Learning objectives
Give knowledges about the principle methods applied in public health, health organization and health economics.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br /><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 />
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Bibliography
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.
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