CODE 66472 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 DIETISTICA 9288 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) ANATOMY-HISTOLOGY 65456 2023 PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 66899 2023 Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) METHODS OF APPLIED RESEARCH FOR NUTRITION 66489 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) NUTRITION AND PSYCHOLOGY 66525 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) PRACTICAL-CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 2ND YEAR 66463 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION 66537 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) PRACTICAL-CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 3RD YEAR 66464 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) MOTHER AND CHILD NUTRITION 66478 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) NUTRITION IN THE CRITICAL AND SURGICAL PATIENT 104613 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND FORENSIC MEDICINE 65554 DIETETIC STUDIES 9288 (coorte 2023/2024) ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION 66520 MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY NUTRITION BIOCHEMISTRY PHARMACOLOGY NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY II DIET IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, PREGNANCY AND MENOPAUSE EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Acquire the basic knowledge necessary for learning the systems and methods applied in specific disciplines of Dietetics; in particular at the end of this C.I. the student will have to know the main biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying metabolic processes, the pathogenetic processes relating to diseases with particular reference to physiology and pathology with nutritional impact and the properties of the main classes of drugs of specific interest and food supplements in relation to nutritional status. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Gain knowledge on the causes and on the mechanisms that are on the basis of the human infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. Gain deep knowledge on the principle of human nutrition and of nutritional requirements, and on the mechanism connecting the nutrition to the individual general health. Gain knowledge on methods for evaluating the nutritional status and the nutritional intake with their limits. Gain knowledge clinical pharmacology with the aim of understanding the interaction between nutrients and drugs, and the use of food as ad drug. TEACHING METHODS Any Student 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 liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SUSANNA PENCO Ricevimento: Contact by e-mail: susanna.penco@unige.it ILARIA DEMORI Ricevimento: Contact the lecturer at idemori@unige.it MAURIZIO BRUSCHI Ricevimento: On appointment , Prof. Maurizio Bruschi, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini. Laboratorio di Nefrologia Molecolare (Padiglione 12, fondi) Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5 – 16147 Genova (GE) E-mail: maurizio.bruschi@unige.it FEDERICA BARBIERI Ricevimento: Upon request by phone (010.3538855) or mail: federica.barbieri@unige.it), at Farmacologia Viale Benedetto XV, 2. LAURA STURLA Ricevimento: By appointment by e-mail: laurasturla@unige.it The professor is available for meetings on Teams for explanations and review before the exam. MARIA PAOLA IERARDI Exam Board MARIA PAOLA IERARDI (President) FEDERICA BARBIERI MAURIZIO BRUSCHI SUSANNA PENCO LAURA STURLA ILARIA DEMORI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The end-of-course exam aims to evaluate the achievement of the didactic objectives of the I.C. The exams take place at the Institute of Santa Caterina, 2nd floor starting at 9 am on the dates indicated in the calendar. Verification is oral, conducted collegially by the teachers of each course. The grade is assigned as the weighted average, weighted on the credits, of the assessments on the individual courses. In the event of the impossibility of one of the teachers, the examination for the corresponding discipline takes place by means of multiple choice quizzes, immediately corrected by the rest of the Commission in order to assign the final grade. The teachers verify the achievement of the educational objectives by asking diversified questions relating to the programs actually carried out during the lesson hours. When the educational objectives have not been achieved in all disciplines, the student is invited to better verify her knowledge and to take the exam again in its entirety. There are no student reception hours, but the learner can contact the teachers by email in order to make an appointment for further explanations or other problems. Exam Commission President: Prof. Ilaria Demori Members: Proff. sse Federica Barbieri; Susanna Penco, Maria Paola Ierardi, Laura Sturla, Maurizio Bruschi ASSESSMENT METHODS Verification of learning takes place only through the final exam which aims to verify the actual acquisition, by the student, of the expected learning outcomes. In order to pass the exam, with a grade of not less than 18/30, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the molecular and cellular basis of the physiopathological conditions covered by the course and to be able to link program topics. The following contribute to the final mark expressed out of thirty: - Ability to deal with the requested topics in a transversal and critical manner; - Correctness, clarity, synthesis and fluidity of presentation; - Mastery of the subject; - Adoption of appropriate terminology The mark of 30/30 with possible honors will be awarded when the knowledge / skills of the subject are excellent. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note Subject 29/05/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FISIOLOGIA DELLA NUTRIZIONE II 16/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FISIOLOGIA DELLA NUTRIZIONE II 02/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FISIOLOGIA DELLA NUTRIZIONE II 17/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FISIOLOGIA DELLA NUTRIZIONE II 18/09/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FISIOLOGIA DELLA NUTRIZIONE II Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Good health and well being