MRHE0411p Hygiene and epidemiology

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jindřich Fiala, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Forejt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Marie Kolářová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Martin Krsek, CSc., MSc (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Bohdana Rezková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Ondřej Zvěřina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
prof. Mgr. Dominik Munzar, Dr. (assistant)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 15:30–16:20 Virtuální místnost
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to acquire basic knowledge about the identification and evaluation of influences of the living and working environment on population health and on methods of optimization of physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial factors. The aim of the course is to obtain basic information on epidemiology, etiology and prevention of portable and non-communicable diseases of the mass incidence (KVN, malignant tumors, allergies, obesity, osteoporosis, etc.). The special aim is to acquire knowledge from the field of radiation hygiene.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Understand and interpret the importance of the main protective and risk factors and their contribution to the protection and promotion of the health of individuals and populations with a particular focus on the issue of radiology.
- Understand the main objectives and priorities of primary prevention in the field of creating a risk-free and ergonomic working environment.
- Know markers of professional damage.
- Understanding the epidemic spread of infectious diseases will be able to understand the principles of epidemiology of infectious diseases with an emphasis on nosocomial infections
- create and apply antiepidemic practices in their practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fundamentals and Principles of Infectious Epidemiology. 2. Infestation spreading process, source, transmission paths. 3. Sterilization of medical material, disinfection. 4. Antiepidemic regimen at the radiological workplace. 5. Manipulation with biological material. 6. Hygiene of hands. 7. Epidemiology of respiratory diseases. 8. Epidemiology of intestinal infections. 9. Hepatitis epidemiology. 10. Nosocomial infections. 11. Fundamentals and principles of non-infectious epidemiology. 12. The main determinants of health, the main causes of non-infectious diseases. 13. Physical factors in the living and working environment. 14. Noise, vibration, radiation, temperature and humidity, lighting. 15. Chemical pollutants in the living and working environment. 16. Preventive programs in public health.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Komárek L, Provazník K: Ochrana a podpora zdraví. 3.LF UK + CINDI, Praha 2011, 99s., ISBN 978-80- 260-1159-0. Dostupné online: http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/miranda2/export/sites/www.lf3.cuni.cz/cs/pracoviste/uzdm/ochrana-2011.pdf
  • lámová A, Tuček M: Hygiena a epidemiologie pro bakaláře. Karolinum 2012, 214 str. ISBN: 9788024621364
  • Zdraví 2020 : národní strategie ochrany a podpory zdraví a prevence nemocí. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky ve spolupráci se Státním zdravotním ústavem, 2014, [106] s. ISBN 9788085047479. info
  • TUČEK, Milan. Hygiena a epidemiologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2012, 358 s. ISBN 9788024620251. info
Teaching methods
on-line lecture
Assessment methods
Assessment by written test. 20 questions with answer choices, only one is correct. Classification by the correct number: A = 20-19, B = 18-17, C = 16-15, D = 14-13, E = 12-11, F <11.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2025.
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