PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: LAURA MARCELLINI

Module 1: WORK MEDICINE

Activity type
Scienze della prevenzione e servizi sanitari
SSD
MED/44
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
8 classroom hours
Lecturers
LAURA MARCELLINI

Module 2: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING

Activity type
Statistica ed epidemiologia
SSD
MED/42
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
8 classroom hours
Lecturers
Gianfranco Tarsitani

Module 3: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY

Activity type
Statistica ed epidemiologia
SSD
MED/42
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
8 classroom hours
Lecturers
GIOVANNI BATTISTA ORSI

Module 4: MEDICAL STATISTICS

Activity type
Scienze propedeutiche
SSD
MED/01
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
2
Hours distribution
16 classroom hours
Lecturers
FABIO PRESAGHI

Module 5: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE

Activity type
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
SSD
MED/02
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
8 classroom hours
Lecturers
VALENTINA GAZZANIGA

Learning outcomes

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
To know and discuss the main steps of the Western medical thought

Prerequisites

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Knowledge of Western history

Programme

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
Syllabus for STATISTICS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH:
Data collection and preliminary checks.
Frequency distribution: simple and multiple.
Graphical representation of frequency distribution.
Central tendency indicators: mode, median, arithmetic mean, percentiles
Variability indicators: variance, standard deviation, inter-quartile range
Shape of frequency distribution.
Elements of probability.
Sampling.
Random variables and probability distribution: The Nornal Distribution, Student t Distribution. Tabulated probability values for the Standardized Nornal Distribution.
Sampling Distribution: Sampling Distribution of Mean, Sampling Distribution of the difference of two means
Parameter estimation. Confidence intervals. statistical hypothesis testing.
Statistical Tests: χ2, z-test, Student-t, zero-order correlations.


Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Medicine as a culture (4 h): evolution of the concepts of illness and disease, and history of hospitals (4 h)

Books

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
NOTES FROM LESSONS


Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
G. Corbellini, M. Conforti, V. Gazzaniga, Dalla cura alla scienza. e-book, Encyclomedia

Bibliography

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
N/D

Lessons mode

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Face-to face lessons

Frequency

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Mandatory

Exam mode

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Evaluation of a written text on an assigned historico-medical topic

Example exam questions

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
Discussion of topics covered during the lectures

Arguments

Module: WORK MEDICINE
N/D
Module: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING
N/D
Module: HYGIENE - EPIDEMIOLOGY
N/D
Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS

  • Syllabus for STATISTICS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH:Data collection and preliminary checks. Frequency distribution: simple and multiple. Graphical representation of frequency distribution. Central tendency indicators: mode, median, arithmetic mean, percentiles Variability indicators: variance, standard deviation, inter-quartile rangeShape of frequency distribution. Random variables and probability distribution: The Nornal Distribution, Student t Distribution. Tabulated probability values for the Standardized Nornal Distribution. Sampling Distribution: Sampling Distribution of Mean, Sampling Distribution of the difference of two meansParameter estimation. Confidence intervals. statistical hypothesis testing. Statistical Tests: χ2, z-test, Student-t, zero-order correlations.
    • Books: slide



Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SANITARY ASSISTANCE
  • Topic: Medicine as a form of culture. What is culture, how is it formed and how is it transmitted?
    • Books: G. Corbellini, M. Conforti, V. Gazzaniga, Dalla cura alla scienza. e-book, Encyclomedia, topic related chapters

  • Topic: The evolution of the concept of disease from antiquity to the Middle Ages
    • Books: G. Corbellini, M. Conforti, V. Gazzaniga, Dalla cura alla scienza. e-book, Encyclomedia, topic related chapters

  • Topic: the evolution of the concept of disease from  the Middle Ages to contemporary age
    • Books: G. Corbellini, M. Conforti, V. Gazzaniga, Dalla cura alla scienza. e-book, Encyclomedia, topic related chapters

  • Topic: History of places and professions related to care
    • Books: G. Corbellini, M. Conforti, V. Gazzaniga, Dalla cura alla scienza. e-book, Encyclomedia, topic related chapters


  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsNursing and Midwifery Sciences
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU6 CFU, distributed among 5 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration48 hours