Course: Microbiology, Epidemiology and Hygiene

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Course title Microbiology, Epidemiology and Hygiene
Course code UZV/PAMI3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tkadlecová Hana, MUDr.
  • Zemánek Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminars: Microbiology. - Agents of infectious diseases and their basic characteristics, pathogenicity and virulence, toxins microbiological examination methods and collection of biological material - 2 hours. Immunology. - Basic concepts of immunology, immune system function, specific and non-specific immune response, human microbiome. Active and passive immunization, immunopathological reactions - 2 hours - Laboratory methods and treatment in immunology - 2 hours General epidemiology. - The process of spreading the disease and the factors affecting it, the course of the disease and infectious disease, anti-epidemic and outbreak measures, vaccination - 4 hours. Special epidemiology. - Viral hepatitis A, B, C, E, AIDS - 2 hours - Airborne infections - 1 hour - Tick-borne infections - 1 hour - Early infections - 1 hour - Diarrhea - 1 hour - Other infections - toxoplasmosis, scabies - 1 hour - Introduction to travel medicine, risks of infections from abroad - 1 hour - Hygiene of medical facilities - 1 hour - Health-related diseases, epidemiological characteristics, their economic and health significance - 1 hour - MRSA and clostridium difficile - 2 hours - Hygiene of medical facilities, disinfection and sterilization of thermolabile materials - 2 hours

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Individual work of students
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 36 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the basic concepts of microbiology and immunology
define the basic concepts of microbiology and immunology
explain basic examination methods in microbiology and immunology
explain basic examination methods in microbiology and immunology
describe the tools and procedure of individual microbiological and immunological and epidemiological examination methods
describe the tools and procedure of individual microbiological and immunological and epidemiological examination methods
justify the difference in treatment of clients of different age groups
justify the difference in treatment of clients of different age groups
orientate in the standards of individual work performances, in the prevention of hospital infections associated with health care
orientate in the standards of individual work performances, in the prevention of hospital infections associated with health care
Skills
communicate with the client during the collection of medical history and examination methods
communicate with the client during the collection of medical history and examination methods
prepare the right tools and material for individual examination methods in microbiology, immunology and epidemiology
prepare the right tools and material for individual examination methods in microbiology, immunology and epidemiology
apply standards in the execution of individual workflows
apply standards in the execution of individual workflows
assess the client's condition before, during and after the examination
assess the client's condition before, during and after the examination
document the activities performed
document the activities performed
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
Recommended literature
  • Health 2020 - National Strategy for Health Protection and Promotion and Disease Prevention. Prague: Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, 2014.
  • Hamplová Lidmila. Mikrobiologie, imunologie, epidemiologie, hygiena pro bakalářské studium a všechny typy zdravotnických škol.. Praha. ISBN 978-80-7387-934-1.
  • HORANOVÁ, V. Úvod do základů hygieny, epidemiologie, mikrobiologie a imunologie v bodech. České Budějovice: Vlastimil Johanus, 2013.
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, V., BARTŮŇKOVÁ, J., BRDIČKA, T., ŠPÍŠEK, R. Základy imunologie. Praha: Triton, 2017.
  • RYŠKOVÁ, O. Základy lékařské mikrobiologie a imunologie pro bakalářské studium. Praha: Karolinum, 2007.
  • Schindler, Jiří. Mikrobiologie : pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3170-4.


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