Mag. Dr.

Frank Michael Amort

Function

Associate Professor (FH)

Phone

+43 (316) 5453 - 6718

E-Mail

Address

FH JOANNEUM
Health and Tourism Management
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 24
Room KF24.02.224
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
Austria

Profile

AMORT Frank Michael (1968) graduated in social sciences from the University of Vienna (1994) with a focus on health communication and sociology. This was followed by many years of practical and managerial professional experience (1994 - 2009) in the field of target group-specific and HIV-related health promotion as well as collaboration in numerous EU projects with applied research in the field of HIV/AIDS. Subsequently (2009 - 2010) Master Salud Pública Internacional at Escuela de Sanidad and completion of the two-year (2010 - 2012) Master Epidemiología Aplicada de Campo (both Instituto Carlos III, Madrid). 2018 PhD in Palliative Care and Organizational Ethics at the University of Klagenfurt.

He has been active in both teaching and research at FH JOANNEUM since 2012 and will head the MBA course in Health Economics from 2023.

Selection of academic activities and memberships:

D/A/CH Network for Participatory Health Research PartNet.

International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research

Austrian Public Health Society

Austrian Society for Epidemiology

AG Diversity in the DGSMP

Faculty Day Health Sciences

Current research interests and include:
Evidence-Based and Participatory Practice in Public Health and Health Promotion; Health Literacy and Health Communication; Primary Care Management; Early Palliative Care and Chronic Diseases as well as Self-Help(Management)and Physical Activity Promotion and Active Mobility.

Frank Michael Amort

Profile

Courses

E-Sports Business and Management (Master, Berufsbegleitend)

Master's Thesis Support

2.00

0.50

Health Economics

3.00

2.00

Research and Project Work II

5.00

2.00

Master's Thesis

25.00

0.00

Research and Project Work I

5.00

2.00

Health Communication

2.00

1.00

International Public Health

3.00

2.00

Applied Public Health and Epidemiology

3.00

2.00

Health Promoting Lifestyle

1.50

2.00

Master's Exam

0.00

0.00

Health Communication

2.00

1.00

Primary Care and Health Promotion within the rural setting

3.00

2.00

International Public Health

3.00

2.00

Health Promoting Lifestyle

1.50

2.00

Research and Project Work I

5.00

2.00

Applied Public Health and Epidemiology

3.00

2.00

Master's Thesis Support

2.00

0.50

Master's Thesis

25.00

0.00

Health Economics

3.00

2.00

Research and Project Work II

5.00

2.00

Digital Health Trends, Technologies & Applications

0.00

2.00

Health and Tourism Management (Bachelor, Vollzeit)

Starting to study

1.00

1.00

Scientific Research

2.00

1.00

Basics of Scientific Work

1.00

1.00

Introduction to Public Health

3.00

2.00