This section contains learning tasks and assignments for students. These tasks are designed to complement the learning materials and help you apply concepts from medical ethics, social medicine, and public health in practice.
| Title | Description | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Обществено дентално здраве, упражнение 9: изчисляване и тълкуване на индексите на оралното здраве | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: DMFT на възрастен пациент, среден DMFT и SiC в клас от 12-годишни, защо 12 години е индикаторната възраст на СЗО, индекс на общностна флуороза на Dean и мерки на ниво популация за основните проблеми на оралното здраве в България. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Dental Public Health, Epidemiology, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Dental Public Health, Class 9: calculating and reading oral health indices | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: DMFT for an adult patient, mean DMFT and SiC in a class of 12-year-olds, why age 12 is the WHO indicator age, Dean’s Community Fluorosis Index, and population measures for Bulgaria’s main oral health problems. With self-check answers. | English, Dental Public Health, Epidemiology, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Обществено дентално здраве, упражнение 8: колко чести са оралните болести | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: болестност на дълбоките пародонтални джобове, риск от кариес при шестгодишни, коефициент на заболеваемост от човеко-време, заболеваемост, смъртност и леталитет при рак на устната кухина и грубо сравнение на беззъбието, изкривено от възрастта. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Dental Public Health, Epidemiology, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Dental Public Health, Class 8: measuring how common oral disease is | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: prevalence of deep periodontal pockets, the risk of caries in six-year-olds, an incidence rate from person-time, incidence, mortality and case-fatality of oral cancer, and a crude comparison of edentulism that age confounds. With self-check answers. | English, Dental Public Health, Epidemiology, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Social Medicine with Medical Ethics (Dental Medicine), class 9: literature review and critical appraisal | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: scoping or systematic review, a PubMed search for fluoride varnish, matching reporting guidelines and appraisal tools to designs, correcting an overstated conclusion from the OPT trial, and checking a suspicious journal invitation. With self-check answers. | English, Social Medicine, Research Methods, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Social Medicine with Medical Ethics (Dental Medicine), class 8: from a clinical question to a research plan | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: a PECO question on smoking and implants, why a case–control design suits oral HPV and oropharyngeal cancer, a sample-size calculation for a caries survey, an observational association that a trial did not confirm, and the units and ethics of a school DMFT survey. With self-check answers. | English, Social Medicine, Research Methods, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 2: информирано съгласие — кой решава, въз основа на каква информация и по кой член | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка, изградена върху казусите от упражнението: услужливата сестра, шестнадесетгодишна, която иска консултация и спирала, чл. 89, ал. 2 срещу чл. 90, ал. 4, находка под упойка и пълнолетен в безсъзнание, чиито близки не са съгласни помежду си. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, class 2: informed consent — who decides, on what information, under which article | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading, built on the cases of the class: the nurse who collects the signature, a 16-year-old asking for counselling and an IUD, Art. 89(2) versus Art. 90(4), a finding under anaesthesia, and an unconscious adult whose relatives disagree. With self-check answers. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 1: теории, принципи, българската рамка и анализ на казус | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: законно срещу етично, утилитаризъм на действието и на правилото, prima facie принципи с конкретизиране и претегляне, Конвенцията от Овиедо и санкциите на БЛС, и два казуса от упражнението — последното легло в интензивното отделение и грешка без установена вреда. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, class 1: theories, principles, the Bulgarian framework and case analysis | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: legal versus ethical, act and rule utilitarianism, prima facie principles with specification and balancing, the Oviedo Convention and BMA sanctions, and two cases from the class — the last intensive-care bed and an error that caused no harm. With self-check answers. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска статистика, упражнение 1: относителни величини и стандартизация | Работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: разпознаване на видовете относителни величини, структура и леталитет, нагледност и съотношение, пряка стандартизация на леталитет в две болници и тълкуване на стандартизирани показатели. Със скрити примерни отговори. | Bulgarian, Medical Statistics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 7: контрацепция, аборт, стерилизация и асистирана репродукция | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: стерилизация след тежко раждане, възражение по съвест и изтичащ срок, ембриони след раздяла и смърт на съпруга, двойка жени и заместващо майчинство в чужбина. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, class 7: contraception, abortion, sterilisation and assisted reproduction | 75 minutes of group work after the 15-minute reading: sterilisation after a difficult delivery, conscientious objection and an expiring time limit, embryos after separation and after a husband’s death, a female couple and surrogacy abroad. With self-check answers. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 5: терминално болният пациент, палиативни грижи и евтаназия | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: отказ от животоподдържащо лечение, опиоиди и двоен ефект, предварителна молба за евтаназия при деменция и пациентка, която се подготвя за асистирано самоубийство в чужбина. