HISTORY OF MEDICINE
cod. 00976

Academic year 2015/16
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Storia della medicina (MED/02)
Field
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

Knowledge of the main historical steps of medicine, clinical microbiology and virology, and of technology advancements in public health.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

o Main evolutionary steps of the history of medicine
o Features of the medical activity and health services evolution.
o Historical behaviour in the medical and health activity.
o Education and training in the medical-health field; innovation and relationship with the National Health Service.
o Basis of ethical in medical public health activity
o Medicine in the last 20 years:
- epidemiological changes
- technical-scientific changes
- changes in the professional personnel
o Scientific and technical developments in the laboratory diagnostic practice
o Historical evolutionary steps on Medical and Clinical Microbiology
o Historical evolutionary steps on Medical and Clinical Virology
o Ethical evolution and technology advancements in the medicine and health in the last 30 years

Full programme

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Bibliography

Learning tools by the teacher

Teaching methods

Oral lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

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