Samenvatting MIN06 Global health and infectious diseases (theme F, G-I & G-II) - geneeskunde en biomedische wetenschappen Radboud Universiteit

Summary MIN06 Global health theme F, G-I and G-II
Theme F Interpreting literature for pubic health advice & infectious disease epidemiology................2
Outbreak investigation......................................................................................................................2
Theme G-I Health systems responsiveness and global health governance............................................5
Theme G-II Methods for priority setting of health interventions.........................................................11
Criteria.............................................................................................................................................11
Decision making...............................................................................................................................12




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, Theme F Interpreting literature for pubic health advice
& infectious disease epidemiology
Outbreak investigation
 Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or
events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health
problems
 Outbreak  the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness with a frequency
clearly in excess of normal expectancy
 Team HIP at Radboudumc
o Head  microbiologist
o Epidemiologist  surveillance of hospital infections, outbreak detection
o Infection prevention specialists
o Assistant IPC specialist

Infection, prevention and core (IPC) components




 IPC
o Isolation precautions
o Cleaning and disinfection
o Hand hygiene and basis hygienic measures
 Isolation precautions  4 types
o Contact isolation
o Droplet isolation
o Droplet-contact isolation
o Strict isolation
 COVID  droplet-contact isolation


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