CODE 68273 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 TERAPIA DELLA NEURO E PSICOMOTRICITA' DELL'ETA' EVOL 9287 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: GENERAL PATHOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROSCIENCES 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 EUGENIA DUFOUR (President) FEDERICA BARBIERI ELISABETTA CAPELLO GIANLUCA SERAFINI MASSIMO TABATON GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons usually start in November (first semester). Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam 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 13/01/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 27/01/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 17/02/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 16/06/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 06/07/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 09/09/2021 15:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale