Course program
MED/42 Contents:
- General concepts of the Hygiene. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
- Bases of epidemiological methodology: frequency, data sources, confounders, questionnaires, associations measures
- Screening tests
- Advantages and disadvantages of epidemiological studies: descriptive, analytical and experimental studies
- Chemical, physical and gas-plasma sterilization
- Disinfection (high, medium and low level), antiseptics, disinfestations
- Vaccines (active and passive immuno-prophylaxis), chemo- prophylaxis
- Health care associated infections: definition, prevalence, lethality, costs, risk factors, surveillance, prevention, lows and norms.
- Epidemiology and prophylaxis of infectious diseases: general principles, aetiology, transmission patterns, definitions, prevention, reporting and surveillance systems. Molecular methods in infectious diseases investigation
- Food and Nutrition hygiene: food-borne diseases, control and prevention, HACCP
- Epidemiology and prophylaxis of non-communicable diseases: general principles, risk factors, prevention and surveillance systems, screenings. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, metabolic disorders. Epidemiology and prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drugs abuse.
- Environmental pollution (primary and secondary pollutants), indoor living conditions (physical, chemical and microbiological parameters). Health effects of noises and ionising and non-ionising radiation.
- Water Hygiene: water origin (surface and deep-water), drinkable water and drinking parameters, water purification. Wastewater.
- National and international health systems, essential levels of care, diagnosis related groups.
- Health Systems Quality evaluation. Economical approach to the health care systems.
Attività Didattiche Integrative/Additional activities:
L’insegnamento prevede le seguenti APP che saranno svolte in Aula:
- Filling in the form for the notification of cases for infectious diseases
- Filling in the form for the notification of cases for epidemiological purposes
MED/44 Contents:
words and methods of application of occupational medicine in the light of new guidelines and standards of good practice. Risk factors for health in the workplace and how to carry out a specific risk assessment.
Prerequisites
Requirements:
The student must have passed the preceding propedeutical exams. Topics covered in teaching require basic knowledge of medical statistics and epidemiology.
Books
Suggested textbooks:
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. Edited by Charles Guest, Walter Ricciardi, Ichiro Kawachi, Iain Lang. Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2013 - Third Edition.
Frequency
mandatory
Exam mode
Evaluation methods: written test with multiple choices quiz.
