The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to understand the determinants of health and the opportunities for health promotion interventions, as well as the principles of organization and management of health and social care services, including the legal, medico-legal, and managerial aspects related to nursing practice. The course is intended to ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, equity, and sustainability within the National Health System.
Course Prerequisites
Scientific knowledge acquired in previous courses is considered beneficial. There are no mandatory prerequisites for this integrated course.
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods include lectures complemented by selected classroom exercises.
Assessment Methods
Learning outcomes will be assessed through a written examination, covering the topics outlined in the integrated course syllabus.
Contents
General concepts of public health, hygiene, and epidemiology: concept of health, current epidemiological scenario, and disease classification; public health tools, including epidemiology, statistics, and health management; prevention and its fields of application. Epidemiology and prevention of communicable diseases: (i) risk factors, sources and reservoirs of infection, and modes of transmission; (ii) environmental interventions, including disinfection and sterilization; (iii) population-based interventions, such as vaccinations, passive immunoprophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis, surveillance, and reporting; (iv) interventions in healthcare settings, including planning and organization, procedures for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (hand hygiene, use of PPE, management of equipment and environment), and healthcare waste management. Environmental and food hygiene: physical and chemical contaminants and environmental matrices; food contamination. Epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases: (i) risk factors and assessment of intervention priorities; (ii) primary prevention interventions, health promotion, and health education (smoking, alcohol, nutrition, physical activity, social determinants), including health education methodology; (iii) secondary prevention interventions and screening (criteria, methodology, specific examples, and current and emerging fields of application); (iv) risk assessment, including applications of risk scores in public health, new biomarkers, and ethical aspects. Global health: physical and chemical contaminants and environmental matrices; pollution; climate-related effects on health; inequalities and international health emergencies; pandemic preparedness; international institutions. The healthcare system (→ addressed in other modules of the integrated course, with additional elements included here): (i) structure, financing, and health economics; (ii) healthcare management and its applications in hospitals and community settings, including quality of care, risk management, and evidence-based practice. In-depth study of Evidence-Based Practice: practical exercises using bibliographic databases.
Course Language
Italian
More information
For further information, please contact the President of the Integrated Course, Prof. Francesco Gianfagna - francesco.gianfagna@uninsubria.it
