Control of Communicable Diseases

Code:

OPT_MSP12_20

Acronym:

MSP12_20

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Epidemiology

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	9	Master Degree Public Health - Official Plan12	1	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This programme aims to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases in the 21st Century by discussing strategies in surveillance, prevention and control, as well as evaluating how they impact public health.

Learning outcomes and competences

This course provides a broad understanding of infectious diseases and is of particular relevance to in-service health professionals. We will discuss strategies for the control and treatment of infectious diseases, allowing the student to acquire new knowledge and update his/hers current expertise

Working method

Presencial

Program

Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases

Immunology of infections and vaccines

Health Care-Related Infections

Bacterial infections

Viral Infections

Parasitology

Tuberculosis

Infections in the migrant population

Infections in the population of drug users

Infections in the prison population

Infections of the newborn

Zoonosis

Mandatory literature

David L Heymann. ; Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 20th edition. American Public Health Association, 2014

Complementary Bibliography

Kenrad E Nelson and Carolyn M Williams.; Infectious Disease Epidemiology. 3rd edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2014

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodologies used have as purpose to present first the theoretical dimension of the main concepts and problems, followed by discussion of problem cases.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam 100%