Unit PROMOTING HEALTH, SAFETY AND HANDLING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

Course
Biomedical laboratory techniques
Study-unit Code
50787804
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Anna Villarini
CFU
4
Course Regulation
Coorte 2024
Offered
2025/26
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

GENERAL HYGIENE

Code 50014601
CFU 1
Teacher Anna Villarini
Teachers
  • Anna Villarini
Hours
  • 14 ore - Anna Villarini
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Academic discipline MED/42
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents To provide the conceptual and methodological foundations of knowledge of health determinants, etiological agents, and risk factors, highlighting primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary prevention actions.
Reference texts Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica. II Edizione EDISES Università
Educational objectives Understand the fundamentals of epidemiology and prevention of infectious and chronic degenerative diseases. Maintain and promote health in living and working environments, in the healthcare setting. the fundamentals of epidemiology and prevention of infectious and chronic degenerative diseases. Learn the fundamentals of epidemiology and prevention of infectious and chronic degenerative diseases. Maintain and promote health in living and working environments, in the healthcare setting. and promote health in living and working environments, in the healthcare setting.
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Face-to-face lessons
Other information To contact me, call 075 5858040 or write an email to anna.villarini@unipg.it
Learning verification modality Oral exam. The first question will be on a topic of the student's choosing.
Extended program History of Hygiene Sources of infection, modes of transmission. Factors favoring the appearance of infections. The objectives and methods of prevention. Prevention of infections: discovery and inactivation of sources of infection, interruption of transmission chains; increase of resistance to infections General principles of prevention of non-infectious diseases Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention The determinants of health Prevention of communicable infections Cancer and cardiovascular diseases prevention
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile Health and well-being; quality education; clean water and sanitation

ORGANIZATION OF LABORATORY SAFETY

Code 50666502
CFU 2
Teacher Alessandro Boldrini
Teachers
  • Alessandro Boldrini
Hours
  • 20 ore - Alessandro Boldrini
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze e tecniche di laboratorio biomedico
Academic discipline MED/46
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents - Reference lows
- Biological risk factors and collective protective equipment
- Chemical risk factor
- Carcinogens and mutagens risk factor
- Physical and related risk factor *
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Waste management
- Elements of fire protection

* with the exception of risk factors by ionizing radiation
Reference texts no reference text, the material used in class will be made available to students
Educational objectives At the end of the course the student will have acquired knowledge concerning the rules governing safety in the workplace with particular reference to the laboratory. Must know the main risk factors characteristic of the laboratory (biohazard, chemical hazard, risk from carcinogens and mutagens, physical risk) and measures of prevention and protection. Must also know the correct methods of waste management and procedures for prevention and fire protection.
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Face-to-face lesson
Other information None
Learning verification modality Oral Exame
Extended program - Applicable regulations - Biological risk factors and collective protective equipment - Chemical risk factors - Carcinogenic and mutagenic risk factors - Physical and related risk factors* - Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Waste management - Fire protection elements * excluding ionizing radiation risk factors. By the end of the course, students should have acquired knowledge of the regulations governing workplace safety, with particular reference to the laboratory environment. They should be familiar with the main risk factors inherent in laboratory work (biological risk, chemical risk, risk from carcinogenic and mutagenic agents, physical risk) and the related prevention and protection measures. They should also be familiar with proper waste management methods and fire prevention and protection procedures.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile Significantly raise students' awareness of worker health and safety and the environment.

RADIO SAFETY

Code 50666601
CFU 1
Teacher Gianluca Ingrosso
Teachers
  • Gianluca Ingrosso
Hours
  • 10 ore - Gianluca Ingrosso
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Academic discipline MED/36
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Contents Interaction of radiation with matter. radiobiology. effects of ionizing radiation . radioactivity and radioactive decay. principles of radiation protection
Educational objectives After completing the course the student should know the interactions between ionizing radiations and matter and principles of radiation protection
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