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DISEASES OF THE BLOOD

CODE 67577
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 1 cfu during the 6th year of 8745 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA(LM-41) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/15
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 1° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    Hematology course will provide the cellular and molecular bases to understand the development of modern therapeutic strategies for hematological disorders. In particular, special emphasis will be placed on “target therapy” that is the strategy of  targeting the molecular mechanisms of the diseases

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

     To understand the main molecular mechanisms underlying the development of neoplastic diseases to interpret correctly “targeted therapy” approach.

    APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

    To be able to perform a proper clinical approach to plan the proper therapy for a single patient.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Hematology course will include hematology classes (=14 hours)

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Therapy of mieloproliferative disorders

    -Therapy of  acute leukemias

    -Therapy of lymphomas

    -Therapy of chronic lymphocitic leukemia

    -Therapy of Multiple myeloma

    -Therapy of emorragic and thrombotic disorders

    -Principles of blood transfusion

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Textbooks:

    AA.VV.-Goldman’s Cecil Medicine. Saunders (24th Edition, 2012)

    AA.VV.-Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. McGraw Hill (19th ed., 2015)

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    DIEGO BAGNASCO (President)

    ANDREA DE MARIA (President)

    GIOVANNI PASSALACQUA (President)

    FULVIO BRAIDO

    MARCO CANEPA

    MANUELE FURNARI

    EDOARDO GIOVANNI GIANNINI

    ROBERTO MASSIMO LEMOLI

    DAVIDE CARLO MAGGI

    LIVIA PISCIOTTA

    ITALO PORTO

    ALBERTO SULLI

    FRANCESCA CHIARA VIAZZI

    ROBERTO PONTREMOLI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Student must stand a final examination which is related to the entire I.C., and includes all the disciplines - to verify the achievement of required learning outcomes. The final mark  is expressed in fractions of 30.To pass final exam students have to answer correctly at least enough questions to totalize18 points. Multiple choice questions will be based on all the topics of the course and will be designed to test the level of knowledge and  ability of in-depth clinical analysis and skills developed by the student.