Hygiene Epidemiology Health Statistics
(objectives)
Aim of the Teaching is to: • provide students with knowledge on the mechanisms of infection and transmission of infectious diseases, the systems of disinfection and sterilization and the prophylaxis of infectious diseases, the bases of general, descriptive, analytical and investigative epidemiology. • provide students with knowledge on the professional practice of the nurse and be aware that the knowledge gained through research is the safest for the patient, allows the advancement of nursing discipline and allows an appropriate use of health resources. • know the process of nursing research and must be able to read critically a research article. • provide students with knowledge on the necessary statistical bases to set up a research and collect and analyze data. • acquire a correct statistical terminology and be able to understand and interpret a scientific study. • provide students with knowledge on the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions. • provide students with knowledge on acquire the fundamental concept of the state of health of a population and the essential role of public health in its maintenance and promotion. • know the objectives of public health with its main systems and services. • knowing the specific activities and responsibility in public health field • acquiring basic ethical concepts that guide professional practice in this context and planning an educational intervention plan for the general population.
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Code
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90242 |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: Medical Statistics
(objectives)
Aim of the course of Medical Statistics within the integrated course of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Health Statistics is to provide students with knowledge on the necessary statistical bases to set up a research and collect and analyze data. The student must acquire a correct statistical terminology and be able to understand and interpret a scientific study.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/01
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Contact Hours
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14
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Di Giovanni Daniele
(syllabus)
Introduction to statistics Reality observation: clinical observation and epidemiological observation Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics Quantitative and qualitative variables Absolute, relative and percentage frequency Tables, diagrams and graphs Statistical indices: measures of central tendency and dispersion Central limit theorem The normal curve (Gaussian) and its properties Statistical inference: null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, the value of p, the statistical association Association and causality Hypothesis testing and introduction to statistical significance tests Correlation
(reference books)
Essential Biostatistics: A Nonmathematical Approach" di Harvey Motulsky, di Oxford Press
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: General and Applied Hygiene - Epidemiology
(objectives)
Aim of the course of General Applied Hygiene Epidemiology within the integrated course of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Health Statistics is to provide students with knowledge on the mechanisms of infection and transmission of infectious diseases, the systems of disinfection and sterilization and the prophylaxis of infectious diseases, the bases of general, descriptive, analytical and investigative epidemiology.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/42
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Contact Hours
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28
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Ciccacci Fausto
(syllabus)
• definition and purpose of epidemiology; • notes on demography and health statistics; • epidemiological methodology: rates, mortality and morbidity measures, prevalence and incidence, association measures; • descriptive, analytical and investigative epidemiology, transversal, retrospective and prospective investigations; • experimental and general epidemiology of infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases; • global health and health determinants.
(reference books)
Material provided by the teacher.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: Nursing Sciences - Clinical Nursing Methodology of Research |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/45
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Contact Hours
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28
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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D'Agostino Fabio
(syllabus)
• identification and definition of the research problem • ethical problems in research; • formulation of research hypotheses and questions; • theory and research; • selection of the research design: quantitative and qualitative; • sample selection; • measurement principles; • validity and reliability of measuring instruments • methods of data collection; • data analysis; • interpretation and dissemination of results; • criticism of quantitative and qualitative research; • phenomenological research; • use of research in practice. • EBN evidence-based nursing, protocol and procedure processing
(reference books)
Polit & Beck (2017). Essentials of Nursing Research: appraising evidence for nursing practice (9th Ed.). Wolters Kluver; Phila, Pa.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: Nursing Sciences - Clinical Nursing Public Health |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/45
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Contact Hours
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14
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Zeffiro Valentina
(syllabus)
• The concept of health and its determinants. • International documents on which public health is based on: declaration of Alma-Ata (1978) and Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986). • Definition of public health. • Definition and identification of public health systems. • The ten essential public health services. • The definitions and characteristics of essential public health functions, with a special focus on the prevention function of diseases in general population and promotion health function. • The role of ethics in public health: WHO ethical guidelines in the context of public health surveillance and ethical decision-making. • The role of nursing and of nurse in public health: objectives, public health nursing model. • The role of family nurse. • The role of nursing and nurses during a pandemic. • Planning process and implementation of public health interventions: identification of needs, risk factors and interventions with public health nursing interventions model. • The concept of public health education: purpose according to WHO and characteristics. • Prochaska e Di Clemente (1972) model for changing dysfunctional behaviors. • Design of an educational plan: objectives, strategies, methods and tools.
(reference books)
Bettcher, D. W., Sapirie, S., & Goon, E. H. (1998). Essential public health functions: results of the international Delphi study. World Health Stat Q, 51(1), 44-54. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). The Public Health System & the 10 Essential Public Health Services. Retrieved 17/09/2019, 2019, from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html Fairchild, A. L., Dawson, A., Bayer, R., & Selgelid, M. J. (2017). The World Health Organization, Public Health Ethics, and Surveillance: Essential Architecture for Social Well-Being. Am J Public Health, 107(10), 1596-1598. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304019 Keller, L. O., Strohschein, S., Lia-Hoagberg, B., & Schaffer, M. (1998). Population-based public health nursing interventions: a model from practice. Public Health Nurs, 15(3), 207-215. Kuss, T., Proulx-Girouard, L., Lovitt, S., Katz, C. B., & Kennelly, P. (1997). A public health nursing model. Public Health Nurs, 14(2), 81-91. Martin-Moreno, J. M., Harris, M., Jakubowski, E., & Kluge, H. (2016). Defining and Assessing Public Health Functions: A Global Analysis. Annu Rev Public Health, 37, 335-355. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021429 Merrick, J. (2013). Public health in a global context. Frontiers in public health, 1, 9. Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2015). Public health nursing-e-book: Population-centered health care in the community: Elsevier Health Sciences.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: Information technology
(objectives)
Aim of the course of Information Technology within the integrated course of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Health Statistics is to provide students with knowledge on the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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INF/01
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Contact Hours
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14
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Rocco Domenico
(syllabus)
Binary system and information codification, input and output, boolean operators. Computer architecture, CPU, memories; Software: operating systems, application software; Word processor (Microsoft Word), including bibliography, citations and references; Spreadsheet (Microsoft excel); Computer networks, Internet, e-mail, World Wide Web; Academic databases and search engines;
(reference books)
Joos, D. Wolf, R. Nelson, “Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals” seventh edition, 2019, Jones & Bartlett Learning, ISBN 978-1284194708
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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