HYGIENE, HOSPITAL HYGIENE and Infectious Diseases 2Module HOSPITAL HYGIENE
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: ANTONELLA PAOLA AGODIExpected Learning Outcomes
Aims of the course are to provide students with knowledge on the impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) at national, European and global level, on the concepts and tools for the HAI epidemiological surveillance according to the standards of European and/or national projects; to prepare the students for evaluating results of surveillance studies and of the main strategies for the prevention and control of HCAIs.
Course Structure
The course includes lectures in which continuous interaction with students is encouraged and specific examples to apply the knowledge acquired during the course.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Required Prerequisites
Detailed Course Content
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI): definitions, epidemiology, prevention and control. The European surveillance of HAI: definitions, activities, strategies and principles. Diseases-specific ECDC network. The epidemiological study of HAI: repeated prevalence and incidence studies, laboratory-based surveillance. The surveillance of Surgical Site Infections. The surveillance of HAI in Intensive Care Units: European and Italian projects. Compliance with guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis. Patient safety and clinical risk management. The Clean Care is Safer Care project of the WHO.
Textbook Information
1. Barbuti S., Fara G.M., Giammanco G. – Igiene, medicina di comunità e sanità pubblica. Edizione EDISES 2014
2. Vitale F, Zagra M. Igiene, epidemiologia e organizzazione sanitaria orientate per problemi. Editore: Elsevier – Masson.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI): definitions, epidemiology, prevention and control. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
| 2 | The surveillance of HAIs at European level: definitions, activities, strategies and principles. ECDC surveillance networks. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
| 3 | The epidemiological study of HAIs: repeated prevalence studies, incidence studies, laboratory-based surveillance. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
| 4 | Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections. The surveillance of HAIs in the Intensive Care Units: European and national projects. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
| 5 | Compliance with the guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis. Patient safety and clinical risk management. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
| 6 | The Clean Care is Safer Care Project of the WHO. | Ad hoc material will be distributed during the course of the lessons and will be made available on the Studium website |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Written and oral exams
The highest grade will be assigned to the student who has demonstrated mastery of the topics, ability to applyknowledge, communication skills and mastery of the disciplinary vocabulary.
Verification of learning can also be carried out by an online platform, if needed
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
The surveillance networks of the ECDC.
Patient-based active epidemiological surveillance:
a) takes less time than passive
b) it is inexpensive
c) allows you to measure the risk of infection
d) is based on data from the microbiology laboratory
e) collects data on the number of patients and days of hospitalization, at unit / ward level