Science of Prevention and Sanitary Management

· Concept of health
· Determinants of health
· Causal relationships
· Natural history of infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases
· Epidemiology: principles and methods
· Sources of health data
· Measures in epidemiology
· Elements of descriptive, analytical and experimental epidemiology
· Prevention and health promotion: principles and methods
· Principles of prevention of non-infectious diseases (Lifestyle, screening)
· Principles of prevention of infectious diseases (Vaccines and vaccinations)
· Education and health promotion

- Introduction to the concepts of jurisprudence;
- The code of conduct;
- Informed consent, professional secrecy and privacy regulations;
- The medical record and health documentation;
- Imputability and legal capacity;
- Interdiction, incapacitation, support administration;
- Professional liability and compensation for damages;
- The obligations of the health professional;
- Health-related offences;
- Social and private insurance;
- Definition of death and concepts of Thanatology and Forensic Pathology;
- The 'end of life' (Anticipated Treatment Provisions and Order 207 of 16 November 2018 of the Constitutional Court).

The evolution of labour law. The sources of law
Fundamentals of trade union law (trade union freedom, the collective agreement, the subjects of the trade union system, the strike)
The employment relationship: constitution, performance and termination (mode of constitution, form, atypical relationships, exercise of employer's powers, individual dismissal).

Epidemiology: definition, objectives, and historical background
Conceptual models of disease: from cause to prevention
Data collection and management: tools and methodologies
Types of epidemiological studies: descriptive, analytical, and experimental
The evidence pyramid: hierarchy and evaluation of scientific sources
Structure of a scientific article: critical reading and interpretation
Bias and confounding factors: identification, prevention, and management
Bibliographic research: use of PubMed and reference management tools
Use of Excel (Office 365): data analysis and visualization
Clinical drug trials: phases, objectives, and regulatory framework

- Definitions of the welfare state, from its origins to the present day. Marshall's concept of citizenship, in its various components.
- Welfare state and welfare mix. Models of intervention in welfare policies.
- The historical evolution of the welfare state in Europe. From its origins to the 1970s: emergence, consolidation, and expansion. The divergence between the occupational model and the universalistic model.
- The socio-economic transformations of the last thirty years and the crisis of the welfare state.
- The reform of the welfare state. The concept of recalibration.
- Esping-Andersen's welfare regimes and the related debate.
- The welfare state in Italy: origin, development, and reform processes over the last twenty years. The Italian welfare state in a comparative perspective.
- The institutional and regulatory framework of social services in Italy.

First part (Basic Concepts)
The concept of the firm from an economic and legal perspective, through the study of various authors: Zappa, Mason-Bain (cross-fertilization), Amaduzzi, Onida, Cassandro. Classification of firms. Business cycles: Technical-Economic-Financial. The figure of the "innovative" entrepreneur: Schumpeter.
Second part (Organizational Theories)
The organization of the firm according to several authors: Smith, Taylor, Fayol, Weber, Mayo, McClelland, McGregor, Herzberg, Mintzberg, Simon. Stakeholder theory: from Bowen to Freeman, etc.
Organizational charts: Simple, Functional, Divisional, and Matrix structures.
The role of the manager (group activity: what is the ideal manager? What skills should they have?).
Quality (as a "competitive advantage" for the firm): Definitions of quality. Basic principles of quality. Entities involved in the Quality Management System. The quality certification process. Models for measuring quality: the Six Sigma approach.