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Epidemiology - CPHKEP2
Title: Epidemiologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3FM CU (12-EPID)
Faculty: Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual: from 2016
Semester: summer
Points: 4
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:5/29, C+Ex [HS]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: combined
Teaching methods: combined
Level:  
Additional information: http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/cs/pracoviste/epidemiologie
Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Alexander Čelko, CSc.
Classification: Health Care > Basic Sciences
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)
The subject is taught in bachelor?s study programme Specialisation in Health Care, subject Public Health in the 2nd year of study (combined study). Communicable, non-communicable diseases, principles of passive and active immunization.
Aim of the course -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Goal of the subject is make students acquainted with special epidemiology ? occurrence (incidence, prevalence, mortality) and basic characteristics of communicable and non-communicable diseases (influenza, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,etc), with epidemiology of cancers (trends of incidence and mortality of most frerquent cancers), immunizations programmes in CR and worldwide.

Goal of the practical trainings is to master the subject of investigation in epidemiology and epidemiological methods of work.

Course completion requirements - Czech
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (26.09.2012)

Nutná účast 80% na praktických cvičeních, možnost náhrady chybějící výuky po individuální konzultaci s jednotlivými vyučujícími

Zkouška formou testu 20 otázek multiple choice test - 70 % správných odpovědí

Tématické okruhy:

                        Základy pasivní a aktivní imunizace

                        Střevní bakteriální a virové nákazy

                        Respirační virové a bakteriální nákazy

                        Virové hepatitidy

                        HIV/AIDS

                        Nákazy s přírodní ohniskovostí

 

Literature -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

1. Kolektiv: Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi ? souborné vydání, Univerzita Karlova /

Fortuna, 2004, 736 stran, ISBN 80-7168-942-4

2. Dana Göpfertová, Petr Pazdiora, Jana Dáňová: Epidemiologie (obecná a speciální

epidemiologie infekčních nemocí), Učební texty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, Karolinum

2006, ISBN 80-246-1232-1

Teaching methods -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Lectures, practical trainings - practical examples and model situation

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (26.09.2012)

For awarding the credit is inevitable at least 80% attendance at practical trainings and successful passing the test (20 questions of a multiple choice test - 70% of correct answers)
After elapsing all the offered test dates at least 14 days interval is necessary for a new test date after consultation with the head teacher.
Missing practical training can be substitute only by consultation with appropriate teacher.

Syllabus -
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Lecutres

1. Viral Hepatitis

Epidemiological features, diagnostics, preventive and epidemic measures, occurrence.

Infectious agents, epdiemiological characteristics and differences of viral hepatitis

A,B,C,D, E. Differential diagnostics of viral hepatitis.

2. Immunization programs

Strategy of active and passive immunization in Czech Republic and new valid vaccination

schedule. Contraindications and complications of vaccination.

Practices

3. Geographic distribution of infection. Lyme Borreliosis

Characteristics, spectrum of infections, etiologic agents, vectors, reservoir of infectious

agents, host, endemicity, ecology. Examples from Czech Republic and world.

4. Intestinal bacterial infections (food-borne bacterial disease)

Epidemiological characteristics of etiological agents, differential diagnosis, epidemic

measures. Epidemic of thyphoid fever, practical example.

5. Cancer Epidemiology

Most frequent cancer´s incidence and mortality in Czech Republic, secular trend and their

analysis. Epidemiologic study ? practical exercise.

6. Epidemiology of acute respiratory illnesses and Reye´s syndrome

Characteristics of acute respiratory illnesses of viral and mycoplasmal etiology,

epidemiology of influenza, Reye´s syndrome, bird´s influenza, vaccination strategy.

7. Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS

History, description and case definition, epidemiological features of HIV/AIDS infection,

occurrence in Czech Republic and worldwide, trends and perspectives of therapy and

control.

Course completion requirements - Czech
Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (26.09.2012)

Nutná účast 80% na praktických cvičeních, možnost náhrady chybějící výuky po individuální konzultaci s jednotlivými vyučujícími

Zkouška formou testu 20 otázek multiple choice test - 70 % správných odpovědí

Tématické okruhy:

                        Základy pasivní a aktivní imunizace

                        Střevní bakteriální a virové nákazy

                        Respirační virové a bakteriální nákazy

                        Virové hepatitidy

                        HIV/AIDS

                        Nákazy s přírodní ohniskovostí

 

 
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