Course in: HEALTH SCIENCES

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Academic year 2023/2024
Department of Health Sciences
Università di Genova
EQF level: 8
39° cicle
Field of study: health and pharmacy engineering and engineering trades
Place of teaching
genova (GE), italy
Attendance methods
Full time
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English
University formative credits
180
Cost
528
Scholarships
6 

Course contents

Curriculum: BIOSTATISTICS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF BIG DATA
1. Models for the study of prognostic factors, effect modifiers and surrogate endpoints
2. Meta analysis
3. Models for the study of disability trajectories
4. Methodological problems in the quantitative study of disease progression in chronic diseases
5. Early markers of prognosis and response to treatment
6. Methods for Big Data Analysis

Curriculum: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND VACCINE PREVENTION
1. Epidemiology of communicable diseases preventable by vaccination - Design, organization and evaluation of systems clinical-epidemiological and virological surveillance - Design, standardization and evaluation of molecular techniques for the detection and characterization of microorganisms - Use of mathematical models to evaluate the impact of preventive interventions.
2. Immunological response to vaccine preparations - Design, standardization and evaluation of techniques for determine humoral response - Determinants of cell-mediated response - Clinical studies on monovalent and combined vaccines,inactivated and living attenuated, differently adjuvanted, administered by injection and mucosal routes, designed to assess their safety,tolerability, immunogenicity and efficacy - Association of different vaccine preparations and use of alternative schedules - studies on filed for the evaluation of the effectiveness.
3. Role of vaccinations in infants, children, adults and the elderly - Detection of vaccination coverage rates - Monitoring of preventable cases.
4. Regulatory and authorization aspects of vaccines - Ethical evaluations.

Curriculum: INFECTIOUS AND TROPICAL DISEASES
1. Infection in the immunocompromised host: epidemiological, diagnostic and therapy.
2. Antibiotic resistance and nosocomial infections: surveillance, epidemiology and clinical management.
3. HIV infection: immunological changes, opportunistic infections, antiretroviral therapy.
4. Chronic liver disease HCV and related HBV
5. Tuberculosis: epidemiology and drug resistance

Curriculum: FORENSIC AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
Legal Medicine Topics:
1) Management of medico-legal litigation in the health sector, with particular reference to damage from medical error and to the evaluation and prevention of nosocomial infections.
2) Diagnosis of death, prevention and research applied to the study of the corpse subjected to diagnostic verification and judicial autopsy, with particular reference to sudden deaths from cardiac causes and suicides.
3) Study and evaluation of the victim of sexual violence with the application of consolidated multidisciplinary protocols.
4) Study and evaluation of the victim of abuse in the family with particular reference to the abuse of the elderly, women and children.
5) Individual identification on living, corpse and biological traces, through the study of DNA.
6) Clinical Legal Medicine with particular evaluation of the incapable patient.
7) Evidence Based Medicine applied to Forensic Medicine.
Occupational Medicine Topics:
1) Work hygiene
2) Assessment and prevention of occupational biological risk, with particular reference to the health service
3) Assessment and prevention of chemical and carcinogenic risks in the workplace, with particular reference to the health service
4) Occupational immunoprophylaxis
5) Evidence Based Medicine applied to Occupational Medicine
6) Study and validation of new digital tools for epidemiological surveillance of accidents at work and occupational diseases
7) Allergology and specific immunotherapy in the workplace
8) Study and prevention of night obstructive apnea syndrome (OSAS) in the occupational field

Curriculum: NURSING
1. Patient safety and prevention of the risk of error in the care processes.
2. Prevention of education and assistance to the person with chronic health problems
3. Family and Patient Centred Care and Child and family Centred Care
4. Innovative models for health skills training.

Curriculum: PREVENTION OF CANCER AND OF CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
1. Molecular epidemiology of tumors and other chronic degenerative diseases
2. Dietary and pharmacological prevention of tumors
3. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases, ophthalmological pathologies and neurogenerative forms
4. Molecular alterations and tumors induced by cigarette smoking and their prevention
5. Study of factors of genetic predisposition to tumors
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Teaching

Place of teaching
genova (GE), italy
University formative credits
180
Attendance methods
Full time
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Foreign language skills
English
Other educational requirements
Those who have an equivalent foreign academic qualification

Admission

Available places
6
Admission
Admission selection
Cost
528 €
Scholarships
6
6 grants, annual grant € 16500

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