ELEMENT OF HYGIENE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
To provide basic information on internal medicine and emergency medicine useful to better integrate the inclusion of the Professional Educator in clinical and socio-health activities. To acquire the key information on the mechanisms of action of drugs on humans, with particular reference to psychotropic drugs. To know the peculiarities of the children and adolescent and the main pathologies, with specific reference to adolescent pathologies. To acquire the fundamental conceptions of hygiene and preventive medicine
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, students must know the main knowledge of hygiene and preventive medicine They must demonstrate that they understand that prevention is essential for protecting the health of the individual and the community.
PREREQUISITES
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Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and group activities to develop the subjects dealt with during the class lessons.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
The concept of health. Health promotion and health education. Epidemiology and prevention of the principal infectious diseases, with particular reference to those of childhood and adolescence.
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Study material will be provided by the teacher and published on aulaweb.
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: Students will be received by appointment (email: panatto@unige.it, phone: +390103538109).
Exam Board
VINCENZO SALPIETRO DAMIANO
FEDERICO CARBONE
STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY
DONATELLA PANATTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
LESSONS
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and group activities to develop the subjects dealt with during the class lessons.
EXAMS
Exam description
Obligatory written examination consisting of 30 “closed-answer” questions with only one correct answer (one point for each correct aswer) and of one “open” question. In the open question will be evaluated: the level of knowledge, the degree of detail and the use of appropriate language. Oral examination on request by the student, in order to improve the score obtained in the written examination.
Assessment methods
The written format has been adopted in order to ensure that the knowledge acquired during the entire course is assessed in an objective manner. This modality is deemed to be able to correctly evaluate the achievement of both the general and specific training objectives.
FURTHER INFORMATION
A page dedicated to the teaching program will be activated on aulaweb. The study material presented during the lessons will be regularly uploaded to this page.
The teacher will publish all information regarding the teaching programme on this page.