Unit HEALTH ORGANIZATION

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Code	35104506
CFU	2
Teacher	Nicola Donti
Teachers	Nicola Donti
Hours	24 ore - Nicola Donti
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Sector	PHIL-02/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

HYGIENE

Code	50212001
CFU	1
Teacher	Anna Villarini
Teachers	Anna Villarini
Hours	12 ore - Anna Villarini
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Sector	MEDS-24/B
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of diseases. Epidemiology and prevention of infectious and chronic diseases. Health education and health promotion. Passive and active immunization: sera and vaccines. Screening tests.
Reference texts	Comodo N. & Maciocco Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Manuale per le professioni sanitarie. Carocci Editore, Roma; 2011
Educational objectives	The learning experiences should help students in achieving attitudes and practices related to critical health issues: diseases prevention and health education and promotion.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Face-to-face lessons
Other information
Learning verification modality	Written exam: closed-ended questions.
Extended program	Introduction to Hygiene and Public Health. Health and disease. Determinants of health. Natural history of disease. Disease prevention: health promotion/protection. Levels of disease prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Health education: methods for health promotion (relationship between health and human behavior). Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Etiologic agent: definition. Routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: sexually transmitted diseases; bloodborne, airborne, vehicle(water)borne and vectorborne transmission. Prevention of infectious diseases; principles of immunology;. classification of vaccines; inactivated or engineered vaccines and toxoids; whole-cell and fractional vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; new vaccines. Immunization schedule for children; immunization of adults and travellers; immunoglobulins. Principles of disinfection; classification of disinfectants. Sterilization; classification of methods of sterilization; controls of sterilization. Disinfestation and pest control; methods of mosquito control; management and control of pediculosis; rodent prevention and control. Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); principal risk factors; the Framingham cohort; prevention and control of infarction and ictus. Epidemiology and prevention of cancer; the carcinogenesis and mutagenesis processes; principal cancer risk factors; tobacco smoking and health; prevention of smoking-related diseases; methods of giving up smoking and nicotine replacement therapy. Relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; health promotion.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Goal 3: Good health and well-being. Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation.

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

Code	50145101
CFU	1
Teacher	Cristiana Gambelunghe
Teachers
Hours	12 ore -
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Sector	MEDS-25/B
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

FORENSIC MEDICINE

Code	50019901
CFU	1
Teacher	Cristiana Gambelunghe
Teachers	Cristiana Gambelunghe
Hours	12 ore - Cristiana Gambelunghe
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Sector	MEDS-25/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Professional ethics and professional responsibility
Reference texts	Students may choose one of the following texts: 1) Cicognani et al., *Medicina Legale* – Esculapio Editore; 2) Tagliaro et al., *Medicina Legale e Bioetica* – Piccin Editore; 3) Merli et al., *Medicina Legale nelle professioni sanitarie* – Esculapio Editore; 4) *Medicina Legale per la professione infermieristica* – Pisa University Press; plus additional teaching materials
Educational objectives	1. Acquisition of critical awareness of the fundamental obligations pertaining to the professional practice currently in force in Italy. 2. Acquisition of critical awareness of the foundations of professional relationship with the patient, orienting in a manner appropriate to the foundations of the profession. 3. Ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of the exercise of the profession with particular regard to responsibility professional. 4. Ability to express a bioethical judgment with adequate methodology criticism. 5. Ability to transfer theoretical baggage into practical activity in order to correctly decipher the ethical relevance of certain situations of care of health involve. 6. Awareness of moral responsibility and decision support suggested to patients and their families, always keeping the patient, his experience and the accompanying function that it entails the professional practice 7. Follow the evolution of the bioethical debate. 8. Ability to participate, using the knowledge acquired in the course, to continuous updating initiatives in the professional field.
Prerequisites	not required
Teaching methods	Face to face
Learning verification modality	written exam: 30 multiple choice questions (with 3 answers each). Each question is worth 1 point if correct; wrong answer 0; no answer 0 points. Assigned time 40 minutes.
Extended program	Professional ethics. Professional secrecy, informed consent and advance treatment provisions. Professional responsibility, Gelli-Bianco law, responsibility in equipe