- Basic concepts of public health: concept of health; historical data; current epidemiological background and classification of diseases; concept of risk; indicators, exposure-effect, determinants of health and illness; basic concepts of primary health care (1h)
- Healthcare systems, brief overview of healthcare management and health economics; clinical governance and contestualization; primary healthcare services, integrated care pathways management; evidence-based practice and exercise on pubmed (4h)
- Prevention strategies in the Community (please see Public Health course to complement); primary (health education methodology, interventions for food safety and environment, vaccinations), secondary (screening) and tertiary. Risk assessment: biomarkers (circulating peptides and metabolites, OMICS), risk scores in public health, ethical issues (3h)