Unit GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE

EPIDEMIOLOGY - MOD. 1

Code	GP004626
CFU	2
Teacher	Chiara De Waure
Teachers	Chiara De Waure
Hours	25 ore - Chiara De Waure
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Medicina e sanità pubblica e degli ambienti di lavoro e scienze medico legali
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Definition and objective of the epidemiology. Measures of occurrence and association. Introduction to study design. Observational and experimental study designs. Bias.
Reference texts	Ricciardi W, Boccia S [Editors]. Igiene - Medicina preventiva - Sanita' pubblica. Idelson Gnocchi 2021 Manzoli L, Villari P, Boccia A [Editors]. Epidemiologia e management in sanità. Elementi di metodologia. Edi. Ermes 2015
Educational objectives	The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to produce robust evidence and to critical appraise the evidence within the health sector.
Prerequisites	Knowledge of secondary school mathematics and biology
Teaching methods	Lectures and exercises
Other information
Learning verification modality	Written test
Extended program	Definition and objective of the epidemiology: origins, development and fields of application. Measures of occurrence: meaning and calculation of prevalence and incidence measures. Measure of association: meaning and calculation of risk ratio and odds ratio. Measure of impact: meaning and calculation of attributable risks. Introduction to study design: general characteristics and applications of different study designs. Observational study designs: requisites, characteristics and stages of implementation of cross-sectional studies, cohort studies and case-control studies. Experimental study designs: requisites, characteristics and stages of implementation of trials. Random and systematic errors: definition, consequences and methods of their control.

EPIDEMIOLOGY - MOD. 2

Code	GP004627
CFU	1
Teacher	Chiara De Waure
Teachers	Chiara De Waure
Hours	12.5 ore - Chiara De Waure
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Reference texts	Ricciardi W, Boccia S [Editors]. Igiene - Medicina preventiva - Sanita' pubblica. Idelson Gnocchi 2021 Manzoli L, Villari P, Boccia A [Editors]. Epidemiologia e management in sanità. Elementi di metodologia. Edi. Ermes 2015
Educational objectives	The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to produce robust evidence and to critical appraise the evidence within the health sector.
Prerequisites	Basic notions of epidemiology
Teaching methods	Lectures and exercises
Other information
Learning verification modality	Written test
Extended program	Objective, applications and stages of implementation of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

GENERAL MEDICINE

Code	GP004628
CFU	1
Teacher	Alessandro Rossi
Teachers	Alessandro Rossi
Hours	12 ore - Alessandro Rossi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Formazione clinica interdisciplinare e medicina basata sulle evidenze
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)