Hygiene and Epidemiology

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Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection

Synopsis:

The student will become familiar with the work methods used in the field of epidemiology of communicable diseases, as well as in environmental epidemiology, disease and non-infectious origins in solving a number of priorities for public health.

Requirements:

Demonstration of knowledge mastered by a written test 80 % success rate.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Topic Public health protection- legislation, organizations, monitoring health and the environment, biological monitoring.

2. Topic Hygiene- waste disposal options and potential health risks, microclimate.

3. Topic Physical environmental factors- their effect on the human body.

4. Topic Hygiene- requirements for the establishment and operation of medical facilities.

5. Topic of Hygiene disinfection- sterilization, principles of care for medical devices.

6. Topic Hygiene in a working environment-- optimizing the working conditions and working environment.

7. Topic Occupational medicine- physical fitness, preventive medical examinations, workload, occupational diseases, safety and health promotion in the workplace.

8. Topic Epidemiology- terminology, epidemiological methods of work and their use.

9. Topic Characteristics of the epidemic process- epidemiological measures, definitions and targets epidemiological surveillance.

10. Topic Principles of non-infectious epidemiology- environmental epidemiology.

11. Topic Acute Illnesses- respiratory and diarrheal diseases (viral and bacterial)

12. Topic Viral- hepatitis, HIV / AIDS and emerging infections (bird flu, SARS)

13. Topic Nosocomial infections- principles of immunization vaccination calendar.

14. Topic Bioterrorism- infection as Biological agents

Syllabus of tutorials:

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Study Objective:

Mastering the theoretical foundations of selected fields of hygiene and the protection of public health through field work and methods used in the epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases in environmental epidemiology and prevention options.

Study materials:

[1]Bonita R et al: Basic Epidemiology. World Health Organization ? online http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf

[2]BISWAS, Atanu, ed. et al. Statistical advances in the biomedical sciences: clinical trials, epidemiology, survival analysis, and bioinformatics. Hoboken: Wiley-Interscience, 2008.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Optics and Optometry - full-time (compulsory elective course)