Fisica | COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN PHYSICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

cod. 0522600037

COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN PHYSICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

	0522600037
	DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"
	EQF7
	PHYSICS
	2016/2017

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	FIS/07	6	48	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SCIENCE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND TO THE STUDY OF HEALTH SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: 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. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS TO MAKE THE STUDENT CAPABLE OF USING TOOLS, COGNITIVE AND COMPUTER-BASED, TO THE STUDY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND TO APPLY THESE METHODS INTO THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS.

THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SCIENCE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND TO THE STUDY OF HEALTH SYSTEMS

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
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.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE COURSE AIMS TO MAKE THE STUDENT CAPABLE OF USING TOOLS, COGNITIVE AND COMPUTER-BASED, TO THE STUDY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND TO APPLY THESE METHODS INTO THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS.

	Prerequisites
	ABILITY TO READ AND STUDY ENGLISH TEXTS. KNOWLEDGE OF METHODS OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY.

	Contents
	PART 1: HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE CONCEPT OF HEALTH, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, HEALTH PLANNING, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH SYSTEM, ELEMENTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY PART 2: COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE, CHARACTERISTICS OF SYSTEMS, TRANSDISCIPLINARITY, COMPLEX NATURAL SYSTEMS (ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD WEBS, ETC.), COMPLEX SYSTEMS ANTHROPOGENIC (SOCIAL NETWORKS, ECONOMIC, INFORMATIONAL ETC.), APPLICATIONS IN THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS (MANAGEMENT, TRAINING ETC .), SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH, NETWORK MEDICINE PART 3: METHODS FOR STUDYING COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE OVERVIEW OF THE METHODS, SYSTEM DYNAMICS, NETWORK ANALYSIS, AGENT-BASED MODELING, EXPERIENCES OF APPLICATION ON CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH

Contents

PART 1: HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE
CONCEPT OF HEALTH, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, HEALTH PLANNING, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH SYSTEM, ELEMENTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

PART 2: COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE, CHARACTERISTICS OF SYSTEMS, TRANSDISCIPLINARITY, COMPLEX NATURAL SYSTEMS (ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD WEBS, ETC.), COMPLEX SYSTEMS ANTHROPOGENIC (SOCIAL NETWORKS, ECONOMIC, INFORMATIONAL ETC.), APPLICATIONS IN THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS (MANAGEMENT, TRAINING ETC .), SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH, NETWORK MEDICINE

PART 3: METHODS FOR STUDYING COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
OVERVIEW OF THE METHODS, SYSTEM DYNAMICS, NETWORK ANALYSIS, AGENT-BASED MODELING, EXPERIENCES OF APPLICATION ON CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES AND EXERCISES

	Verification of learning
	PRODUCTION OF A WRITTEN PAPER OR A COMPUTER ACTIVITY ON A TOPIC OF THE COURSE (THESIS). ORAL DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC, ON THE ANALYSIS AND ON THE INSTRUMENTS USED.

	Texts
	LECTURE NOTES G. CALDARELLI, M. CATANZARO, "NETWORKS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION", OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS N. CHRISTAKIS, J. FOWLER, "CONNECTED", HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS T.W. VALENTE, "SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH", OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS