Social Sciences: Hygiene and Epidemiology
1855-P1-NSHHE-S1L
Lectures
1. Public health, hygiene and epidemiology – basic terms and definitions, subject, position in medicine, ‘health’ as a term, conditions determining the health status.
2. Action strategy in the public health area.
3. Frequency measures, epidemiological research.
4. Epidemiology of contagious diseases. Methods preventing their occurrence at various stages of a natural disease history. Vaccinations.
5. Newly occurring and recurring contagious diseases as one of the biggest threats to public health.
6. Epidemiology of non-contagious diseases. Methods preventing their occurrence at various stages of a natural disease history. Cardiovascular epidemiology. Epidemiology of cancers.
7. Health promotion and preventive programs – particularly for cardiovascular and cancer diseases.
8. Foodborne poising. Food hygiene.
9. Nutritional epidemiology.
10. Environmental and occupational epidemiology.
Classes develop skills in the use of epidemiological and statistical materials in an analysis of the population health status. During classes, standard methods used in epidemiological studies and risk factors for contagious and civilisation diseases are analysed.
1. Measures of a population health status. Interpreting demographic data.
2. Methods of epidemiological studies.
Total student workload
1. Study hours involving teacher participation:
- participation in lectures: 40 hours (with the use of distant learning methods):
- participation in tutorials: 10 hours
- consultations: 3 hours (with the use of distant learning methods):
Workload associated with classes requiring direct participation of academic teachers amounts to 53 hours, corresponding to 2 ECTS points.
2. The balance of the student's work:
- participation in lectures: 40 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
- participation in classes: 10 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
- consultations: 3 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
- preparation for the classes (reading indicated literature and preparing reports): 6 hours
- preparation for passing the course + credit: 10 + 1 = 11 hours
The effort of the student work is 70 hours, which corresponds to 3 ECTS.
3. Work related to the carried out research:
- reading the scientific literature: 3 hour
- participation in lectures (taking into account the results of the epidemiological studies): 40 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
- participation in classes (taking into account the results of the epidemiological studies): 10 hours
- preparation to pass (taking into account the results of the epidemiological studies): 5 hours
- consultations (taking into account the results of the epidemiological studies): 1 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
The combined effort of the student work associated with scientific research is 59 hours, which corresponds to 2 point ECTS.
4. The time required to prepare and to participate in credit:
- preparation to pass: 10+ 1 = 11 hours (0.5 point ECTS)
5. The balance of the student's practical work
- participation in classes (including passing practical): 10 + 1 = 11 hours (with the use of distant learning methods)
The combined effort of the student practical work is 11 hours, which corresponds to 0.5 ECTS point.
6. The time required to hold mandatory practices:
does not apply to
Learning outcomes - knowledge
The Student knows:
B.W20. public health tasks;
B.W22. basic concepts on health and disease;
B.W23. the essence of disease prevention and prevention;
B.W25. specific health risks in the environment of residence, education and work;
C.W16. principles for health promotion and prevention;
C.W17. rules for the construction of health promotion programmes;
C.W18. strategies for promoting local, national and global health;
C.W19. the organisation and functioning of primary health care in the Republic of Poland and other countries, taking into account the tasks of nurses and other healthcare professionals;
Learning outcomes - skills
The Student:
B.U11. develop educational programmes for health activities for different audiences;
B.U13. assess global health trends in terms of the latest epidemiological and demographic data;
B.U15. use international statistical classifications, including diseases and health problems (ICD-10), medical procedures (ICD-9) and the functioning of disability and health (ICF);
C.U29. identify the conditions of the patient's health behaviour and risk factors for lifestyle diseases; C.U39. monitor the risks at work of nurses and factors conducive to the occurrence of occupational diseases and accidents at work;
C.U49. use self-protection measures, patients and colleagues from infections;
D.W39. use methods and techniques for conducting research;
D.U31. critically analyse the published results of research;
Learning outcomes - social competencies
The Student:
Systematically improves professional knowledge and skills aiming at
professionalism (K_D.K02).
Teaching methods
Lectures: lecture with a multimedia presentation with the use of distant learning methods
Classes: practical project (written reports), educational discussion, case study, reports, team work
Other: consultations
Expository teaching methods
- informative (conventional) lecture
- participatory lecture
- problem-based lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- practical
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biology, microbiology, scientific research methodology, statistics.
Course coordinators
Term 2024/25L: | Term 2023/24L: | Term 2022/23L: |
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
Getting the credit from tutorials requires:
- active involve in classes,
- theoretical preparation and correct performance of data analyses at classes with a written report,
- extended observation of social competences caring out during classes (0-10 points, passing the > 50%).
Getting the final credit requires:
Getting the credit from classes in accordance with the established effects of education. Absences must be justified and graded orally or in written form. Student should make up missing classes in a form and date appointed by coordinator of the course.
Final credit takes place after all lectures and tutorials. The final credit is carried out in the form of a written descriptive test covering of the lectures and classes.
Assessment criteria:
60-67- pass
68-75% - pass +
76-83% - above average
84-91% - above average +
92-100% - excellent
Additional information
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