Learning objectives
Give knowledges about the principle methods applied in public health, health organization and health economics.
Course unit content
<br />Epidemiological methods<br /><br /> General concepts of prevention and evaluation of the health needs<br /> History and applications of epidemiology. The sources of the <br /> statistical and epidemiological data<br /> Measures: descriptive and analytical: crude, specific and <br /> standardized rates<br /> Relations cause-effect<br /> Ecological, cross-sectional, case-control and cohort Studies<br /> Experimental Studies, Experimentation of new medicines and vaccines<br /> Drawing of the study, collection of the data, ethical and privacy <br /> in epidemiology<br /> Coding and analysis of the data. Bias in epidemiology<br /><br /><br /> Health Organization<br /><br /> The sources of the law. General overview of health legislation<br /> International health Organization. Role of WHO<br /> Italian health Organization national and regional: from the L <br /> 833/78 to the Devolution<br /> Hospital and territorial Organization of the NHS<br /><br /><br /><br /> Health economics and management<br /><br /> Introduction to health ecomomics and health organization<br /> The costs of the proceeded of production and consumption<br /> The rudiments of efficiency, effectiveness and equity; protection <br /> of the health and health politics.<br /> Organization: systemic analysis; the organizational variables and <br /> the variable of context; the organizational planning<br /> The proceeded of coordination in health<br /> The budget in Local Health Units<br />
Bibliography
<br />For epidemiological methods and health organization:<br />Signorelli C. Igiene, epidemiologia, sanità pubblica (Secrets, III ed.). SEU, Roma, 2006.<br />Barbuti S et al. Igiene e medicina preventiva. Monduzzi, Bologna, 2004.<br />Signorelli C. Elementi di metodologia epidemiologica (VI ed.). SEU, Roma, 2005.<br /><br />For health ecomomics and management:<br />Dirindin N., Vineis P., Elementi di economia sanitaria, 2. edizione, Bologna, Il mulino, 2004<br />Zangrandi A. (1999), Amministrazione delle aziende sanitarie pubbliche, Giuffrè, Milano.
Teaching methods
<br />Teachers:<br />SSD MED/42: Prof.Carlo Signorelli (Coordinator)<br />SSD SECS P/07: Prof.Antonello Zangrandi