Communicable Diseases and Vaccination Expertise (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows tha Communicable Diseases Act and relevant decrees;
- identifies the key and the current national and global communicable diseases and knows how to prevent and treat them;
- knows how to vaccinate safely.

Content (course unit)

- Communicable Diseases Act and decree
- generally hazardous and notifiable communicable diseases
- prevention, treatment and safe vaccination of communicable diseases
- travellers' health

Prerequisites (course unit)

30 ects of initial stage studies must be completed before entering the middle stage studies.

Exam schedules

Exam 19.9.2019, 8.30-10.00
Retakes in Electronic Exam service, dates will be updated later.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam: 0-5
Presentations: pass/fail, 100% presence, active participation

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, presentations, small group work, independent work, online work
Will be updated later.

Learning materials

Available in Tabula,
will be updated later.

Student workload

Requires 3 x 27h = 81 hours of student’s work.

Content scheduling

Mandatory orientation for the course: 20.08.2019
Mandatory presence in the presentation

Completion alternatives

There is no alteranative method for this course.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Possibility to do Project hours after completion of the course: Vaccination days in Tampere.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student does not meet the criteria below.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- knows the prevention and treatment of the most common communicable diseases, along with care and guidance for the patient
- knows the basic priciples of safe vaccination
- knows the most common vaccines and the main principles of a national vaccine program
- knows the basics of vaccination-related guidance

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- knows the prevention and treatment of the most common communicable diseases, along with care and guidance for the patient
- is able to apply the principles of safe vaccination
- knows the most common vaccines and vaccines of the national vaccination program
- knows the basics of vaccination-related guidance

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- masters the prevention and treatment of communicable diseases along with care and guidance at the individual and population level
- is able to apply the principles of safe vaccination in different situations
- knows the national vaccination program and its vaccines, as well as the most common travelers’ vaccines
- knows the basics of vaccination-related guidance