2026
Information and Surveillance System in Public Health
Name: Information and Surveillance System in Public Health
Code: ENF13670O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Acquisition of knowledge that allows you to collaborate in the use of epidemiological methods for the detection, investigation and control of outbreaks or other events of public health importance;
Describe and characterize the surveillance and alert systems in epidemiology and public health, and their contribution to the detection of outbreaks;
Identify and characterize the stages of investigation of an outbreak;
Understand the importance of detecting events with a potential impact on public health, at national, European and international levels;
Understand the importance of national and international intersectoral cooperation in controlling outbreaks or other events with a potential impact on public health.
Describe and characterize the surveillance and alert systems in epidemiology and public health, and their contribution to the detection of outbreaks;
Identify and characterize the stages of investigation of an outbreak;
Understand the importance of detecting events with a potential impact on public health, at national, European and international levels;
Understand the importance of national and international intersectoral cooperation in controlling outbreaks or other events with a potential impact on public health.
Contents
Public health surveillance and alert systems
National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE)
Detection of outbreaks and events with potential impact on public health
Stages of investigation of outbreaks and events with potential impact on public health
Public health alerts in the national context - Detection and intervention
Public health alerts in the European and international context - Detection and intervention
Use of geographic information systems to investigate outbreaks
National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE)
Detection of outbreaks and events with potential impact on public health
Stages of investigation of outbreaks and events with potential impact on public health
Public health alerts in the national context - Detection and intervention
Public health alerts in the European and international context - Detection and intervention
Use of geographic information systems to investigate outbreaks
Teaching Methods
The teaching/learning process will be organized based on theoretical and theoretical-practical teaching sessions. In the theoretical sessions, the first approach to the theme is promoted, presenting the different perspectives on it and confronting the student with conflicting and / or complementary approaches. In the theoretical-practical sessions, emphasis is placed on the student's work and his active participation in dynamizing the sessions through the analysis, discussion and debate of the different themes, previously the subject of study and reflection. These teaching sessions, where the debate dominates the teaching-learning process, will always be guided and moderated by the teacher. The evaluation consists of an indivdual written test.
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