Unit HEALTH AND SAFETY PROMOTION

GENERAL AND APPLIEDHYGIENE

Code	GP005102
CFU	2
Teacher	Massimo Moretti
Teachers	Massimo Moretti
Hours	30 ore - Massimo Moretti
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian.
Contents	Introduction to Hygiene and Public Health. Health and disease. Determinants of health. Natural history of disease. Disease prevention: health promotion/protection. Levels of disease prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Health education: methods for health promotion (relationship between health and human behavior). Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Etiologic agent: definition. Routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: sexually transmitted diseases; bloodborne, airborne, vehicle(water)borne and vectorborne transmission. Ectoparasites and endoparasites. Prevention of infectious diseases; principles of immunology;. classification of vaccines; inactivated or engineered vaccines and toxoids; whole-cell and fractional vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; new vaccines. Disinfection, sterilization and disinfestation. Food hygiene; prevention of food-borne diseases; food safety legislation; control of food-borne diseases in pharmacy; HACCP method. Epidemiology and prevention of principal chronic diseases. Relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; health promotion.
Reference texts	Auxilia F. & Pontello M. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Piccin, Padova; 2011. Comodo N. & Maciocco Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Manuale per le professioni sanitarie. Carocci Editore, Roma; 2011
Educational objectives	The learning experiences should help students in achieving attitudes and practices related to critical health issues: diseases prevention and health education and promotion.
Prerequisites	None.
Teaching methods	Face-to-face lessons.
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Learning verification modality	Written exam: closed-ended questions.
Extended program	Introduction to Hygiene and Public Health. Health and disease. Determinants of health. Natural history of disease. Disease prevention: health promotion/protection. Levels of disease prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Health education: methods for health promotion (relationship between health and human behavior). Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Etiologic agent: definition. Routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: sexually transmitted diseases; bloodborne, airborne, vehicle(water)borne and vectorborne transmission. Ectoparasites: Pulex spp. (flea), Pediculus spp. (louse), Pthirus spp. (crab louse), Sarcoptes spp. (dust mite). Arthropod-transmitted diseases. Endoparasites: protozoans (Giardia spp.), flatworms (Taenia spp.) e nematodes (Dracunculus spp., Ascaris spp.). Vector-transmitted parasites: Plasmodium spp. (malaria), Leishmania spp. Epidemiology and control of high priority sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology and control of selected vaccine-prevented diseases; epidemiology and control of air-borne infectious diseases; epidemiology and control of water-borne infectious diseases; epidemiology and control of food-borne infectious diseases; zoonotic diseases. Prevention of infectious diseases; principles of immunology;. classification of vaccines; inactivated or engineered vaccines and toxoids; whole-cell and fractional vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; new vaccines. Immunization schedule for children; immunization of adults and travellers; immunoglobulins. Principles of disinfection; classification of disinfectants. Sterilization; classification of methods of sterilization; controls of sterilization. Disinfestation and pest control; methods of mosquito control; management and control of pediculosis; rodent prevention and control. Food hygiene; prevention of food-borne diseases; food safety legislation; control of food-borne diseases in pharmacy; HACCP method. Epidemiology and prevention of principal chronic diseases; epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); principal risk factors; the Framingham cohort; prevention and control of infarction and ictus. Epidemiology and prevention of cancer; the carcinogenesis and mutagenesis processes; principal cancer risk factors; tobacco smoking and health; prevention of smoking-related diseases; methods of giving up smoking and nicotine replacement therapy. Relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; health promotion.

PREVENTIVE NURSING

Code	GP005104
CFU	2
Teacher	Massimo Moretti
Teachers	Federica Sensidoni (Codocenza)
Hours	30 ore (Codocenza) - Federica Sensidoni
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze infermieristiche
Academic discipline	MED/45
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
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Learning verification modality
Extended program

RADIATIONPROTECTION ( RADIOLOGICALPROTECTION)

Code	GP005105
CFU	1
Teacher	Massimo Moretti
Teachers	Massimiliano Paolucci (Codocenza)
Hours	15 ore (Codocenza) - Massimiliano Paolucci
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Prevenzione servizi sanitari e radioprotezione
Academic discipline	MED/36
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Short notions of ionizing radiation physics.Sources of ionizing radiation and mechanisms of interaction with matter.Biological effects of ionizing radiation.Radiation dosimetry elementsThe basic principles of radiation protectionRegulations - International and Italian legislationRadiation protection of workers and the populationRadioprotection of the patientSources of risk and radiation protection measures in the health sector: radiodiagnostics, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy
Reference texts	The topics are described in the material provided by the teacher, where technical and regulatory references are reported.
Educational objectives	Radiation protection of staff, population and patientManagement of clinical activities involving ionizing radiation, with particular reference to nursing activities.Staff Relational Management during the use of ionizing radiation in clinical field
Prerequisites	Basic physics knoledge
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
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Learning verification modality	Multiple choice written test and oral exam.
Extended program	Ionizing radiation properties: direct and indirect effect. Radiation and dosimetry risks.Biological effects of ionizing radiation.Risks / Benefits AnalysisAbsorbed dose, dose equivalent, effective dose and units of measurementRADIATION PROTECTIONRadiation protection legislationUse of personal protective equipmentPotential exposuresIncidents involving over-exposures to ionizing radiation.RADIOLOGICAL PRACTICES REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTIONPotential pregnancy and pregnancy in progress. Infants and childhoodPatient management and radioprotection, Radiodiagnostics, Radiotherapy, Nuclear medicine.

SAFETY IN THE WORKINGENVIRONMENTS

Code	GP005103
CFU	1
Teacher	Marco Dell'omo
Teachers	Marco Dell'omo
Hours	15 ore - Marco Dell'omo
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Prevenzione servizi sanitari e radioprotezione
Academic discipline	MED/44
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Aims of occupational medicine. Principles of occupational hygiene and occupational medical surveillance Occupational risk factors Main occupational diseases and poisonings Tobacco smoking at workplaces
Reference texts	Trattato di medicina del lavoro. A cura di: L. Alessio, G. Franco, F. Tomei. Piccin Ed., Padova, maggio 2015
Educational objectives	The learning outcomes are compliant with the provisions of the Degree Programme Regulations as published on the website http://www.med.unipg.it/fisioterapia/index.html The main knowledge that students will acquire include the: - relevance of social and health effects of work-related accidents at work and occupational diseases; - practice of prevention in the workplace; - occupational diseases most frequently diagnosed in Italy; - Epidemiology, health effects, interactions with occupational risks and treatment of tobacco smoking. The main skills that students will acquire consist of: - ability to identify and assess health risks in some working environments; - ability to interpret the results of laboratory and instrumental tests for the study of diseases of the respiratory system and the peripheral nervous system, and of occupational and environmental poisonings; - ability to suspect and diagnose the main occupational diseases; - Ability to perform a brief counseling for tobacco smoking cessation.
Prerequisites	The students should have knowledge regarding principles of physics, biology, anatomy.
Teaching methods	The course will include: - lectures on all topics of the program. - theoretical / practical (role playing) activities regarding the treatment of tobacco smoking.
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Learning verification modality	Written exam
Extended program	Aims of occupational medicine. Work-related injuries and diseases in Italy. Occupational risk factors. Primary and secondary prevention. Principles of occupational hygiene. Environmental monitoring and threshold limit value. Biological monitoring. Legislation on prevention of occupational risks (D. L.gs 81/08). Occupational risk factors in the health services.