applied to health information (products/ services), market aggregation and segmentation, consumer behavior. Health information life cycle development, market research, health information brokerage, writing proposal, marketing communication, costing and pricing methods.

History of Electronic Health Record and its development for the past 40 years. Why and how EHR should replace paper-based health record. Technical components to design and build EHR. Management and social aspects of HER. 300 Level

Elementary Kinematics and vector algebra, Newton’s laws of motion., STAic forces acting on a human body, Elasticity and strength of materials, Momentum conservation; application to contusion and fracture during impacts, and to similar medical situations; conservation of energy; the first law of thermodynamics; applications to metabolism and work done by various organs of the body, Angular momentum and torque, Harmonic motion and diffusion, Applications to osmotic pressure and passage of substances through capillary walls, Molecular motion in gases: distribution functions and the Boltzmann principles, Intermolecular collisions and transport processes, Equilibrium in external fields; the centrifuge and measurement of molecular weight.

Coulomb’s Law, electric fields, Gauss law, the electroSTAic potential, Laplace’s equation, point charges, continuous charge distributions and dipoles, capacitors, dielectrics and field energy, Nernst-Planck equation and membrane potentials, Theory of electrolytes: Solubility and electrophoresis of proteins, quasi-STAic flow of charge, distribution of potential in volume conductors, Application of electrocardiography, Magnetic fields, Amperes laws; the law of Biot and Savart, Magnetic properties of matter, Faraday’s law of induction, Electrical circuits, oscillators, feedback, with application to medical instrumentation e.g pacemakers. 300 Level

Physics of heat and biophysical principles of heating and superficial heating, Faradic Current I Definition, Parameters. Motor points, Methods, Faradic Current II, Physiological effects, therapeutic uses, indications, dangers and precautions, Interrupted Direct Current - Definition, Parameters, Methods, Physiological effects, Therapeutic uses, indication, dangers, precautions, Other forms of low frequency currents - diadynamics and many others. Electrotherapy Diagnosis - Strength duration curve test, Electromyography, chronaxie, rheobase, pulse ratio, Values of each method. Direct Current - Galvanism; Iontophoresis - uses, indication, Medium Frequency Currents/Near current form-effects of interferential Currents. Electrical Nerve stimulation for analgesia-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve stimulation, Interferential Therapy. Pain Modulation Theory.

Physics of heat and biophysical principles of heating and superficial heating agents. Modes of heat transfer-Conduction, convection and radiation. Thermotherapy I-Contact Techniques Water, Hot packs, Physiological effects, therapeutic uses, techniques. Thermotherapy. Contact Techniques - Paraffin Wax-Physiological effects, therapeutic uses, techniques. Thermotherapy III- Radiations - Infra Red Radiation, Therapy- Physiological effects, techniques, indications, contraindications, precaution. Ultraviolet radiation - productions, physiological effects, therapeutic uses, techniques contra-indications, indications, precaution. Ultrasound Therapy - Production, characteristics and physiological effects, Therapeutic uses, techniques, indications, contraindications, precautions. Laser - background on LASER, principles of LASER, basic components, classification, biophysical effects, indications/contraindications, documentation

Structure and functions of the skin. Effects and consequences of the application of local heat on tissues. General guideline to the uses of most electrotherapeutic modalities. Standards for each treatment procedure. Different methods of heat transfer. Danger of sudden increase in heat stress. High Frequency Currents (HFC) - Historical back ground, What is HFC, Properties of HFC, Production of HFC. Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) - Principles of production, Methods of application, Physiological effects, Therapeutic uses, Indications, Contra-indication, Potential Danger, Safety precautions; Micro-Wave Diathermy (MWD) - Principles of production, Methods of application, Physiological effects, Therapeutic uses, Indications, Contraindication, Potential Danger, Safety precautions.

Elementary set theory; subset, union, intersection, complements, venn diagrams. Real numbers; Integers, Rational and Irrational numbers, mathematical, induction, Sequences and Series, Theory of Quadratic equations, Binomial theorem. Complex numbers; Algebra of complex numbers; the Argand Diagram. De-Moivre’s theorem, nth roots of unity, Circular measure, Trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae.