Nursing REPLICA C-AZIENDA POLICLINICO UMBERTO I

Contents: • Definition, objectives, and applications of epidemiology. • Descriptive epidemiology: measures of frequency (incidence, prevalence, mortality, lethality) and health indicators. • Analytical epidemiology: measures of association (relative risk, odds ratio, attributable risk) and cause–effect relationship. • Levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary). • Study designs in epidemiology: descriptive, cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, and experimental studies (RCTs). • Main biases (selection and information) and systematic errors. • Confounding and methods for its control. • Interpretation of epidemiological results.

Elements of basic mathematics; aspects of basic biology

Manzoli, Villari, Boccia. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Edi-Ermes, Milano, 2015. For electronic edition: 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 lessons, exercises and additional reference material through e-learning platform of the course.

Mandatory. Lectures and training sessions

The final assessment of the Hygiene module will be based on the results of a written test consists of three exercises (10 points each) as those performed during training sessions.

Lectures and training sessions.