Teaching code

4S02618

Credits

9

Coordinator

Stefano Porru

Language

Italian

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

HYGIENE
Transmission models and strategies of direct and indirect prophylaxis of diffusive infectious diseases (in particular immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis)

FORENSIC MEDICINE
Knowledge of the essential elements for the identification and interpretation of the specific damaging frameworks

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
To acquire knowledge and understanding, also thorough field examples, about:
- general principles of occupational medicine and health and safety in workplaces
- principal clinic-epidemiological features on occupational injuries and work related diseases and disorders
- roles of the different professionals and institutions committed to prevention.
- occupational health clinic, with specific reference to occupational history collection, etiological diagnosis, medico-legal obligations, cooperation among health professionals and physicians (general practitioners as well as specialists), in order to achieve etiological diagnosis
- legislation on health and safety at work
- exposure and risk assessment, health surveillance, individual susceptibility, vulnerable groups, fitness for work
- primary, secondary, tertiary prevention, with reference to different risk factors (e.g., chemicals, physical agents, biohazards, ergonomics, organization and psychosocial factors)

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of basic sciences. Knowledge of biological and pathophysiological fundamentals of diseases. Knowledge of semeiotics and clinical methodology.

Bibliography

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Arithmetic average of the marks obtained in the individual modules.
NOTATION: to be admitted to the exam, 75% of the lessons must be reached in every module. The attendance at each lesson is assessed by each teacher. The Commission could, in specific circumstances, prescribe recovery work (e.g., a short thesis) in order to register to the examn; the topic will be communicated to the student, who must send the work to the teacher at least 7 days before the exam the student will register.