Hygiene Epidemiology Health Statistics |
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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
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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 |
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)
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. American journal of public health, 107(10), 1596-1598.
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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
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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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