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Objectives
At the end of the course students are expected to have basic knowledge about:
- general terms used in the area of risk, risk management and risk assessment;
- respective methods used in this field of analysis
Target Attendees / Participants
As introductory, the course is targeting the wide range of participants, such as:
- professionals dealing with risk issues on management or operation level,
- individuals with no previous experience in the field of risk management in health field, but willing to extend their knowledge and take up new roles in risk management in their companies,
- students of Steinbeis Master of Risk Engineering and Management program and similar programs.
Course Content by Units
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Unit
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Content
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1
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Basics of Risk: Analysis, Assessment and Management
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2
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Risk Analysis in Perspective (Measures of Risk)
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3
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Dose-Response Functions
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4
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Risk Perception and Communication
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5
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Variability and Uncertainty
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6
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Cumulative Risk Assessment
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7
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Risk Assessment, Management and Law
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8
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Application to Public Health – WHO Methodology
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Review
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Review and conclusions, Questions and answers
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Teaching Methods
The course includes:
- introductory note explaining aim and structure of the course, and used methodology as well
- ex cathedra lecturing illustrated by number of examples
- review of main topics in the end of each lecturing unit
Literature
- Night noise guidelines for Europe. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2009
(http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/43316/E92845.pdf, accessed 7 October
2010)
- Babisch W. The noise/stress concept, risk assessment and research needs. Noise & Health, 2002,
4(16): 1–11.
- Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe (NOISE) [web site]. Copenhagen, European
Environment Agency, 2009 (http://noise.eionet.europa.eu/index.html, accessed 15 February
2011).
- Kephalopoulos S et al., eds. Proceedings of the International Workshop on “Combined Environmental
Exposure: Noise, Air Pollution, Chemicals”, Ispra, Italy, 15–16 January 2007. Luxembourg,
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007.
- Prüss-Üstün A et al. Introduction and methods: assessing the environmental burden of disease at
national and local levels. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003.
- Prüss-Üstün A, Kay D, Fewtrell L, Bartram J (2003) Water, sanitation and hygiene. In:
Ezzati M, Lopez AD, Rodgers A, Murray CJL, eds. Comparative quantification of health
risks: global and regional burden of disease due to selected major risk factors. Geneva,
World Health Organization (in press).
- Parma Declaration on Environment and Health, the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment
and Health, Parma, Italy, 10–12 March 2010 (http://www.euro.who.
int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/78608/E93618.pdf, accessed 7 October 2010)
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