MedInTO Medicine and Surgery

Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine

Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine

Academic year 2024/2025

Sommario del corso

• Course objectives
• Results of learning outcomes
• Program
• Course delivery
• Learning assessment methods
• Suggested readings and bibliography
• Notes
• Teaching Modules
• Teaching tools
• Course card

Course objectives

Public Health

The aims of the module are the following

• to analyse epidemiological data on the health of the population suggesting possible causes of geographical variations and temporal trends in the distribution of diseases and risk factors
• to identify the mechanisms responsible for inequalities in health in order to tackle them with effective policies
• to measure how much health could be gained through appropriate primary and seondary prevention strategies
• to value advantages and critical points of different health systems and to know the organization of the Italian Health National System 

Statistics

The aims of the module are the following

• to provide the students with critical tools to set up the statistican analysis of a database according to the design of the study
• to become familiar with the use of a statistical software
• to carry out a standard statistical analysis
• to interpret and discuss the results obtained

Forensic Medicine

The aims of the module are the following

• to understand the legal framework of medical obligations towards patients, judiciary and the public
• to understand the legal framework of medical liabilty
• to critically evaluate forensic problems related to the ascertainment of death and its causes

Occupational Medicine:

The aims of the module are the following

• to provide the basic knowledge of occupational diseases (by physical, chemical and biological agents) through critical analysis of clinical cases
• to evaluate of the results of the occupational medical examination
• to manage the legal obligations in occupational medicine

Results of learning outcomes

1. At the end of the Public Health module, students will be able to:

• read and discuss epidemiological data
• discuss mechanisms of generation and contrast of health inequalities 
• discuss main interventions for primary and secondary prevention 
• suggest clinical pathways in NHS, particularly regarding frail groups
• discuss main mechanisms of NHS functioning
• discuss main models of health systems in the world
• discuss benefits and criticisms of various health systems
• discuss core concepts of health economics 

At the end of the Forensic Medicine module, students will be:

• knowledge and understanding of the most relevant laws and regulations that govern the practice of medicine in Italy
• ability to identify and describe injuries caused by the most common mechanisms of wounding
  
  

Program

Public Health

• Introduction to public health
• Health needs assessment
• Social determinants of health, health inequalities and policies to tackle inequalities
• Social determinants of health: Commercial determinants of health
• Organisation and financing of NHS
• Epidemiology of health needs
• The strategy of preventing medicine
• Changing behavior health promotion
• Evidence-Based Public Health
• Systemic analysis of organization, appropriateness and audit
• Screening
• Health economics
• How do differences in organizing public health services affect health system performance?
• Monitoring Social Determinants of Health Equity

Statistics

• Descriptive analysis of the study sample
• How to choose the most appropriate statistical test
• Comparison of means / medians and how to perform a test on binary variables
• How to carry out a regression analysis

Arguments will be ilustrated through case studies analyzed with the R software 

Forensic Medicine

• Principles of criminal law: Crimes against life and security of individuals; IPV, sexual assault, duty to report to judicial authority, professional secrecy
• Other relevant health legislation: pregnancy termination, medically assisted reproduction
• Death certification, organ donation and transplant regulations, thanatology and PMI estimation
• Consent to medical treatment (law n° 219/2017)
• Elements of medical liability (law n° 24/2017)
• Elements of forensic thanatology and pathology

Occupational Medicine

• Major occupational diseases from physical, chemical and biological agents
• Risk assessment in occupational scenarios: exposure evaluation
• Principles of Industrial Toxicology
• Biological Monitoring in the workplace
• Medical surveillance according to DL 81/2008

Course delivery

Formal lessons and exercises, simulations, problem based learing materials, audiovisual materials, suggested readings.

Learning assessment methods

Written test will be structured as follows:

• Public Health (3 CFU) 4 open questions - 40 minutes
• Forensic Medicine (3 CFU) open and multiple choice questions - 30 minutes
• Occupational Medicine (2 CFU) multiple choice questions - 20 minutes
• Statistic (1 CFU) written test + homework (the homework can grant up to to marks to the final mark for the module)

The expected degree is at least 18/30 for each module, the final result will consist of the weighted mean based on CFU.

Slides,videorecorded lessons and further materials published in moodle https://elearning.unito.it/medicina/course/index.php?categoryid=2604

For further deepenings

• Forensic Medicine:
  Slides, review articles, other text and e-resources provided by teacher
• Occupational medicine:
  Further materials suggested during lessons

Notes

Students with DSA or disabilities are kindly requested to take note of the reception services and support services offered by the University of Turin, and in particular of the procedures required for exam support.

Teaching Modules

• Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine - Module of Forensic Medicine (SCB0228D)
• Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine - Module of Hygiene and Public Health (SCB0228A)
• Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine - Module of Medical Statistics (SCB0228B)
• Hygiene, Public Health, Forensic and Occupational Medicine - Module of Occupational Medicine (SCB0228C)

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