Unit MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY

BIOENGINNERING AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Code	GP005869
CFU	2
Teacher	Antonio Moschitta
Teachers	Antonio Moschitta
Hours	25 ore - Antonio Moschitta
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	ING-INF/06
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	This teaching unit is focused on three main topics: informatic instruments, bioimage acquisition and processing, and electrical safety, with respect to both medical environment and medical instrumentation
Reference texts	Slides and handouts provided by the teacher
Educational objectives	Basic skills on informatics and its applications in medical field, medical data coding and classification, data processing algorithms, and software/hardware characteristics of a modern computer. Basic knowledge of biomedical measurements and instrumentation Basic knowledge on electrical safety with respect to both medical environment and medical instrumentation Basic knowledge of bioimaging and instruments for bioimage generation
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Face to face, practical training, laboratories
Other information	For further information please contact the teacher (e-mail: antonio.moschitta@unipg.it tel.: 0755853933)
Learning verification modality	Mandatory written test. In specific cases, an oral test may be permitted.
Extended program	Medical Coding • Algorithms and data structures • Computer architecture • The operating system • Databases • Excel • Biomedical measurements and instrumentations • Security of biomedical instrumentation • Electrical safety of biomedical equipments • Bioimages • Computerized tomograph • Ultrasound echograph • Positron emission tomograph • Magnetic resonance tomograph

NURSING

Code	GP005870
CFU	1
Teacher	Mirella Giontella
Teachers	Mirella Giontella
Hours	12.5 ore - Mirella Giontella
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	MED/45
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Hygiene aspects and prevention of infections related to welfare practices Personal protective equipment and behavioral standards in a care setting Assessment of vital parameters
Reference texts	- WHO "" Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005 - 2006 Clean Care is Safer Care ". - D. Lgs.vo 09 April 2008 n. 81 - R. Crafen, C. J. Hirnle "Fundamental Principles of Nursing Care" 4th Edition - Ambrosiana Publishing House - Milan 2011
Educational objectives	Know the use and management of PPE- Know the prevention measures for care-related infections- Acquire skills for detecting the patient's vital parameters
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Lectures - Laboratory exercises in small groups; educational video projection.
Other information	Office hours: at the end of the lessons on site
Learning verification modality	Written exam consisting of n. 25 multiple choice questions, of which only one answer is correct. The questions are related to the program carried out. The test lasts 30 minutes.
Extended program	Infections in health organizations. Presentation "Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005 - 2006 Clean Care is Safer Care" WHO Nosocomial transmission through the hands of health personnel - the five key moments for hand hygiene - handwashing: social, antiseptic, surgical • Legislative Decree 09 April 2008 n. 81 Professions that expose to biological risk - definition of "risk" and "biological risk" Choice of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): sterile and non-sterile gloves, respiratory protection, gowns, footwear, eye protection, head protection. Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (C.D.C.) of Atlanta; Relationship between the operator, the assisted person and the care giver. Body temperature - regulation of body temperature; - heat production, heat loss;- factors that influence body temperature; - factors that influence the measurement of body temperature. Arterial pulse - features; - factors that influence the pulse rate; - wrist assessment. Breath - factors that influence the breath; - assessment of the breath; - methods. Blood pressure - physiological factors that determine arterial pressure; - factors influencing blood pressure; - detection of arterial pressure

