CODE 68368 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 2 TERAPIA DELLA NEURO E PSICOMOTRICITA' DELL'ETA' EVOL 9287 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/33 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ORTHOPEDIC PATHOLOGY, SPECIAL PEDIATRICS AND REHABILITATION TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course will consist of lectures covering the main aspects of paediatric orthopaedics relevant to the integrated course. There will be ample possibility of interaction with the teacher by asking questions and case based discussions. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES To provide students with core knowledge of pediatric orthopedics needed to understand diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for the children they will look after. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Teaching aims The aims of the course are: provide students with the core knowledge of main orthopaedics and trauma conditions of the growing children; teach students how to perform basic differential diagnosis between orthopaedic conditions and other related conditions; teach students how to recognize different stages of evolution and growth of the lower limbs till adulthood; Learning goals: learn how to recognize and treat main paediatric orthopaedic conditions with special interest on occupational therapy and rehabilitaion learn how to perform a correct differential diagnosis between pathologic trauma and orthopaedic conditions and growth-related, non-pathologic conditions; learn how to recognize and classify different types of growth cartilage injuries and predict evolution and outcome of the lesions; TEACHING METHODS Lectures will be supported by powerpoint slide projection. All slides will be made available to the students and will help their learning of the topics. In case of specific topics, there will be invited lecturers who will provide the students with the latest updates with regard to diagnosis and treatment of specific disoders. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Fractures and physeal injuries Sport injuries Spina bifida and other neuromuscular disorders Osteochondral dysplasia Paediatric knee Hand and upper limb deformities Limbs deformities (uni- or multi-axial) Paediatric foot Paediatric spinal deformities RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Slides of the lectures TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MATTEO FORMICA Exam Board EUGENIA DUFOUR (President) MATTEO FORMICA CLARA MALATTIA SILVIA SEMINO GLORIA SODINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START October - November Class schedule MUSCOLOSKELETAL DISEASES EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam score on a 0 – 30 scale ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will verify the achievement of the expected learning objectivesby checking the ability of the students to apply their knowledge of the paediatric orthopaedic disorders and reasoning skills to real-based clinical cases. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/01/2021 08:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 22/02/2021 08:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 21/06/2021 08:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 19/07/2021 08:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 20/09/2021 08:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale