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Public Health Care

Class at Third Faculty of Medicine |
CNSVZ1

Syllabus

Epidemiology  

Infectious and noninfectious disease

Changes of distribution of infectious diseases during 20. century, trends of the disease, primary prevention of infectious diseases. Epidemiology and its role in clinical practice.

Mode of transmission and  types of distribution of communicable diseases

Basic conditions of transmission - agent, reservoir, transmission, susceptible person

Epidemiological investigation in foci of infections. Preventive and repressive measures.  

Primary prevention

Prevention - clarifying the concept of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, elimination, eradication of the disease.

Objectives, principles and approaches of primary prevention. The application of primary prevention in practice.

Significant health risks. Prevention of selected diseases. Prevention of cancer. Prevention of infectious diseases. Vaccinations.

Nosocomial  (hospital) infections

Definition and distribution of nosocomial infections - specific, nonspecific, endogenous, exogenous. Routes of transmission, the main agents, risk factors, specific and nonspecific carrier. Hygiene requirements for the operation for medical equipment.

Surveillance of the disease

Definition, aims, aspects and elements of surveillance. National surveillance program of measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis etc.

Hygiene  

Definition of subject, procedures for assessing the impact of working and living environment on health and  

Occupational medicine

Health risk at work. Occupational psychology and hygiene.  

Radiation protection of  workers and patients at application of ionising radiation in medicine

Annotation

The subject is taught in bachelors study programme Specialisation in Health Care, subject (Public Health Care) (General nurse) in the 1st year of study (present study). Students will be thought to be familiar with communicable as well as non-communicable diseases with the stress on mode of transmission of the infectious diseases and understanding of epidemiological relationships. The course hygiene deals with effects of living and working conditions on health.