OVERVIEW

The Course of Pediatrics provides knowledge of health-related problems and diseases from the neonatal period to adolescence. Students will acquire the crucial elements that will help to collect the medical history, to perform medical examination and interpret laboratory tests and / or instrumental data in many conditions affecting the newborn, the child and the adolescent

 

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge of the essential steps of neonatal activity from the delivery room to the care of the healthy newborn.

Notions will be provided on neonatal screening and on the management of the different conditions diagnosed through the screening.

 The main notions on the pathophysiology of growth, pubertal development and the differential diagnosis of systemic diseases that can compromise growth will be provided.

 The main notions on the clinical and diagnostic approach of the main diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and urinary systems are provided. Essential elements will be provided for the assessment of the child with haematological, oncological, infectious and rheumatological pathologies.

The main pathologies of surgical interest in pediatric age will be framed. Elements will be provided to frame the most frequent pathologies in the field of child neuropsychiatry.

The ability to carry out a complete clinical examination will be provided in order to differentiate the clinical-therapeutic choices in the newborn and in the child / adolescent

TEACHING METHODS

The Pediatric  Course is divided into 414 hours :

- 46 hours face to face dedicated  to the following areas and topics: Neonatology/healthy neonates and neonatal diseases (delivery room, breast feeding), neonatal respiratory distress, perinatal infections, jaundice, sepsis, etc.

Growth and development: developmental anomalies that require specific approach and work-up: mini-puberty, delayed puberty, adrenal hyperplasia; thyroid dysfunction, obesity,  the various forms of anemia, etc.

Other Pediatric diseases:  recurrent infections, respiratory diseases and cystic fibrosis. The child with GI tract disturbances including vomiting and diarrhea. 

Recognize diabetes mellitus and chetoacidosis and management.

Describe inherited metabolic disorders osteoarticular diseases, inflammatory and rheumatological diseases (rheumatic fever, juvenile idiopatic arthritis, vasculitis including the multisystem inflammatory syndrome, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, Juvenile dermatomyositis),  management of pain; palliative care

Hematological diseases including anemia, clotting abnormalities, leukemia, etc.

N. 48 hours Seminar activities with discussion of real cases  related to:

- approach to the neonatal distress by using  mannequins (cardiorespiratory emergencies neonatal)

- Clinical cases with endocrine diseases, diabetes and metabolic disorders

- 256 hours of practice in contact with the patient in the wards of Neonatal unit.

- 64 hours of Theory/practice lessons at the Simulation Center divided into two phases: phase 1 that includes lessons with video presentations and phase 2 in which the student applies the notions acquired in phase 1

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Disease prevention: Health education, principles of drug therapy in pediatric age, Discussion of the main types of screening in newborn and children.

- Newborn problems: Physical examination of the newborn, full-term, preterm and small for gestational age.

- Growth and development: Recognize growth impairment: statural, proportionate and disproportionate, hypothalamic-pituitary diseases affecting growth, puberty, thyroid and other functions

- Pediatric diseases: respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and infectious diseases including vaccinations)

Childhood rheumatic diseases.

-Immunodeficiencies in childhood.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Nelson Texbook of Pediatrics (in English);Nelson of Pediatrics (in Italian) Edra  publishing house, VIII edition year 2019

 -Essential pediatrics. Treatise on Pediatric Clinic and Therapy. Authors R. Burgio and coll., year 2015

- Slide-sharing of the teachers presentations that can be downloaded from “Aula web”

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PASQUALE STRIANO (President)

CARLO BELLINI

CLAUDIO BRUNO

Rosaria Casciaro

ALESSANDRO CONSOLARO

GIUSEPPE D'ANNUNZIO

ELISA DE GRANDIS

NATASCIA DI IORGI

CHIARA FIORILLO

ROBERTO GASTALDI

MARCO GATTORNO

MOHAMAD MAGHNIE

MARIA MARGHERITA MANCARDI

GIROLAMO MATTIOLI

LINO NOBILI

GIUSEPPA PATTI

ALDAMARIA PULITI

LUCA ANTONIO RAMENGHI

ANGELO RAVELLI

MARIA CRISTINA SCHIAFFINO

MICHELE TORRE

STEFANO VOLPI

CLARA MALATTIA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

2nd semester 2023 (March - June 2023)

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The Pediatrics exam consists of an oral test. Students who have attended at least 75% of the lessons and practice will be admitted.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination will aim to verify the  proper knowledge based on the acquisition during the entire pediatric ocurse.

The student must obtain a minimal score of at 18/30 up to 30/30 cum laude and after demonstrating:

-Knowledge of understanding of the different areas of pediatrics covered during the course;

- adequate level of awareness of the subjects covered during the course.

- Ability to analyze pediatric cases based on the signs and symptoms.

The final judgment will be based on:

- Ability to discuss the topics in a critical manner;

- Accuracy, simplicity, synthesis and correctness;

- Wide knowledge;

-Adoption of suitable medical terms.

A cum laude (with praise) will be will be granted based on excellent skills.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Aulaweb: Integrated Course of Pediatrics

Course coordinator: Prof. Mohamad Maghnie

mohamad.maghnie@unige.it

mohamadmaghnie@gaslini.org

 

The Coordinator, the Tutors, the lecturers  and the Tutors of the Integrated Course of Pediatrics are available and can be contacted at their e-mail addresses  published on the University of Genova (UNIGE) website.