OVERVIEW

Rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) include almost 200 different conditions. Three major chategories should be recognized: Immune-inflammtory, chronic-degenerative, rare-mulltifactorial.

The Course covers the following aspects: ethiology/epidemiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnsosi, diagnostic tools, therapy fo the major RMD. 

The update of the topics is constant every year and the Faculty members (rheumatologists) have large experience and enormous scientific production on the matter. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Laerning outcomes are realted to the amjor rheumatic conditions and of course together with the dermatologgical and immunological issues. The student at the end of the Course should recognize pathophysiology, clinical manifestations of the majior diseases as well as to suggest the best diagnostic pathways and prognostic expenctancies for the diseases considered in the Course. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

In the field of RMD at the end of the Corse is requested to have learnt about the inflammatory process, the immune response, the biological markers and the clinical symptoms in relation to the different RMD. 

TEACHING METHODS

Methods of teaching will include lectures, workshopd and meet the professor at the bed of the patients with ex vivo discussion of clinical cases.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The syllabus includes the before mentioned topics, namely: ethiology/epidemiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnsosi, diagnostic tools, therapy fo the major RMD. 

Furthermore, several workshops, involving different specialists and regarding systemic RMD will include  dermatologists and immunologists.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

EULAR Textbook on Reheumatic Diseases  BMJ  2015 (cost 135 euros, 1,435 pages, buy on line atwww.eular.org). The best text available concerning the ratio  Cost/quality .

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO PUPPO (President)

MARCELLO BAGNASCO

EMANUELE CLAUDIO COZZANI

MAURIZIO CUTOLO

DANIELA FENOGLIO

EZIO FULCHERI

MARCELLA GUARRERA

LUCA MASTRACCI

SIMONE NEGRINI

SABRINA PAOLINO

AURORA PARODI

CARLO PESCE

GIAMPAOLA PESCE

CARMEN PIZZORNI

ALBERTO SULLI

MARCO AMEDEO CIMMINO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

6th March, 2017

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Direct interview.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Multiple questions.

Exam schedule