LF:VSEI7X1a EPI - Course Information

VSEI7X1a Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Kräuff Rainer Schwanhaeuser Wulff, MBA, Ph.D. et Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
MUDr. Miroslava Zavřelová (lecturer)
Marie Sekaninová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VSEI7X1a/01: Mon 21. 9. to Fri 25. 9. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/02: Mon 11. 1. to Fri 15. 1. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/04: Mon 30. 11. to Fri 4. 12. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/05: Mon 9. 11. to Fri 13. 11. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/06: Mon 2. 11. to Fri 6. 11. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/07: Mon 26. 10. to Fri 30. 10. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112
VSEI7X1a/08: Mon 5. 10. to Fri 9. 10. each working day 7:30–12:20 A21/112, K. Schwanhaeuser Wulff
VSEI7X1a/31: No timetable has been entered into IS.
VSEI7X1a/32: No timetable has been entered into IS.
VSEI7X1a/34: No timetable has been entered into IS.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

VSSL051p Social Medicine - lecture && ( STLM0522p Medical Microbiology II-lect. || VLLM0522p Medical Microbiology II - lect ) && VSIP0622c Introduction to internal II-pr && VLFA0621c Pharmacology I - p && VLCP0622c Introduc. to surgery II -pr.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• General Medicine (eng.) (programme LF, M-VL)
• General Medicine (programme LF, M-VL)

Course objectives

Students will be able at the end of course "epidemiology of infectious diseases" to understand and explain the epidemic process and factors affecting the transmission of infections.
They will be capable to use the information about the current events and epidemiologic situation.
Students should be able to create repressive anti-epidemic measures in outbreaks.
They should master the basic theoretic and practical knowledge of infectious and non-communicable diseases epidemiology in order to implement preventive measures.
Finishing the course, students will be able to give a reasoned decision in relation to the cumulative incidence of known infectious diseases and on the basis of acquired knowledge to derive anti-epidemic measures, even for those unusual situations, such as mutated viruses, and high contagious diseases, etc.
Students will be able to interpret laboratory and clinical examinations in relation to the transmission of infections.

Syllabus

• Goals of the epidemiology.
• The basic knowlegde of epidemiology - understanding the epidemiological metodology (descriptive, analytic, experimental epidemiology).
• Epidemic process; etiology and risk factors of epidemic diseases.
• Form of sources of infection.
• Contagiosity in particular stage of the disease.
• Cariership of patogenic microorganisms. Animals as source of infection.
• Transmission of infectious diseases, phases of transmission.
• Susceptibility of the population to the infection.
• Active and passive vaccination.
• Natural, social-economic factors.
• Global epidemiology, epidemiologic surveillance.
• Programme of eradication and elimination of infectious diseases.
• Principles of control of infectious diseases – elimination of the source, interruption of transmission of infectious agents, measures in a focus of infection.
• Surveillance of nosocomial infections (NI), etiology NI, risk factors of aquiring NI, sources and localization NI, the principles of control NI.
• Decontamination, disinfection and sterilization.
• Special epidemiology
• Epidemiological characteristics of the intestinal infections and prevention of their spreading.
• Epidemiological characteristics of the airborne infections and prevention of their spreading.
• Epidemiological characteristics of blood infections and prevention of their spreading.
• Animals as sources of infection.
• Infections of the skin and superficial mucous membrane – epidemiological characteristics and preventing their transmission.
• Infections as occupational diseases and their prevention.
• Infections in travelling and their prevention.
• Epidemiological inspection in hospitals; the monitoring of the microbiological quality of the hospital environment.
• The control of the disinfection and sterilization. Interpretation of the results.

Literature

required literature
• REQUIRED LITERATURE
• 1. Stone DB, Armstrong WR, Macrina DM, Pankau JW: Introduction to epidemiology. Dubuque, IA - USA: Brown & Benchmark Publishers; 1996. pp 22-63, 115-150.
• 2. Farmer R, Lawrenson R, Miller D: Epidemiology and public health medicine. 5th edition. Oxford - U.K.: Blackwell Publishing; 2004. pp 7-13, 91-126.
• 3. Bakoss P, Baška T, Bazovská S, Kmety E, Maďar R et al: Compendium of epidemiology. Edited by Pavol Bakoss. Bratislava - Slovak Republic: Comenius University Bratislava; 1999. pp 3-138.
• 4. Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006. pp 117-131.
• 5. www.who.int (information not found in the books).
• 6. www.cdc.gov (information not found in the books).
• 7. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx (information not found in the books).
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recommended literature
• DOPORUČENÁ LITERATURA
• ŠMERHOVSKÝ, Zdeněk, Dana GÖPFERTOVÁ and Jitka FEBEROVÁ. Medicína založená na důkazech z pohledu klinické epidemiologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 245 stran. ISBN 9788024613147. info
• Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi 4 :základy prevence infekčních onemocnění. Edited by Kamil Provazník. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav, 1996, 126 s. ISBN 80-7168-400-7. info
• Nozokomiální nákazy. Edited by Helena Šrámová. [1. vyd.]. Praha: MAXDORF-JESSENIUS, 1995. 224 s. ISBN 80-85912-00-7.
• Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi. Edited by Kamil Provazník - Lumír Komárek. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav, 2001, 63 s. ISBN 8070711949. info
• ŠRÁMOVÁ, Helena. Nozokomiální nákazy. 1. vyd. Praha: MAXDORF-JESSENIUS, 2001, 303 s. ISBN 8085912252. info

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Teaching methods

Seminars / practices and class discussion.

Reading and studying ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE.


For those who will have to write research projects and seminar papers during third, fourth and fifth year, it is strongly recommended to enrol the following courses:
  VSIL021 - Information literacy - (3 credits) - e-learning.
  VSKP041 - A course of working with information sources and tools (4 credits).

