Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

Tecnologias e Equipamentos Hospitalares

Code

9582

Academic unit

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

Department

Saúde Pública e Comunidade

Credits

4.0

Teacher in charge

Teresa do Carmo Sousa Magalhães Barbosa

Total hours

28

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

 

1- Know the information technologies in the field of interoperability and decision-making;

2 know the importance of the supply function in hospitals;

3- understand the processes of hospital logistics (supply and pharmacy);

4- Knowing the determinants of hospital architecture and ergonomics;

5- To transmit facilities and equipment development lines.

Prerequisites

 

University degree.

 

Subject matter

 

Materials management, Procurement and Stocks-concepts and functions; Economic methods of Stocks Management, legislation; processes of hospital logistics; data interoperability; decision support systems; The hospital architecture - history and current challenges; Hospital ergonomics; Facilities and equipment in the field of efficiency.

Bibliography

 

GONÇALVES, J.F. – Gestão de Aprovisionamentos – Stocks, Revisão, Compras. Publindústria, 2002.

WHO (2015) - WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2011-2014.

WHO (2011) - Introduction to medical equipment inventory management. WHO Medical device technical series. WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. ISBN 978 92 4 150139 2.

WHO (2011) - Health technology assessment of medical devices. WHO Medical device technical series. WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. ISBN 978 92 4 150136 1.

Hospital architecture - http://www.e-architect.co.uk/hospital-buildings

Teaching method

 

The classes will be taught through oral exposure and case studies complemented with external visits.

The evaluation is based on an individual work (90%) as well as participation and attendance. The details of the evaluation are presented in the first session of the curricular unit.

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