CODE 104199 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 BIOLOGIA APPLICATA E SPERIMENTALE 11158 (LM-6) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/42 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to illustrate to the students the priciples of Hygiene applied to healthcare facilities with particular attention to hospitals. Knowledge about the mechanisms of spread of healthcare associted infections (HAI) will be provided; in particular, infection surveillance methods and tools implemented at national and international level, will be illustrated and described. The main micro-organisms involved in hospital infections and their correlations with healthcare practices will also be examined. Antibiotic resistance plans will be outlined. TEACHING METHODS Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sara Ferrando (sara.ferrando@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARIA LUISA CRISTINA Ricevimento: By appointment, contacting the teacher by e-mail: cristinaml@unige.it Exam Board MARIA LUISA CRISTINA (President) ANNA MARIA SPAGNOLO MARINA SARTINI (President Substitute) LESSONS Class schedule HYGIENE APPLIED TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES EXAMS Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/06/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale 30/06/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale 14/07/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale