1. Basic concepts of public health: concept of health; current epidemiological background and classification of diseases; concept of risk; indicators, exposure-effect, determinants of health and illness; epidemiology and prevention
2. Methods in epidemiology (measures and studies in epidemiology; bias and confounding)
3. Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases: risk factors; host-parasite relationships, source and reservoir of infection, portal of entry and exit, mode of transmission; disinfection and sterilization; vaccination; Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare associated infections (risk factors, antibiotic resistance, interventions)
4. Environmental public health and food safety: physical and chemical pollutants and environmental compartments; food contamination with biological factors
5. Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases: risk factors (smoking, alcohol, diet, microbiota, socio-economic factors); synergism and overlap of risk factors; prevention interventions (health promotion, health education, population screening, biomarkers for risk assessment).
6. Healthcare management: brief overview of the healthcare systems, quality and risk management (errors in healthcare practice, evidence-based practice, with exerc. on bibliographic search - PubMed)