MEDICAL STATISTICS

Code	GP005872
CFU	3
Teacher	Alessio Gili
Teachers	Alessio Gili
Hours	37.5 ore - Alessio Gili
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Inglese scientifico e abilità linguistiche, informatiche e relazionali, pedagogia medica, tecnologie avanzate e a distanza di informazione e comunicazione
Academic discipline	MED/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Biostatistics Program 1. Introduction 1.1 Statistics and scientific study design 1.2 Role of statistics in the biomedical sciences 2. Data representation 2.1 Nature of quantitative variables 2.2 Tabular representation of data 2.3 Graphs 2.4 Summary representation of phenomena using index numbers 2.5 Indices of central tendency 2.6 Indices of dispersion 3. Probability 3.1 Frequentist approach to probability 3.2 Theoretical probability distributions 3.3 The normal distribution 3.4 Theoretical distributions and empirical applications 4. Statistical universe and sample 4.1 Parameters and estimates 4.2 Sampling 5. Statistical inference 5.1 Point estimates and interval estimators 5.2 Confidence interval for the sample mean 5.3 Structure of the statistical test 5.4 Parametric tests: Student's t test and Analysis of Variance 5.5 Confidence interval for difference between two sample means 5.6 Non-parametric tests: the Chi-square test 6. Study of the relationship between variables 6.1 Models as a simplified representation of reality 6.2 The simple linear regression model 6.3 Correlation between variables
Reference texts	Biostatistica. Concetti di base per l'analisi statistica delle scienze dell'area medico-sanitaria
Educational objectives	Enable students to acquire a "culture" of scientific data collection and processing, introduce users to the use of Excel and "open source" statistical software R, build and develop concrete case studies in the field of biostatistics with the use of the same software. Provide users with statistical tools used in the field of biostatistics.
Prerequisites	Basics of mathematics
Teaching methods	Lecture and practical exercises
Learning verification modality	written exam
Extended program	Biostatistics Program 1. Introduction 1.1 Statistics and scientific study design 1.2 Role of statistics in the biomedical sciences 2. Data representation 2.1 Nature of quantitative variables 2.2 Tabular representation of data 2.3 Graphs 2.4 Summary representation of phenomena using index numbers 2.5 Indices of central tendency 2.6 Indices of dispersion 3. Probability 3.1 Frequentist approach to probability 3.2 Theoretical probability distributions 3.3 The normal distribution 3.4 Theoretical distributions and empirical applications 4. Statistical universe and sample 4.1 Parameters and estimates 4.2 Sampling 5. Statistical inference 5.1 Point estimates and interval estimators 5.2 Confidence interval for the sample mean 5.3 Structure of the statistical test 5.4 Parametric tests: Student's t test and Analysis of Variance 5.5 Confidence interval for difference between two sample means 5.6 Non-parametric tests: the Chi-square test 6. Study of the relationship between variables 6.1 Models as a simplified representation of reality 6.2 The simple linear regression model 6.3 Correlation between variables
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile

PROFESSIONALISING TRAINING IN NURSING

Code	GP005871
CFU	1
Teacher	Mirella Giontella
Teachers	Mirella Giontella
Hours	25 ore - Mirella Giontella
Learning activities	Altro
Area	Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Academic discipline	MED/45
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	This practical activity contributes to the student acquiring operational skills to complete the theoretical training, in relation to the care needs of the patient; It also has the aim of introducing the future doctor to teamwork with nursing staff.
Reference texts	- WHO ““Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005 - 2006 Clean Care is Safer Care”. - Legislative Decree 09 April 2008 n. 81 https://www.epicentro.iss.it/dispositivi-di-protezione-individuale/informazioni-generali Useful resources: download the CDC guide “Guidance for Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in healthcare Settings” read the CDC fact sheets - ISS COVID-19 Report n. 2/2020 Rev.2 – Version dated May 10, 2020 - ISS COVID-19 Report n. 12/2021 Rev.2 – Version dated May 20, 2021
Educational objectives	• Ability to communicate with professionalism, clarity and empathy with the person and family members, within the scope of nursing skills; • Ability to adapt to the necessary behavior in a specialized and/or protected environment; • Ability to collaborate in the nursing management of the person by carrying out the detection of vital parameters and observing some simple maneuvers (techniques for positioning the patient for instrumental examinations, techniques for taking venous blood samples, techniques for positioning the nasogastric tube); • Ability to observe, together with the nursing team, the critical issues of the person based on their care complexity.
Prerequisites	Attendance of theoretical lessons of the Nursing Sciences Module. Passing the final module check.
Teaching methods	Frequency planned within the Operational Units (UU.OO) with support activities and tutorial supervision.
Other information	The internship activity consists of the attendance of 25 hours/student with presence in the assigned Service on 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday. Saturday is planned as a possible recovery day. To carry out the internship, the student will be entrusted to the Nursing Coordinator.
Learning verification modality	Internship evaluation form completed by the assigned nursing tutor. Result: insufficient; sufficient, good, excellent. The evaluation form also requires an extended comment from the tutor on the students.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Quality education