CODE 68123 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 ORTOTTICA ED ASSISTENZA OFTALMOLOGICA 9283 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL-SPECIALIST SCIENCES TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Specific aims are the acquisition of basic knowledge about aetiology and pathogenesis of diseases, including physical and chemical causes of cell and tissue injury; neoplastic transformation and tumor classification (general oncology); responses to tissue damage: inflammation and healing. At the end of the course, students will have gained knowledge about the different mechanims of response to cell/tissue injury and the differences among these mechanisms on the basis of aetiological factor/s and tissue type. TEACHING METHODS Oral presentations supported by Powerpoint slides. Students are stronlgy encouraged to use a reference book to consolidate their knowledge. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Definition of General Pathology. General Aetiology: classification of the causes of disease. Inflammation: definition; acute and chronic inflammation; phases of acute inflammation. Healing, tissue regeneration and fibrosis. General oncology: definition of neoplasia and tumor characteristics; the tumorigenesis process; tumor classifications; tumor aetiology. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Pontieri, ELEMENTI DI PATOLOGIA GENERALE Ed. Piccin Rubin, Reisner, L'ESSENZIALE PATOLOGIA GENERALE. Vol. 1 Ed. Piccin TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI Ricevimento: By appointment by email: Grazia.Maria.Spaggiari@unige.it Exam Board FABRIZIO MONTECUCCO (President) MICHELE CEA DAVIDE CARLO MAGGI PASQUALE STRIANO GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons usually start in October. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral ASSESSMENT METHODS The student is asked to answer two questions on the course’s topics in order to evaluate his/her knowledge of general pathology, but also the use of appropriate terms and the capacity of clear explanation. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 18/01/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 18/01/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 23/02/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 23/02/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 15/06/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 15/06/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 16/07/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 22/09/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 22/09/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto