CODE 68676 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 7 cfu anno 1 TECNICHE DI LABORATORIO BIOMEDICO 9293 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) PHARMACOLOGY, INFECTOUS DISEAS AND INTERNAL MEDICINE 68489 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEAS 68485 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCE AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 73159 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) MEDICAL GENETICS AND GENETIC TECHNIQUES 68493 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND FORENSIC MEDICINE 65554 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) PATHOLOGIC ANATOMY AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL (IHC) TECHNIQUES 68482 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY I 68167 BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 9293 (coorte 2024/2025) PRACTICAL-CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 3RD YEAR 70732 MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY I SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES OF BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The Integrated Course in Clinical Pathology I and Medical Technical Sciences is the first course of the I year of the CDS characterizing the profession of Biomedical Laboratory Technician. The students, after having followed the lessons common to all the Health Professions Study Courses, in this integrated course will have their first approach to Laboratory Medicine and its fundamental bases that characterize it, in order to have the knowledge that will allow them to understand the subjects covered in the subsequent years of the course. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Acquire basic knowledge on analysis laboratories, organization and knowledge of the specificities in the various laboratory branches; acquire in-depth knowledge of blood components, the function of the marrow and the maturation processes of the different blood cell lines, with the related pathologies; acquisition of the techniques, execution and reporting of the blood count and the search for pathological Hb variants; acquisition of skills on primary and secondary haemostasis, coagulation factors, related pathologies and laboratory tests associated with evaluation of hemostasis; acquisition of the quality bases and verification of the reliability of laboratory results, analytical goals, critical difference, CV and clinical correlation. calibrations and quality controls; spectrophotometry and colorimetric reactions; enzymatic reactions, potentiometry, turbidimetry and nephelometry, errors in the laboratory and the phases of the analytical process; Methods for determining the main parameters assayed in clinical chemistry; urinalysis and health legislation. Indicators of tissue distress: markers of cardiac, hepatic, renal, pancreatic and muscle damage. acid base balance, blood gas analysis, immunosuppressant drugs and urgent/emergency toxicological tests. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES See the sheets of the individual courses relating to this integrated course. PREREQUISITES Have passed the preparatory exams as required by the Teaching Regulations. TEACHING METHODS Frontal lessons with the maximum possible teacher-student interactivity. Students with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. SYLLABUS/CONTENT See the sheets of the individual courses relating to this integrated course RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Reference texts will be indicated and many teachers will provide students with study orientation materials. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD NICOLA TRAVERSO Ricevimento: For appointments, contact the Professor via email at: Nicola.Traverso@unige.it. The teacher's office is located in the General Pathology Section of DIMES, Via Leon Battista Alberti 2, Room "Ex-direzione", 1st floor, 16132 Genoa Nicola Traverso is the Coordinator of the Integrated Course of Clinical Pathology and Immunohematology MARGARITA RUMBULLAKU VALERIA VISCONTI LAURA MARCOMINI Ricevimento: Dipartimento Ricerca Traslazionale, Medicina di Laboratorio, Diagnostica e Servizi U.O.C. Laboratorio Analisi IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova Tel.: 01056362823 Email: lauramarcomini@gaslini.org VALENTINA PORCILE ALESSANDRA SIGNORETTI Ricevimento: By appointment Internship Coordinator Dr.sa Alessandra Signoretti alessandra.signoretti@edu.unige.it Tel 0103357807 By appointment Tutor Maria Libera Trotta marialibera.trotta@hsanmartino.it By appointment Tutor Cristina Cusato cristina.cusato@hsanmartino.it CRISTINA CUSATO Exam Board CRISTINA CUSATO (President) NICOLA TRAVERSO (President) LAURA MARCOMINI VALENTINA PORCILE MARGARITA RUMBULLAKU VALERIA VISCONTI ALESSANDRA SIGNORETTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START I year, II semester Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Verification of the skills acquired with an oral exam, divided in two session, the first about theoretical subjects, the second about more practical subjects. During the exam, the rules regarding the assessment method of DSA certified students or students with other educational needs indicated by the university will be respected. (e.g.: additional time in the case of written exams, use of concept maps to be viewed for approval by the teachers at least one week before the exam date). ASSESSMENT METHODS Students must demonstrate that they have acquired the skills related to all the courses of the Integrated Course. If the candidate has not achieved the minimum objectives, the exam will not be deemed passed During the exam, the rules regarding the assessment method of DSA certified students or students with other educational needs indicated by the university will be respected. (e.g.: additional time in the case of written exams, use of concept maps to be viewed for approval by the teachers at least one week before the exam date).