OVERVIEW

The course enable students to know and understand the tools and the basic methodology for creating and using practical and specific concepts of hygienistic and epidemiological discipline in the prevention of infectious and chronic diseases in the local and hospital settings.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The aim of the course is to acquire specific knowledge and skills in the field of hygiene applied to the workplace, preventive, rehabilitative and community medicine, epidemiology, public health, management in health care, "risk management."

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Sterilization, disinfection, sanitization and disinfection;

- Active immunoprophylaxis. Types of vaccines. Strategies of vaccine preventable. The vaccination schedule;

- Passive Immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases;

- Chemoprophylaxis of infectious diseases;

- Epidemiology and disease prevention for the routes of transmission;

- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial diseases;

- Epidemiology and prevention of diseases of the international traveler and migrants;

- Epidemiology and prevention of chronic degenerative diseases;

- Epidemiology and prevention of malignant tumors;

- Epidemiology and prevention of the most common degenerative and metabolic diseases.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cesare Meloni - Igiene per le lauree delle professioni sanitarie -  Casa editrice Ambrosiana

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIANCARLO ICARDI (President)

MARIA ROSARIA MASCOLO (President)

DOMENICO AVENOSO

ANDREA BRUGNOLO

ELISA FERRO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The lessons will start in the first semester from October 2016.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written test is made up of quiz to multiple answer.

Exam schedule