Preventive Medicine - FDP065

• Title: Preventive Medicine
• Guaranteed by: Department of Preventive Medicine (15-220)
• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:15/15, C [HS]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: deregister from the credit exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled
• Guarantor: prof. Ing. Zdeněk Fiala, CSc.
• Pre-requisite : {Compulsory subjects 3rd year Dentistry (2019->)}
• Incompatibility : FZ10066
• Interchangeability : FA0209063, FZ10066
• In complex pre-requisite: FDP079

Annotation

English

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (13.09.2023)

Hygiene and Preventive Medicine is preventive health science that deals with the protection and promotion of health. As part of this course will be discussed ways of prevention of excessive exposure to risk factors from living and working environment. The preventive programs organized in the practice of GPs will be mentioned, particularly primary and early secondary prevention of cardiovascular, metabolic and cancer diseases.

Czech

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (13.09.2023)

Hygiena a preventivní lékařství je preventivní medicínský obor, který se zabývá ochranou a podporou zdraví. V rámci uvedeného předmětu budou zmíněny možnosti prevence nadměrné expozice rizikovým faktorům z životního a pracovního prostředí. Představeny budou preventivní programy realizované v praxi praktických lékařů, zejména primární a včasná sekundární prevence kardiovaskulárních, metabolických a nádorových onemocnění.

Entry requirements

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (15.09.2023)

Prerequisites:

Need to pass in order to erol the subject Dentistry 3rd year.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (15.09.2023)

Credit

Rules of the credit obtaining

· attendance at seminars (tolerance of one absence)

· passing a written test (topics from lectures and seminars)

 

 

 

Examination

For examination is accepted student who has received credit. The exam is oral.

The dates and times of the examinations will be determined by the department after consultation with students.

Syllabus

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (13.09.2023)

Lectures

Lecturers

• Prof. Zdenek Fiala, M.Sc., Ph.D.
• Assoc. Prof. Jindra Smejkalova, M.D., Ph.D.
• Lenka Kotingova, M.D., Ph.D.

1. Introduction to Preventive Medicine (Health protection and Health promotion). Harmful effects of dental materials. (Fiala 3) 
2. The most frequent occupational physical hazards. Dust, noise, vibrations, ionizing radiation. (Kotingova 3)
3. Occupational stress. Sources of occupational stress in hospitals. Burnout syndrome. Ways of prevention. (Smejkalova 3)
4. Nutrition. Health aspects of nutrition. (Kotingova 3)
5. Hospital hazards. Specific health risks in dental practice (musculo-skeletal disorders, infections, chemical agents).  Professional illnesses of health-care workers. Ways of prevention. Absolute and relative contraindication for work in risk. (Smejkalova 3)

 Practical courses and seminars

 Teachers

• Prof. Zdenek Fiala, M.Sc., Ph.D.
• Assoc. Prof. Jindra Smejkalova, M.D., Ph.D.
• Lenka Kotingova, M.D., Ph.D.

1. Hygiene of living spaces. Biological, chemical and physical factors in interiors that affect health. Prevention options. Drinking water, sources and contamination of drinking water.
2. Prevention of selected cancers. Primary and early secondary prevention of colorectal carcinoma, breast carcinoma, cervix uteri carcinoma, lung carcinoma, prostate carcinoma and skin cancers.
3. Primary and early secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Analysis of nutritional state and lifestyle of medical students. Example of simple preventive screening of cardiovascular disease risk factors. During the seminar it is possible to have your blood taken for glycaemia and cholesterolaemia tests - in this case do not have breakfast in the morning.
4. Categorization of work. Ways of prevention – collective and individual. Medical prevention – periodical preventive check-ups.
5. Nosocomial infections. The most commons infections, the most risky workplaces, ways of prevention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature

Last update: Bc. Iva Malířová (13.09.2023)

Compulsory literature

1. J. La Dou Occupational and Environmental Medicine. A LANGE medical book. 2nd ed., Appleton and Lange, Prentice-Hall International, 1997. ISBN 0-8385-7217-0

Recommend literature

1. A. B. Tarcher Principles and Practice of Environmental Medicine. Plenum Medical Book Company, New York, 1992