Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Environmental and Public Health III
Course Code
RSV_026
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
16.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Violeta Mavčutko
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Public health doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Violeta Mavčutko
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge about the types of residential buildings, public buildings and health care institution buildings, hygiene at medical treatment institutions and related risk factors; hygiene at social and public service institutions and related risk factors; development of populated areas, basic principles of planning. To acquire knowledge about the principles of environmental risk factor assessment, development of measures to prevent the impact of environmental risk factors on people’s living conditions and health; on performing hygienic examination.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During the time allotted for the study course, the medical resident acquires knowledge about the types of residential buildings, public buildings and health care institution buildings, hygiene at medical treatment institutions and related risk factors; hygiene at social and public service institutions and related risk factors; development of populated areas, basic principles of planning.
Skills
1.As a result of completing the study course, the medical resident will be able to assess environmental risk factors, develop a plan of measures (recommendations) to prevent the impact of environmental risk factors on people’s living conditions and health, and perform hygienic examination.
Competences
1.After successful completion of the study course, the medical resident achieves the mandatory competence of a certified public health physician, which allows to assess environmental risk factors independently, develop a plan of measures (recommendations) to prevent the impact of environmental risk factors on people’s living conditions and health, and perform hygienic examination.
Assessment
Individual work
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- to prepare presentations “Hygiene and Anti-epidemic Plan of Medical Treatment Institutions” and “Immunology and Vaccinology”;
- to study the resources of the WHO and the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and available literature on infectious disease surveillance and monitoring systems, definitions of cases of illness/outbreaks, TESSy (The Epidemiological Surveillance System);
- to prepare for work with patients, study available literature, guidelines (basic principles of disease diagnosis).
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Examination
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After each study course, theoretical knowledge test in the form of a test and questions, solving situational tasks.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Basic principles of planning of populated areas. Hygienic requirements for the site selection of populated areas. Types of residential buildings, public buildings and health care institution buildings.
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Hygiene at medical treatment institutions and related risk factors.
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Plan of hygiene and anti-epidemic measures of medical treatment institutions, significance in reducing healthcare-associated infection risks, drawing up the plan.
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Seminar
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Development, cleaning of populated areas. Types of solid waste collection and disposal.
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Seminar
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Development of populated areas. Sewage collection and treatment equipment, methods.
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Biomonitoring of the human microbiome, theoretical and practical aspects.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
16.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
6
Length (weeks):
12
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Rothman, K.J., Greenland, S., Lash, T.L. Modern Epidemiology. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
2.
Dundurs J. Methodic Directions for Practical Works in Occupational Health. RSU, Rīga, 2011.
3.
Eglīte M., Aulika B., Avota M., Bāķe M.Ā., Dundurs J., Jekabsone I., Spudža D., Vanadziņš I. Vides veselība. Rīga, Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes, 2008.
4.
Klimats un ilgtspējīga attīstība. Kļaviņš M., Zaļoksnis J., Rīga: LU Akadēmiskaisapgāds, 2016, 384 lpp.
5.
Annette Prüss-Üstün, J. Wolf, C. Corvalán, R. Bos and M. Neira. Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks. World Health Organization, 2016, 147 p.
6.
Science for Environmemtal Policy Future brief: What are the health costs of environmental pollution? European Commission, 2018, 57 p
7.
Environmental Health. Intechopen. Edited by Takemi Otsuki, 2021, 256 p.
Additional Reading
1.
Environment and human health. Joint EEA-JRC report. European Environment Agency, 2013, 107 p.
2.
WHO global air quality guidelines. World Health Organization, 2021, 273 p.
3.
Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. Rīga: „Zinātne”, 2003
