Fisica | COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTH PHYSICS
Fisica COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTH PHYSICS
cod. 0522600028
COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTH PHYSICS
| 0522600028 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO" | |
| PHYSICS | |
| 2013/2014 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010 | |
| SECONDO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS/07 | 6 | 48 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE METHODS AND TOOLS USED BY PHYSICS TO STUDY COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, HIGHLIGHTING THE KEY ASPECTS OF COMPLEXITY AND NETWORKS OF NATURAL (E.G., FOOD NETWORKS) AND HUMAN ORIGIN (SOCIAL NETWORKS, WORLD WIDE WEB ETC.), AND THEN TO INTRODUCE THE STUDY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AS NETWORK BASED COMPLEX SYSTEMS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF COMPLEX SYSTEM AND NETWORK, THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE, MADE BY BOTH NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC SYSTEMS, AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS EXISTING IN BIOLOGY, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ON REAL CASES. MAKING JUDGEMENTS: ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY ASSESS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM OR NETWORK IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ABILITY TO TRANSMIT THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORM. LEARNING SKILLS: ABILITY TO OBTAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND COLLABORATE TO CARRY OUT EXPERIMENTS AND / OR RESEARCH ON THE TOPICS COVERED. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| ABILITY TO READ AND STUDY ENGLISH TEXTS. KNOWLEDGE OF METHODS OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY. |
| Contents | |
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| 1) SUMMARY AND BASIC CONCEPTS OF MEDICAL PHYSICS, BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2) COMPLEX SYSTEMS, NETWORKS, METHODS AND TOOLS FOR STUDY AND ANALYSIS 3) NATURAL COMPLEX SYSTEMS: BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD WEBS, ETC. 4) ANTHROPOGENIC COMPLEX SYSTEMS: SOCIAL NETWORKS, ECONOMIC NETWORKS, COMPUTER NETWORKS, ETC. 5) COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS IN PUBLIC HEALTH; THE NETWORK MEDICINE. 6) METHODS AND TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF COMPLEXITY IN HEALTH CARE |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURES EXERCISES |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAMINATION AFTER PRODUCTION OF A WRITTEN PAPER ON A TOPIC OF THE COURSE (THESIS). |
| Texts | |
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| SLIDES OF THE COURSE AVAILABLE ON THE TEACHER'S WEB PAGE ALBERT LAZLO BARABASI, "LINK", EINAUDI, 2004 NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS, JAMES H. FOWLER, "CONNECTED", LITTLE, BROWN & C, 2009 JOACHIM P. STURMBERG, CARMEL M. MARTIN, "HANDBOOK OF SYSTEMS AND COMPLEXITY IN HEALTH"; SPRINGER, 2013 SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AVAILABLE ON THE TEACHER'S WEB PAGE ALONG WITH THE SLIDES. |
| More Information | |
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| THE DETAILED LIST OF THE CHAPTERS OF TEXTBOOKS TO USE FOR THE COURSE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE SLIDES AND SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS BEFORE THE COURSE. |
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