The topics range covered in the Applied Hygiene course address the principles of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine required for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health which are needed for the attainment of the highest degree of well-being. In addition, the course aims to orient students in their future tasks for achieving health goals and collaborating with public health professionals. New molecular biology techniques in the fields of genomics, proteomics and epigenomics offer the possibility of developing a new series of biomarkers to evaluate the genotoxic risk to which humans are continuously exposed. The last decades have given rise to the era of omics sciences and through the analysis of gene expression through high-throughput methods it will be possible to achieve a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of environmental xenobiotics.
This course aims to provide essential knowledge relating to: the concept of health, protection and promotion of health, health education; identification and control of the causes of disease and risk factors in the environment; including the epidemiology and prevention of the main infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases.
Provide essential knowledge related to:
- the concept of health, health protection and promotion, health education;
- identification and control of the causes of disease and risk factors in the environment;
- prevention of the main infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases
- epigenetics and environmental exposures
- health organization and management in biomedical laboratories
- Air monitoring in operating rooms.
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Teaching is divided into frontal lessons given by the teacher
The program course includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
Introduction to the course: the concept of health, hygiene and public health.
Hygiene and epidemiological tools: population health and its determinants, Descriptive epidemiological measures commonly used in applied hygiene: prevalence and incidence studies.
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention concepts with application in studies
Infectious diseases and cancer.
Diet and cancer
New molecular biology techniques in the field of genomics, proteomics and epigenomics.
Epidemiology and prevention of the main chronic-degenerative diseases. Molecular methods in the epidemiology and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases.
Epigenetics and environment
Biosensors and medical applications as diagnostic prevention methods
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Indoor air quality in healthcare environments
Environmental monitoring of Covid 19 and sanitization of healthcare environments
Air monitoring in operating rooms.
Teaching material for lessons.
Material provided by the teacher.
ALESSANDRA PULLIERO (President)
DONATELLA PANATTO
ALEXANDER DOMNICH (President Substitute)
https://corsi.unige.it/11159/p/studenti-orario
oral
The oral exam will mainly focus on the topics covered during the frontal lessons and will aim to assess whether the student has reached an adequate level of basic knowledge and the ability to apply it within different hospital contexts.
Office hours:Every day (by phone or e-mail appointment)
