CODE 100535 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 7 cfu anno 1 EDUCAZIONE PROFESSIONALE 9280 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PRACTICAL-CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 3RD YEAR 66603 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PRACTICAL-CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 2ND YEAR 66602 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) MEDICAL-LEGAL SCIENCES 100570 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PSYCHOLOGY I 66750 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES II 101010 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 100574 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) REHABILITATION SCIENCES 100551 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) METHOD OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 2 100543 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES 100560 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES 100567 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9280 (coorte 2024/2025) PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES 100553 MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da: ELEMENT OF HYGIENE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PHARMACOLOGY (AND INSIGHTS ON PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS) INTERNAL MEDICINE INTERNAL MEDICINE PEDIATRICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Pharmacology (with focuses on psychoactive drugs) The capacity to help patients of any age and census to cope with personal and social discomfort (caused by abuse, unemployment, withdrawals, bereavements, addictions..etc) is significant expertise of a professional educator. Psychoactive drugs may help to control affectivity and behavioral disorders but expose patients to possible pharmacological addiction. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES To provide basic information on internal medicine and emergency medicine useful to better integrate the inclusion of the Professional Educator in clinical and socio-health activities. To acquire the key information on the mechanisms of action of drugs on humans, with particular reference to psychotropic drugs. To know the peculiarities of the children and adolescent and the main pathologies, with specific reference to adolescent pathologies. To acquire the fundamental conceptions of hygiene and preventive medicine. PREREQUISITES Unit of Pharmacology (focuses on psychoactive drugs). To better comprehend the topics about clinical indications, side effects, and warnings students may take advantage of basic knowledge of neurotransmission, and in particular of the mechanisms involved in neurotransmitter release in synapses. The knowledge of the physiology of the autonomous nervous system will be helpful to comprehend the mechanisms that underly the peripheral side effects of psychoactive drugs. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FEDERICO CARBONE CLAUDIO BRUNO STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY Ricevimento: Meetings will students will be held at ex inst. of Pharmacology Viale Benedetto XV, 2. Genova, ground floor Phone +39 0103538884. . email: stefano.thellung@unige.it . DONATELLA PANATTO Ricevimento: Students will be received by appointment (email: panatto@unige.it, phone: +390103538109). Exam Board DANIELA AMICIZIA (President) CLAUDIO BRUNO (President) FEDERICO CARBONE STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY DONATELLA PANATTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Unit of Pharmacology ( with focuses on psychoactive drugs). The exams will be held in form of Interviews ASSESSMENT METHODS Unit of Pharmacology ( with focuses on psychoactive drugs). Interviews will be solely focused on the topics that have been discussed during the course. They will be addressed to estimate the capacity of the students to critically evaluate the pathological situations that require the use of psychotropic drugs. The capacity to discuss the most useful neuropharmacological approach according to the clinical characteristics of the patients will be considered worthy of the highest score.