Scuola di Studi Superiori "Ferdinando Rossi" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino - SSST

The "Public Health: methodological, political and social contributions" course aims to explore public health issues related to the functioning of the National Health Service and to phenomena of particular importance for prevention professionals. In particular, the aims are:

•  Know the sources of health data and the techniques for their protection in the context of epidemiological surveillance.
•  Know the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy and the tools available to reduce its extent.
•  Know the functioning of the National Health Service, its critical issues and the future challenges that will affect it.
•  Know the role, organization and financing mechanisms of healthcare companies.

Module 1 - Data protection and informed consent in epidemiological surveillance

Teaching staff: Prof.ssa Carla Maria Zotti

• Epidemiological surveillance in Healthcare
• Data sources and study designs
• Regulatory aspects about data protection
• Impact of legislation on the implementation of epidemiological surveillance

 

Module 2 - Vaccine hesitancy: an international issue

Teaching staff: Prof. Fabrizio Bert

• The vaccine hesitancy phenomenon
• Causes of vaccine hesitancy
• The impact on the prevention of infectious diseases
• Tools and interventions to fight vaccine hesitancy

 

Module 3 - The future of the NHS: what are the key issues?

Teaching staff: Prof.ssa Roberta Siliquini

• History of the National Health Service
• Current topics of interest in Public Health
• Criticalities of Italian NHS
• Challenges for the future

 

Module 4 - Institutional set-up of the NHS: the role of the Healthcare Trusts and its impact on the organizational structure and funding

Teaching staff: Prof.ssa Maria Michela Gianino

• The peculiarity of the "health" asset
• What it means to be a public health system
• The organization of the italian system
• Healthcare companies: role, organization and financing methods

 

Written Exam