Assessment methods

REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT:


1.   100 % attendance to seminars / practices during the semester.

2.   It will be required to successfully complete the pre-requisite subjects.

3.   Absences will be tolerated just due to medical reasons - Students must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse (Original).
  + Students must be aware that even with justified absences (medical excuse), a minimum of 80% attendance is required to obtain the credit. In case a student will have more than 20 % justified / unjustified absences, he / she will have to repeat the course in the following school year.

4.   Fulfilment of given tasks:
  + In case of unjustified absence (per each one), a 1,500-2,000 word seminar paper and a 5-8 minutes power point presentation on the seminar paper topic will be given. If the seminar paper is rejected due to deficiencies and it is not corrected and submitted again, the student will not fulfil with the subject’s requirements, and he / she will not get the credit (See Absence and latecomer policy, Academic misconduct, plagiarism detection and unethical issues).

5.   Active participation during the seminars / practices / lectures.

6.   Pass the credit test. Students will be allowed to take the credit test only if they have fulfilled numeral 4 (requirements to obtain the credit).



CREDIT TEST INFORMATION:


1.   Get at least 70 % (14 out of 20 questions) in the credit test, which is a requisite to sit for examination.
  a-) The credit test is a written examination → 20 multiple choice question test, with only one correct answer - (to pass the test, it is required a minimum of 14 correct answers).

In order to omit / avoid guessing while answering the MCQ test / examination, the following system will be used:
  Every two wrong answers, one correct answer will be deducted.

  Test scoring will be according to the next formula:
  Final score = Number of correct answers - (Number of wrong answers / two).

  For example:
  14 correct answers (Passed).
  6 wrong answers.
  14 - (6 / 2) = 11. The final score of the test will be 11.
  Final result = Failed.

  ** For that reason, only answer the question when you are sure of the answer.


SCORE:
  Passed - 14 and more correct answers.
  Failed - 13 or less correct answers.

  b-) In case of failure, EACH STUDENT CAN RETAKE THE CREDIT TEST TWO MORE TIMES, only in given terms (according to Masaryk University study rules).
  c-) In case of failure during the third term (second resit), the student must repeat the course in the following school year.
  d-) All credit test questions are based on ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE, seminars and lectures.

2.   Each student must register in the Information System (IS) in one of the offered credit test terms. The credit test has fixed examination terms / dates - (Only during the examination period, except the examination pre-term). No extra-terms will be given.

3.   Students registered to an examination term will fail the term if:
  a-) arrive late the examination day.
  b-) they are not present and previously do not cancel the term in the stipulated periods (see IS).

*** This subject is part of the Public Health State Examination ***
  See VLZP11XX - Public Health State Examination.



ABSENCE AND LATECOMER POLICY:


1.   Justified, unjustified absences and late coming to classes:
  a-) Justified absences → just due to medical reasons - Student must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse (Original).
  b-) Unjustified absences → the student does not present the medical excuse in the following two weeks of the absence. (Original).
  c-) Late coming to classes → the student arrives after attendance has been taken (3-5 minutes).

2.   Measures against absenteeism or late coming to classes:
  a-) Every unjustified absence or late coming to classes leads to a 1,500-2,000 word seminar paper plus a 5-8 minutes power point presentation on the same topic (the topics will be assigned in the same week of the absence or late coming).
  b-) The seminar paper must be submitted on the subject’s vault within the next 2 weeks of the incident (absence or late coming), in other case it will be rejected → They will not get the credit.
  c-) Students will receive an email with the seminar paper instructions, and the word and power point frames.
  d) Students take full responsibility for their seminar paper(s) and power point presentation(s). (See Academic misconduct, plagiarism detection and unethical issues).

3.   THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. In the following cases, students will be not get the credit / allowed to take the credit test:
  * Not submitting the assigned seminar paper.
  * If the seminar paper is rejected due to deficiencies and is not corrected and posteriorly submitted again.
  * If despite the fact the seminar paper is accepted but the power point presentation is not shown in class.
  * If the seminar paper is rejected three times.
  * If the seminar paper has plagiarism or any unethical issues.



ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, PLAGIARISM DETECTION AND UNETHICAL ISSUES:


1.   Any attempts of ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, such as cheating or assisting someone else to cheat during the credit test, will result in disciplinary actions, such as:
  a-) You will be required to hand over your examination paper and asked to leave the examination room. This means, you failed the examination (examination term), with the respective score F / 4, on your academic records in the information system.
  b-) Opening disciplinary proceedings.
  c-) Failing the subject / course.
  d-) Expulsion from university.

2.   During the examination, it is forbidden to:
  a-) Use smart phones / Tablets.
  b-) Use laptops.
  c-) To wear earphones or headphones (if not medical prescribed).
  d-) To talk.

*In such cases, disciplinary actions will be taken (See above numeral 1).

3.   Every seminar paper will be checked / scanned on university and external systems for online plagiarism detection.

4.   Cases of suspected plagiarism will be investigated and given to the Disciplinary Committee as a motion to open disciplinary proceedings, according to the Disciplinary Code for Faculty Students.

5.   Unethical issues will lead to seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.

6.   The plagiarism scan system is able to detect cut and paste from other languages with its respective translation into English. Avoid complications. Simply read and use your own words and the citate (quote) the source of information.

7.   Students MUST be aware that before acceptance, all citations are controlled (compared with the original source). It will not be tolerated any attempts to create or manipulate citations (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT). → Seminar paper rejection → not getting the credit → repeating the course next school year or expulsion from university.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• VLIN7X21 Infectious Diseases I -practice

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.

Teacher's information

http://is.muni.cz/do/1411/epidemiologie

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