Subject syllabus

Structure and content of the discipline Epidemiology
Structure of the discipline
The total workload of the discipline amounts to 3 credit units, 180 academic hours.

No.

 

Name of discipline (module) units and topics

Semester

Semester weeks

Types of academic work including students’ individual work and workload (in academic hours)

Forms of on-going performance assessment (in semester weeks)

 

In-class work

Individual work

 

Total

Lecture

Practical classes

Laboratory work

Total

Preparation for in-class work

Papers, essays etc.

Coursework (project)

Preparation for exams

Interview

Spoken test

Test

Check work marking

Paper marking

Marking of essays and other creative works

Coursework (project)

Skills testing

1.

Section 1. Organization of epidemiological studies. Epidemic process.

9

1-7

38

10

28

 

16

16

 

 

 

1-7

 

1-7

 

 

 

 

1-7

1.1.

Theme 1.1. Subject, tasks, methods, history of the development of epidemiology. The current state of infectious morbidity in the world and the Russian Federation.

9

1

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

1.2.

Theme 1.2. Description of epidemiological studies and organization of their conduct. Epidemiological statistics.

9

2

4

-

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

1.3

Theme 1.3. The concept of the epidemic process. Epidemiological classification of infectious diseases.

9

3

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

1.4.

Theme 1.4. Epidemiology of infectious diseases with fecal-oral transmission mechanism.

9

4

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

1.5.

Theme 1.5. Epidemiology of infectious diseases with an aerosol transmission mechanism.

9

5

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

5

1.6.

Theme 1.6. Epidemiology of infectious diseases with contact transmissible transmission mechanism.

9

6

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

6

 

6

 

 

 

 

6

1.7.

Control lesson. Organization of epidemiological studies. Epidemic process.

9

7

4

-

4

 

4

4

 

 

 

7

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

2.

Section 2. Anti-epidemic measures. Prevention of infectious diseases.

9

8-14

38

9

29

 

16

16

 

 

 

8-14

 

8-14

 

 

 

 

8-14

2.1.

Theme 2.1. The concept of disinfection, pest and disinfestation. Basic disinfectants, their advantages and disadvantages. Disinfectant requirements.

9

8

4

-

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

8

 

8

 

 

 

 

8

2.2.

Theme 2.2. Methods of disinfection, disinsection and disinfestation in the prevention of infectious diseases. Supervising and guiding work of the epidemiologist in outpatient settings.

9

9

7

3

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

9

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

2.3.

Theme 2.3. Immunity. Immunoprophylaxis. The status and prospects of immunization.

9

10

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

10

2.4.

Theme 2.4. Organization of preventive vaccinations. Characteristics of biological products licensed in the Russian Federation.

9

11

4

-

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

2.5.

Theme 2.5. Organization of anti-epidemic measures in the foci of infectious diseases. Epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases.

9

12

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

12

 

12

 

 

 

 

12

2.6.

Theme 2.6. Anti-epidemic measures in the prevention of nosocomial infectious diseases in hospitals.

9

13

6

2

4

 

2

2

 

 

 

13

 

13

 

 

 

 

13

2.7.

Control lesson. Organization of anti-epidemic measures. Prevention of infectious diseases.

9

14

5

-

5

 

4

4

 

 

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

14

 

Coursework (project)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exam preparation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General workload, in academic hours

 

 

76

19

57

 

32

32

 

 

 

Interim assessment

Type

Semester

Pass/fail exam

9

Exam

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