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Hygienics and Epidemiology

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Course Unit Code450-8416/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAD05doc. MUDr. Rastislav Maďar, PhD., MBA, FRCPS
Summary
The subject introduces basics knowledge of hygienic and epidemiology as a scientific fields focused at health prevention.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To understand the importance of hygiene and epidemiology for a human’s health. To understand the organization and the task of hygienic service and its practical activity. To understand the basics of epidemiological work practice.
Course Contents
- Hygiene and Epidemiology as a preventive disciplines. Definitions, contents and tasks.
- Supervision and monitoring, preventive hygiene and regular supervision. Principles of primary and secondary prevention.
- Determinants of health, their presence in living and working environment, methods of health.
- Basic environmental health.
- Indoor environment.
- Occupational hygiene and occupational medicine. The definition and content, risk factors, working environment. Methods of assessing risk in the working environment. Occupational medical care.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
World Cancer Research Fund. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective. 2007.
Bencko, V. a kolektiv: Hygiena, Učební texty k seminářům a praktickým cvičením. Praha 2000, 204 s., ISBN 80-7184-551-5
Podstatová H.: Mikrobiologie, epidemiologie, hygiena. Olomouc: Epava, 2001, 285 s. ISBN 80-86297-07-1
Tuček, M., Cikrt, M., Pelclová, D.: Pracovní lékařství pro praxi. Příručky s doporučenými standardy. Grada, 2005, 344 s., ISBN 80-247-0927-9
Podstatová H.: Hygiena provozu zdravotnických zařízení a nová legislativa. Olomouc: Epava, 2002, 267 s. ISBN: 80-86297-10-1
Janout,V.: Základy epidemiologie. Olomouc: LFUP, 1995.
Recommended Reading:
Journal of hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology and immunology. Prague : SZDN, ISSN 0022-1732 .
Pracovní lékařství. 3. Díl, Hygiena práce v základních výrobních odvětvích, Jirák,Z. a kol., Praha 1996, 144 s.
Ticháček, B.: Základy epidemiologie. Praha: Galén, 1997
Janout, V.: Klinická epidemiologie - nedílná součást klinických rozhodovacích procesů. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1998

Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi I, II, III,IV, V, Praha, SZÚ 1996
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluationCredit85 (85)56
        PísemkaWritten test85 56