Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Prevention of chronic degenerative diseases (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S010751
Credits
8
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Courses Single
Not Authorized
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with epidemiological knowledge of the global burden of disease, life expectancy, risk and protective factors, screening and health promotion of chronic degenerative diseases.
- Identify pathogenetic mechanisms, individual and environmental risk factors and protective factors underlying the most epidemiologically relevant chronic degenerative diseases (cardiovascular, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cancer).
- Identify the main activities of secondary prevention with particular reference to screening activities.
- Design, manage and evaluate interdisciplinary and inter-professional health education programs oriented to promote protective factors of chronic degenerative diseases at individual, group and community level.
- Analyse programs of primary and secondary prevention interventions in the field of oncology.
- Analyse methodologies to facilitate the adherence of target populations to screening programs.
- Develop steps to design and implement a screening program.
- Understand the different classes of drugs, toxicants and substances of abuse, their main mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, as well as the principles of pharmaco-vigilance and pharmaco-epidemiology.
- Describe methods and operational logic for the detection of vital signs (FR, PAO, TC, O2 peripheral saturation) and be able to interpret the changes in adults and children.
- Run correctly and with operational logic the diagnostic procedures for screening (simple peripheral venous sampling, capillary sampling, nose-oropharyngeal swab, occult blood, spirometry) and intradermal, intramuscular and subcutaneous injection techniques.
Examination methods: To pass the exam, students will need to demonstrate that they are able to:
- Describe and substantiate the epidemiology and pathogenic mechanisms of chronic degenerative diseases.
- Select modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.
- Identify and interpret screening in the context of secondary prevention.
- Demonstrate - starting from specific situations - to be able to discuss in a clear and evidence-based way interventions and methodologies for health promotion and/or to elaborate a screening program addressed to target population.
- They should also demonstrate in a simulated situation to be able to correctly perform diagnostic and screening techniques: simple peripheral venous sampling, capillary sampling, nose, nose and throat swab, occult blood, spirometry, intradermal, intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.
Prerequisites and basic notions
There are no specific pre-requisites other than those necessary for access to the course.
Bibliography
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The teaching exam consists of two parts: Part A composed of the modules "Medical oncology", "Organization and management of screenin" and "Methods of primary and secondary prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases of healthcare assistant". Part B consists of the modules "Internal medicine", "Pharmacology" and "Clinical care and monitoring techniques". The exam is written and consists of 21 multiple choice questions (1 point for each correct answer), aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, and 3 open questions (from 0 to 3 points for each answer) aimed at appreciate knowledge applied through micro-cases. The expected time is 1.5 hour for part, 30 minutes for each Module.
