Nursing and Midwifery Sciences

Contents: Healthcare systems in the world. Comparative evaluation of the main healthcare system types and analysis of their strengths and weaknesses. Evidence-based medicine. Methods to evaluate efficacy, safety and effectiveness of healthcare interventions (RCTs, systematic reviews and meta-analysis). The methodological steps in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Models of economic evaluations of health care programs and interventions (cost-minimization analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, cost-benefits analysis); purposes, main characteristics, advantages, limitations and practical applications.

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Appunti del corso. Disponibili su Moodle: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=2010 Manzoli, Villari, Boccia. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Edi-Ermes, Milano, 2015. Acquistabile anche in formato digitale: http://www.ediermes.it/index.php/libri/1171-epidemiologia-e-management-in-sanita-edizione- digitale.html?keyword=epidemiologia+e+man Zanetti M. Il Medico e il Management II° Edizione. Accademia Nazionale di Medicina, Genova, 2007.

Teaching methods: Lectures and training sessions.

mandatory attendance

Evaluation method: The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of a written test structured as follows: 1) 20 multiple-choice questions: - 10 questions regarding Health Economics module (1,5 points each) - 10 questions regarding Hygiene module (1,5 points each) 2) an open question concerning the description and analysis of the results of a meta-analysis (maximum 3 points).

Teaching methods: Lectures and training sessions.

Course Contents Models and types of health care systems. Evolution of the Italian health care system. Principles of health care organization in the Italian context: structure and functioning of the National Health Service; Essential Levels of Care (LEA) and health care federalism. Tools and methodologies for assessing the effectiveness of health interventions: systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Principles of health economics and financing of health care services.

Manzoli, Villari, Boccia. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Edi-Ermes, Milano, 2015.

Models and basic types of healthcare systems in the world. The evolutiont of the health care system in Italy. Principles of health care organization referred to the Italian context.The Essential Levels of Care (basic health care benefit package) and the devolution in Italy. The Healthcare planning and determining priorities in health care. Tools for the evaluation of efficacy/effectiveness of the health care interventions. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Elements of basic mathematics; aspects of basic biology

Manzoli, Villari, Boccia. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Edi-Ermes, Milano, 2015. Acquistabile anche in formato digitale: http://www.ediermes.it/index.php/libri/1171-epidemiologia-e-management-in-sanita-edizione-digitale.html?keyword=epidemiologia+e+man Available material: Students will have the availability of the PDFs of the lessons and additional reference material through: https://elearning2.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=2010

Mandatory

Final evaluation of the learning will be based on the results of a written multiple choice test structured as follows: Hygiene module: 10 questions/10 points Health Economics module: 10 questions/10 points Health care Organizations module: 10 questions/10 points An open question concerning the analysis of the results of a meta-analysis will be included in the test (max 3 points).

Teaching methods: Lectures.