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, Practical Class 5: the terminally ill patient, palliative care and euthanasia | Group work for 75 minutes after the 15-minute preparation: refusal of life-sustaining treatment, opioids and double effect, a request for an advance euthanasia directive in dementia, and a patient preparing for assisted suicide abroad. With model answers for self-checking. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 6: трансплантация и научни изследвания с хора | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: съгласие за донорство след смъртта, кръстосано бъбречно донорство, разпределение на орган след медийна кампания, плацебо контрол и набиране на студенти за изследване. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, Practical Class 6: transplantation and research involving humans | Group work for 75 minutes after the 15-minute preparation: consent to deceased donation, a paired kidney exchange, organ allocation after a media campaign, placebo control and recruiting students as research participants. With model answers for self-checking. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 4: хронично болният пациент, отношенията в екипа и правната отговорност | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: придържане и доверие при хронично заболяване, модели на взаимоотношение при делегиран избор, колегиалност и безопасност на пациентите, и разпределяне на правната отговорност след пропуск при предаване на дежурство. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical ethics, Practical Class 4: the chronically ill patient, teamwork and legal liability | Group work for 75 minutes after the 15-minute preparation: adherence and trust in chronic illness, relationship models when a patient delegates the choice, collegiality and patient safety, and allocating legal liability after a handover omission. With model answers for self-checking. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Медицинска етика, упражнение 3: медицинската тайна в практиката | Групова работа за 75 минути след 15-минутната подготовка: заплаха за партньор, непредпазливо разкриване в отделението, заразна болест и работодателят, достъп до документацията след смъртта и правната отговорност при нарушение. С отговори за самопроверка. | Bulgarian, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Medical Ethics, Class 3: Medical Confidentiality in Practice | A 75-minute group exercise after the 15-minute reading: a threat to a partner, careless disclosure on the ward, a communicable disease and the employer, access to records after death, and the legal liability that follows a breach. Includes collapsible model answers. | English, Medical Ethics, Assignment, Medicine | 2nd year, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Dental Public Health, Class 1: Reading a Population and Spending a Budget | A 75-minute group exercise after the 15-minute reading: correct common misconceptions, interpret DMFT and the care index for three districts, classify preventive measures, and allocate a limited prevention budget. Includes collapsible model answers. | English, Dental Public Health, Assignment, Dental Medicine, 2026/2027 |
| Health Culture, Health Behavior, and Health Education | Interactive class tasks on health culture components, the COM-B model and its critique, motivations of health behavior, the Bulgarian Red Cross, and health education methods and models. | Social medicine, Public health, Health education, Assignment |
| Health Education Program Design | Group assignment: design a real-world health education program for one of four Bulgarian scenarios — sexual and reproductive health, substance abuse prevention, workplace wellness, or digital health literacy. Applies the COM-B framework, motivational typology, educational models, and five-step development process. | Social medicine, Public health, Health education, Assignment |
| Physician’s Liability and the Social History of the Patient | Interactive class tasks covering the four forms of physician liability under Bulgarian law and the structured framework for social history taking and medical-social planning. | Social medicine, Public health, Medical law, Assignment |
| Reproductive Health, Family Medicine, and Adolescent Health | Interactive class tasks and scenarios covering abortion indicators, family health assessment, adolescent substance use and acceleration, and neonatal and prenatal screening. | Social medicine, Public health, Reproductive health, Assignment |
| Expert Evaluation of Temporary and Permanent Incapacity for Work | Interactive class tasks and scenarios focusing on the medical assessment of work capacity, temporary incapacity indicators, and social protection. | Social medicine, Public health, Occupational health, Assignment |
| Dispensary Care and Occupational Medicine: Scenarios and Tasks | Realistic case studies on patient stratification, organizational coordination, and occupational risk management within the Bulgarian health system. | Dispensary care, Occupational medicine, Social medicine, Assignment |
| Hospital Care | Six problem-based group scenarios focusing on hospital capacity planning, quality of care, healthcare financing, and hospital organization within the Bulgarian healthcare system. | Hospital care, Social medicine, Public health, Assignment |
| Primary Health Care Indicators in Bulgaria | Four realistic scenarios requiring students to calculate and interpret GP financing, quality, and capacity indicators within the Bulgarian primary care system. | Primary health care, Health system organisation, Quality indicators, Assignment |
| Measuring the Burden of Disease | Interactive class tasks for epidemiology students focusing on calculating and interpreting YLL, YLD, DALY, and QALY metrics within a public health framework. | Epidemiology, Public health, DALY, QALY, Assignment |
| Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance | Problem-based learning tasks on outbreak investigation, vaccine surveillance, integrated health systems, and occupational epidemiology. | Epidemiology, Surveillance, Public health, Assignment |
| Demography and Population Health | Interactive case studies and problem-based learning tasks on demographic indices, population structures, and the legal registration of births and deaths. | Demography, Registration, Public health, Assignment |
| Sociological Research Methods | A comprehensive library of public health scenarios and methodological challenges for students to design, defend, and critique research protocols in sociological research methods. | Medical sociology, Research methods, Public health, Assignment |
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