CODE 66474 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 DIETISTICA 9288 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PATHOLOGY, HUMAN NUTRITION AND PHARMACOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to train experts in the field of diet. The course intends to provide the basic subjects required for student formation. Through this training course, the student will learn basic knowledge about the physiology of motor functions, secretions and absorption of human digestive tract, the mechanisms of control of food homeostasis and metabolism in physiological and pathological conditions. The students will have to demonstrate, during the final examination, that they have acquired the sufficient and necessary integrated vision of the mechanisms regulating human nutrition. TEACHING METHODS Teaching is divided into 10 hours of training activities that will take place in the classroom through frontal lessons. The attendance requirement is at least 75% of the lesson hours. 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. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Nervous and hormonal control of digestive system functions. Gastrointestinal signals, hormonal and neural mechanisms involved in regulating food intake. Stress and metabolism. Stress-related weight gain. Notes on gut microbiota. Notes on the psychoneuroendocrineimmunology network and the role of food. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Slides Dee U. Silverthorn Fisiologia umana. Un approccio integrato. Pearson Lauralee Sherwood Fisiologia umana. Dalle cellule ai sistemi TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ILARIA DEMORI Ricevimento: Contact the lecturer at idemori@unige.it 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 29/05/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 16/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 02/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 18/09/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Reception of students and tutorial activities: contact the teacher at idemori@unige.it Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Good health and well being
