FHV340 Patient Safety and Infection Control
Credits (ECTS):10
Course responsible:Ida Rashida Khan Bukholm
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Norsk
Limits of class size:At least 8 students need to sign up for the course in order for it to run. Max 35 students.
Course frequency:Annually.
Nominal workload:Totally 250 hours. Workshops: 30 h X 2 weeks = 60 hours. Preparation and following up work of the workshops, including e-learning and self-study: 90 hours. Semester assignment 100 hours.
Teaching and exam period:The course is run in the autumn parallel.
About this course
Learning outcome
- The teaching will be a combination of lectures, group discussions and presentations of scientific articles in groups.
- The teachers are available at the workshops and through Canvas.
- Knowledge in epidemiology (as e.g. FHV320), statistical methods and general microbiology.
- Individual written school examination. Pass/ fail
- An external examiner approves the evaluation method, in this case the text for the exam. The external examiner should participate in evaluating the exam.
All groups shall participate in oral presentation and discussion of selected cases.
At least 75% attendance in classes is required to be able to sit for the exam in the course.
Mandatory semester assignment that must be approved before the students can take the final exam. Deadline for submission of the assignment will be approximately 4 weeks before the final exam.
- The course is offered in collaboration with KBM. 4-6 workshops spread on the autumn term. Teaching may be taking place in The Norwegian Institute of Public Health's localities in Oslo.
- The course is based on intensive workshops. Approx. 2 weeks full time (lectures and seminars).
- M-FOL / M-FOL-DEL
- Letter grades
- Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse).