OVERVIEW

The course is based on 8 teaching modules related to endocrinology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases, geriatrics, dermatology and venereal diseases, dermatology in podology and clinical pathology-histopathology. The aim of the course is to provide a general view of the main clinical-diagnostic aspects and pathological entities of podological interest.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

Clinical Pathology - Learning the basis of Anatomic Pathology; type of material used for diagnostic process and necroscopy. Learning classifciatin of tumours and main system of Grading and Staging. Learning main histopathological aspect of dismetabolic osteoartropathy, artrosis, artritis, osteomielitis. Main aspect of soft tissue tumours and of tumours of bones.

TEACHING METHODS

The lessons are performed in frontal way with the help of sets of explanatory slides. The discussion and the active participation of students during lessons are favored with examples from clinical practice that they may have faced during internship activities. The teaching material used during lessons is provided to the students in addition to the suggested texts

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Clinical pathology and histopathology program - 1) General Pathology: The neoplastic progression. Grading and Staging of the Neoplasms. Autopsy. 2) Gotta. Amyloidosis. 3) Repairing processes. 4) Inflammatory Pathology: Osteoarthritis. Acute and chronic infectious arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteomyelitis. 5) Osteoporosis. 6) Dermatopathology: Dermatopathies in diabetes mellitus. Melanocytic neoplasms. 7) Neoplasms: Bone tumors. Cartilage tumors. Tumors of soft tissues.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Anatomia patologica - Le Basi. Luigi Ruco ed Aldo Scarpa. UTET Scienze Mediche.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CLAUDIO BRUNELLI

RENZO CORDERA

EMANUELE CLAUDIO COZZANI

ANDREA DE MARIA

PATRIZIO ODETTI

CARMEN PIZZORNI

LUCA MASTRACCI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LUCA MASTRACCI (President)

CLAUDIO BRUNELLI

MARCO AMEDEO CIMMINO

RENZO CORDERA

EMANUELE CLAUDIO COZZANI

ANDREA DE MARIA

ANTONIO FERRAZIN

PATRIZIO ODETTI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October 11th 2016

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is conducted with test made by questions with multiple-choice answers. 64 questions are submitted (8 for each module) each with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 possible answers; only one answer for each question is correct. Each correct answer has a value of 0.5 points. The overall rating is given by the sum of the right answers. No penalties are applied for incorrect answers or for non-completed fields. Candidates have 60 minutes to complete the elaborate.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The methods for assessing the candidate's preparation with multiple-choice questions recognice several reasons:
- the integrated course consists of 8 different modules managed by different teachers and with different themes only partially overlapping. There is a need to ensure candidate knoweledge for each of the modules and on various topics covered in the module. The most effective way is, in our opinion,  the multiple-choice test.
- The multiple-choice test is an objective method of evaluation, equanimous for students and without  stress or anxiety of the candidate that may occur in the oral exam.
- professors are generally overbusy and it will be difficult to organize an examination board where all professors are always present. The Multiple choice test allows us to explore the candidate's general knoweledge in all the arguments even in the absence of the reference teacher.

Exam schedule