LEARNING OUTCOMES
The aim of the course is to train students on the basic principles of Public Health and Epidemiology so that they are able to deal with issues of medical prevention health promotion and handle Public Health issues.
The objective is for students to consolidate the subjects of Hygiene and Epidemiology and to understand basic principles of data collection and evaluation as well as the design of research-studies.
Learning results: Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- consolidate the Cognitive Hygiene items
- understand the basic concepts of descriptive epidemiology learn the general principles of Preventive Medicine
- understand what is medicine and how it is practiced based on evidence
- get acquainted with some basic forecasting systems
- know and understand the basic principles of data collection and evaluation
- become familiar with the design of research studies, questionnaires, biological indicators, vigilance methods.
SYLLABUS
- Definitions and concepts of Health and Disease, Prevention and Precaution
- Factors Affecting Health, Outcomes and Disease Impact Measuring the level of health. Sources and Outbreaks of causal factors
- Mechanisms of spread of infectious agents. Analysis of characteristics of the disease
- General measures to prevent infectious diseases: limiting the spread infectious agents, disinfection application
- Control and restriction of receptors for infectious agents, isolation of infectious individuals. Basic principles of immunity and immunoprophylaxis, natural, acquired and collective immunity
- Basic concepts of descriptive epidemiology. General principles of prevention of medicine. Causality. Evidence and indications in medical practice.
- Outcome measures and relationship measures. Predictive systems. Characteristics and evaluation of diagnostic tests.
- Assessment of therapeutic agents and measures of therapeutic effect and assessment of side effects.
- Epidemics. Diet, exercise. Consulting interventions. Behaviors with major effects on public health (smoking, alcohol, driving).
- Occupational Hygiene. Indicative preventive measures depending on age.
- Vaccines and chemoprophylaxis. Indicative preventive measures in specific populations.
- Statistical concepts in epidemiology and clinical practice, assumptions and probabilities. Random errors, selection errors, confusion, information errors.
- Meta-analysis: principles, design, evaluation, standard errors. Decision analysis. Quality of life analyzes. Cost-effectiveness studies. Health level and health services. Load of morbidity. Global health forecasts for the future.