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.
Health protection and infectious diseases (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S010762
Credits
8
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Courses Single
Not Authorized
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and methodologies which are necessary to recognise the epidemiological characteristics and modes of transmission and prevention of the main infectious diseases, implement primary and secondary prevention interventions, and actively collaborate in a vaccination program.
- Know and understand infectious diseases and patterns of infection, the chain of infection, route of transmission, and general infectious disease prophylaxis.
- Recognise the characteristics of infectious diseases: exanthematous diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, influenza virus disease, SARS, arthropod-borne infections, TB.
- Describe direct methods of surveillance (notification, investigation, tracking, diagnostic ascertainment, and contumacious measures) and indirect methods of infectious disease control.
- Recognise and use systems for population detection, tracking, and follow-up during epidemic and pandemic periods; and implement infectious disease surveillance and prophylaxis and containment interventions and screening activities.
- Analyse the goals of vaccination in public health, clinical trial phases of a vaccine, requirements, types and constituents of vaccines, duration of protection, routes and sites of administration and pre-vaccination history and precautions to vaccination.
- Describe the relevant laws and regulation regarding vaccination and infectious risk control and the main issues related to these topics.
- Recognise the organizational elements and main steps of a population-based vaccination process.
- Analyse methods and techniques to disseminate correct messages, supported by scientific evidence.
- Collaborate in the pre-vaccination anamnesis, identify signs and symptoms of local and generalized adverse reactions, and activate drug-vigilance and surveillance actions.
- Recognise signs and symptoms of local or systemic reaction from vaccination or prophylaxis.
- Describe emergency medications for anaphylactic shock and/or implement life-saving (BLSD) manoeuvres in emergency situations.
Examination methods: To pass the exam, students will need to:
- Demonstrate the ability to identify modes of transmission, clinical characteristics, and preventive measures of major infectious diseases.
- Be able to discuss vaccination strategy as the main tool of primary prevention, both individual and collective in a precise and organic way on the basis of the available scientific evidence.
- Be able to elaborate, starting from a simulated situation, an interprofessional vaccination program addressed to a specific target.
- Be able to describe and analyse the elements of an individual’s vaccination history and recognize risk situations.
- In a simulated situation, to be able to: A) manage needle phobia reaction; B) prevent and manage orthostatic hypotension; C) manage anaphylactic reaction, apply the ABCDE assessment, recognize the necessary drugs and mode of administration in emergency / emergency; D) apply BLSD in the correct and optimal way.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of epidemiology and statistics
Bibliography
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The Teaching exam consists of two parts. Part A consists of the following modules: Methods and techniques of first aid, Protection of the health of the individual and the community: vaccinations, Management of the health assistant of vaccination campaigns and processes. Part B consists of the following modules: Infectious diseases and Epidemiological surveillance and containment of infectious diseases.
The exam of module A is written and consists of 21 multiple choice questions (1 point for each correct answer) aimed at appreciating the level of knowledge and 3 open questions (0 to 3 points for each answer) aimed at appreciating applied knowledge through micro-cases. The estimated time is 1.5 hours for part A, 30 minutes for each module.
The examination of Part B is oral and consists of some questions on clinical contents (for a maximum of 10 points) to assess the level of knowledge of the clinical picture submitted and some questions on the notification and surveillance of infectious diseases and isolation measures to assess analytical skills, synthesis and interpretation/ evaluation of the contents also applying them to micro cases (for a maximum of 20 points). Expected time for each student is at most 30’ .
