Dermatology - Clinical Skills

The course will introduce students to dermatology and venereology. It will enable students to diagnose common skin diseases and understand the principles of the therapeutic management of these patients. The course will cover the pathogenesis of the main skin conditions and the main therapies to use including both topical preparations and systemic drugs, such as immunomodulating agents, immunosuppressants and biologics. The course is designed in 3 blocks. The first block will focus on the physiology, biology, biochemistry and function of the skin, as well as mechanisms that trigger skin disease. The second block will cover the most common dermatological diseases that a physician will face in his practice. The third block will skill students on the clinics by visiting patients suffering from both mild and more severe skin conditions, in the various dedicated services. Practical activities will be implemented to consolidate technical and soft knowledge and skills developed during frontal lectures.

At the end of the course, students should be able: -To have an understanding of the scientific basis of dermatology; -To relate knowledge of skin structure to the physical signs of skin disease; -To take a coherent dermatological history and be able to describe cutaneous physical signs using appropriate terminology; -To recognize common skin diseases; -To recognize important cutaneous signs of systemic disease or adverse reactions to drugs; -To understand the principles of dermatological treatment; -To perform a dermatological examination; -To perform a dermoscopic examination; -To perform a histological session; -To recognize the main features of immunodermatological, pediatric dermatological and sexually transmitted diseases.