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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Health professions degree in
Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

HYGIENE AND HEALTH EDUCATION
cod. 14480

borrowed from Corso di Laurea professioni sanitarie in TECNICHE DI RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA - IGIENE GENERALE ED APPLICATA - cod. 21950
Academic year 2018/19
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Roberta ZONI
Academic discipline
Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field
Scienze della prevenzione dei servizi sanitari
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
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Learning objectives

General and Applied Hygiene course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand factors that may interact with the health of the individual and the community, and learn the meaning of prevention strategies.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course contents mainly concern the epidemiological and prevention aspects of infectious and chronic diseases. It is divided into a first general part in which the basic principles of epidemiology and prevention are defined, and then proceeds to analyze more specifically the various aspects and operational tools of these two areas. Particular attention, being health workers, is aimed at prevention measures to be taken in a hospital and care setting relative to biological risk.

Full programme

Epidemiology and general prevention: concept of health and its determinants; epidemiology, data, descriptive and frequency measures (rates, incidence and prevalence), epidemiological studies, association measures. Prevention definition and intervention levels.
Epidemiology of infectious diseases: definition of infectious disease and host-parasite relationships; epidemiological chain, sources, reservoirs, routes of elimination and penetration, transmission, vehicles and vectors; appearance of infectious diseases in the population; general, direct, indirect, specific prevention; sterilization, disinfection and disinfestation.
Specific prevention: active and passive immunoprophylaxis. Vaccines, vaccination objectives, types of vaccines, vaccination strategies, Italian vaccination calendar; main vaccinations available for occupational risk categories. Passive immunoprophylaxis. Chemoprophylaxis (definition and characteristics).
Epidemiology and special prevention of some infections in relation to the transmission modalities: Influenza and tuberculosis (dropplets and dropplets-nuclei), Hepatitis A (fecal-oral), Hepatitis B and C, AIDS (parenteral)
Chronic degenerative diseases: only general concepts.
Biological risk: general concepts and its management. Health-care associated infections

Bibliography

C. Signorelli – Igiene e Sanità Pubblica - secrets domande e risposte 2017
Società Editrice Universo

Barbuti -Fara –Giammanco- Carducci- Coniglio - AAVV
IGIENE Ed.Monduzzi

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam consists of a multiple choice test. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired the general principles of epidemiology and disease prevention; particular attention is paid to the prevention of infections in the health-care sector.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.medicina@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 903700

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Dott.ssa Claudia Simone
T. +39 0521 903732
Office E. didattica.dimec@unipr.it
Manager E. claudia.simone@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Faculty advisor

Prof. Claudio Macaluso
E. [claudio.macaluso@unipr.it]

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Tutor Professors

Dott.ssa Delfini Elisabetta
E. [elisabetta.delfini@unipr.it]

Erasmus delegates

Prof. Roberto Sala
E. [roberto.sala@unipr.it]

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Stefano Gandolfi
E. [stefano.gandolfi@unipr.it]

Internships

E. [elisabetta.delfini@unipr.it]