Calendar 2012-2013 - Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

and society in general. Measurement approaches and treatment modes influence the delivery ofhealth care and the management of clinical, economic and administrative outcomes. In thisseminar course, students will critically examine the theoretical basis of pain, analyze the qualityand quantity of existing research that has utilized a variety of conceptual and theoreticalperspectives, and critique and evaluate these perspectives in relation to clinical practice,research, theory and social health care policy.(3 hours/week)NUR1046HPERSISTENT ILLNESS: THEORETICAL, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONSHealth issues that persist beyond the expected healing time have a major impact on theindividual, family, and society and may include acute and/or recurrent episodes as well as lifelongimplications. Statistics Canada (2003) reports that 58% of Canadians aged 12 years orolder have been diagnosed with one long-term condition of at least six months and many of thesepeople are dealing with more than one condition. Their lives involve a series of challenginginterconnected and time-dependent processes that have been underestimated in the health carefocus on "cure". A variety of conceptual and theoretical models have been developed to facilitatean understanding of the complex experience of persistent illness and give direction for research,clinical practice, and policy approaches. Social, cultural, and institutional contexts in whichpeople and their families receive care must be considered in any examination of clinical,administrative, and economic outcomes. Students in this course will critically examine a varietyof theoretical and conceptual models developed to understand persistent illness, analyze theexisting research that has utilized these perspectives, and evaluate the impact of theseperspectives in relation to clinical practice, research, theory development, education, andsocial/political/ethical issues. (3 hours/week)NUR1047HCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND HEALTHThis course introduces students to a holistic perspective on community participation/developmenttheory and practice as it relates to the health of citizens. In our post-modern arena, there is aneed to re-conceptualize community and to search for new alternatives for communityparticipation that are conducive to health. To promote health requires students/professionals toappreciate how the determinants of health, such as social support, security, and peace, impactupon people in local, national, global and virtual communities. The course is divided into threeareas: conceptual frameworks, applied perspectives, and student leadership. The course beginswith a critical exploration of challenges to engaged community participation in local and globalcommunities with related health impacts. Primary health care, quality of life, citizen education,human rights, national identity, and threats to water quality and accessibility will be criticallyanalyzed and related to community capacity building for health. In the applied perspectivessection, students will critically/constructively analyze community participation initiatives impactingupon health highlighting community tensions/conflict, the contested interface betweengovernmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations (NGO's), children‟shealth, women‟s economic community development, and emergency responsiveness.Experiential learning will be promoted through class site visits to the Toronto Board of Health andarts 'places' which participate in regenerating the local, highly diverse, urban environment ofToronto/Canada , including the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Canadian BroadcastingCompany (CBC). In the final section students will participate in a 'community of learning' byUniversity of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 42