AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The General Pathology course aims:
- to provide the knowledge about the etiology and the pathogenesis of human diseases, the physical and chemical causes of disease, the mechanisms of cell injury and cell death, the neoplastic transformation, and the defense responses to injury:
- to provide an overall comprehension of the mechanisms at the base of inflammation and tissue repair;
- to develop an adequate knowledge about the immunological mechanisms involved in the immune response against infectious agents and tumors  and in diseases involved in immune system alterations.

At the end of the course the student will be able:
- to classify the different causes of disease; 
- to recognize the adaptation responses to cell injury; 
- to recognize the morphological and biochemical modifications associated with cell death; 
- to apply the acquired knowledge on the immune response to explain  defense mechanisms against damaging agents; 
- to acquire a correct terminology for the proper presentation of the processes examined.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is organized in frontal lessons and deals with various topics of general pathology, immunology, and immunopathology. These topics are explained by the teachers through Poweroint presentations that are shared on Aulaweb. The teachers always recommend the use of a textbook to expand the overall view of the subject.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Parola, PATOLOGIA GENERALE, EdiSES
Pontieri, ELEMENTI DI PATOLOGIA GENERALE Ed. Piccin
Rubin, PATOLOGIA GENERALE - L’ESSENZIALE, Ed. Piccin

Immunology e Immunopathology:
Actor, INTRODUZIONE ALL’IMMUNOLOGIA, Ed. Pearson
Regueiro Gonzalez et al., BIOLOGIA E PATOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA IMMUNITARIO, Ed. Piccin

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CLAUDIA CANTONI (President)

CINZIA MARIA DOMENICOTTI (President)

EZIO FULCHERI (President)

ROBERTO BANDETTINI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I semester, October 2018

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists of an oral test and takes place in the presence of two teachers. The interview lasts approximately 30 minutes for each student and is focused on the whole coursework covered during the lectures.  

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Through the discussion of different topics, the committee verifies the fulfillment of the expected learning outcomes. The ability to explain, summarize, and assimilate the program contents will also be evaluated.

Exam schedule