LF:VSEI7X1a Epidemiology of Infectious Dis - Course Information

VSEI7X1a Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases - practice

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

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

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

Prerequisites

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

Prerequisites according to the MU study and examination regulations.

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

• 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

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  1. Goals of the epidemiology.
  
• 2. The basic knowledge of epidemiology - understanding the epidemiological methodology (descriptive, analytic, experimental epidemiology).
  
• 3. Epidemic process; etiology and risk factors of epidemic diseases.
  
• 4. Form of sources of infection.
  
• 5. Contagiosity in particular stage of the disease.
  
• 6. Cariership of pathogenic microorganisms. Animals as source of infection.
  
• 7. Transmission of infectious diseases, phases of transmission.
  
• 8. Susceptibility of the population to the infection.
  
• 9. Active and passive vaccination, reactions and complications.
  
• 10. Natural, social-economic factors.
  
• 11. Global epidemiology, epidemiologic surveillance.
  
• 12. Programme of eradication and elimination of infectious diseases.
  
• 13. Principles of control of infectious diseases - elimination of the source, interruption of transmission of infectious agents, measures in a focus of infection.
  
• 14. Surveillance of healtcare associated infections (HAI), etiology, risk factors of acquiring, sources and localization, the principles of control.
  
• 15. Decontamination, disinfection and sterilization.
  
• Special epidemiology.
  
• 16. Epidemiological characteristics of the intestinal infections and prevention of their spreading.
  
• 17. Epidemiological characteristics of the airborne infections and prevention of their spreading.
  
• 18. Epidemiological characteristics of blood infections and prevention of their spreading.
  
• 19. Animals as sources of infection.
  
• 20. Infections of the skin and superficial mucous membrane - epidemiological characteristics and preventing their transmission.
  
• 21. Infections as occupational diseases and their prevention.
  
• 22. Infections in travelling and their prevention.
  
• 23. Model situations of preventive measures.
  
• 24. Hand hygiene.
  

Literature

recommended literature
• KOLLÁROVÁ, Helena. Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011, 206, [5]. ISBN 9788024427157. info
• GÖPFERTOVÁ, Dana, Petr PAZDIORA and Jana DÁŇOVÁ. Epidemiologie : obecná a speciální epidemiologie infekčních nemocí. 2., přepr. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2013, 223 s. ISBN 9788024622231. info
• JINDRÁK, Vlastimil, Dana HEDLOVÁ and Pavla URBÁŠKOVÁ. Antibiotická politika a prevence infekcí v nemocnici. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2014, 709 stran. ISBN 9788020428158. info
• ŠRÁMOVÁ, Helena. Nozokomiální nákazy. 3. vyd. Praha: Maxdorf, 2013, 400 s. ISBN 9788073452865. info
• 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. Edited by Kamil Provazník - Lumír Komárek. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav, 2001, 63 s. ISBN 8070711949. 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
• 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.
• 1. Stone DB, Armstrong WR, Macrina DM, Pankau JW: Introduction to epidemiology. Dubuque, IA - USA: Brown & Benchmark Publishers; 1996. pp 22-63, 115-150.
• 4. Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006. pp 117-131.
• 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.
• 6. www.cdc.gov (information not found in the books).
• 5. www.who.int (information not found in the books).
• 7. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx (information not found in the books).

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.   It will be required to successfully complete the prerequisite subjects.

2.   Absences will be tolerated just due to medical reasons - Students must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse.
  + 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.

3.   Fulfilment of given tasks:
  + In case of unjustified absence (starting from second 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).

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

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 in original.
  b) Unjustified absences → the student does not present the medical excuse (original) in the following week of the absence.
  c) Late coming to classes → the student arrives after 10 min. from beginnig of the lesson.

2.   Measures against absenteeism or late coming to classes:
  a) Every unjustified absence (starting from second one) 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) Students will receive an email with the seminar paper instructions, and the word and power point frames.
  c) 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 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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• VLIN7X21 Infectious Diseases I -practice

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.

Teacher's information

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

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