Semiotics and Pathology of Systems 2 (qualifying activity)

A.Y. 2024/2025
7
Max ECTS
175
Overall hours
SSD
MED/09 MED/12 MED/13 MED/15 MED/16 MED/18
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to teach the epidemiology, the principal pathophysiological mechanisms, the procedures for diagnosis and management of the endocrine, metabolic, gastroenterological, rheumatological and haematological diseases.
Expected learning outcomes
The students should be able to:
i) recognize and classify the clinical manifestations of the endocrine, metabolic, gastroenterological, rheumatological and haematological disorders;
ii) recognize the frequency and the main pathological mechanisms involved in these diseases;
iii) correctly employ in the right sequence the main diagnostic exams (biochemical and molecular) as well as imaging techniques;
iv) recognize the clinical methodologies to prevent and reduce acute and chronic complications of these diseases.
Single course

This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Prerequisites for admission
Mechanisms of hormone action, Biochemistry and synthesis of steroid and thyroid hormones, Anatomy and embryological origin of endocrine system, Menstrual cycle and its alterations, Principles of oncogenesis, Mechanisms underlying the heritable diseases, Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, mechanism of intestinal absorption, biochemistry and hepatic metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, principles of immunology, principles of microbiology and virology, rheumatology, pathogenesis of inflammation, joints' anatomy, biochemical properties of connective tissues
Assessment methods and Criteria
The learning of each ETU will be verified by the tutors.
The acquisition of the ETU is a mandatory prerequisite before undergoing the final examination and does not provide a mark in thirtieths, but has a qualifying function.
Gastroenterology
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
· Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 10th edition
· Unigastro (Coordinamento Nazionale dei Docenti di Gastroenterologia): Malattie dell'Apparato Digerente-Edizione 2019-2022 (also available in English version)
Endocrinology
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
· Endotext: The best Clinical Endocrinology source in the world, and FREE. (www.endotext.org)
· Endocrinologia Core Curriculum, Ed Faglia e Beck-Peccoz, McGraw Hill
Blood diseases
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
· Corso di malattie del sangue e degli organi emolinfopoietici. Per gli studenti di medicina e chirurgia, scienze biologiche, biotecnologie (Italiano), Sante Tura - Esculapio Ed.
· Manuale di ematologia Edizioni, P. Corradini e R. Foà - Minerva Medica, Second Edition 2014
Rheumatology
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
· Unireuma - Reumatologia - per studenti e medici di medicina generale. Autore: Valentini - Bombardieri - Cutolo - Ferraccioli - AAVV , Editore: Idelson - Gnocchi, Edizione: II 6/2014, Volume: Unico
· EULAR Textbook on Rheumatic Diseases - Third Edition (2018) (https://ard.bmj.com/pages/eular-textbooks/)
Internal medicine
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
· Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2018 (also available as ebook in the digital library of the University of Milano http://www.sba.unimi.it/)
General surgery
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Course syllabus and attending modality will be presented during an initial meeting for both students and teacher.
ETU learning should be considered as a kind of committment between the student and the tutor: the student will be engaged in acquiring the knowhow defined by ETU, the tutor will ensure the quality and complete training on ETU.
ETU attending time will be established by the tutor taking into account the student's career and specific needs.
Teaching Resources
1. John Bridgewater, Peter R. Galle, Shahid A. Khan, Josep M. Llovet, Joong-Won Park, Tushar Patel, Timothy M. Pawlik,, Gregory J. Gores Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. EASL, Journal of Hepatology 2014:1-22
2. Forner A, Reig M, Bruix J. Hepatocellular carcinoma, Lancet 2018: 1-14
3. Strobel O, Hank T, Hinz U, Buckler W. Pancreatic cancer surgery. Annals of Surgery, 2017
4. Kempeneers MA1, Issa Y1, Ali UA2, Baron RD3, Besselink MG1, Büchler M4, Erkan M5, Fernandez-Del Castillo C6, Isaji S7, Izbicki J8, Kleeff J9, Laukkarinen J10, Sheel ARG11, Shimosegawa T12, Whitcomb DC13, Windsor J14, Miao Y15, Neoptolemos J4, Boermeester MA16; Working group for the International (IAP - APA - JPS - EPC) Consensus Guidelines for Chronic Pancreatitis. International consensus guidelines for surgery and the timing of intervention in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2019: 1-9
Blood diseases
MED/15 - BLOOD DISEASES - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Professor: Derenzini Enrico
Shifts:
Gruppo 1
Professor: Derenzini Enrico
Gruppo 2
Professor: Derenzini Enrico
Gruppo 3
Professor: Derenzini Enrico
Gruppo 4
Professor: Derenzini Enrico
Endocrinology
MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Shifts:
Gruppo 1
Professor: Persani Luca
Gruppo 10
Professor: Chiodini Iacopo
Gruppo 11
Professor: Bonomi Marco
Gruppo 12
Professor: Bonomi Marco
Gruppo 13
Professor: Vitale Giovanni
Gruppo 14
Professor: Vitale Giovanni
Gruppo 2
Professor: Persani Luca
Gruppo 3
Professor: Persani Luca
Gruppo 4
Professor: Folli Franco
Gruppo 5
Professor: Folli Franco
Gruppo 6
Professor: Folli Franco
Gruppo 7
Professor: Fugazzola Laura
Gruppo 8
Professor: Fugazzola Laura
Gruppo 9
Professor: Chiodini Iacopo
Gastroenterology
MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGY - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Shifts:
Gruppo 1
Professor: Battezzati Pier Maria
Gruppo 2
Professor: Pastorelli Luca
General surgery
MED/18 - GENERAL SURGERY - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Internal medicine
MED/09 - INTERNAL MEDICINE - University credits: 2
Professional training: 50 hours
Professor: Podda Gianmarco
Shifts:
Turno
Professor: Podda Gianmarco
Rheumatology
MED/16 - RHEUMATOLOGY - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Shifts:
Gruppo 1
Professor: Caporali Roberto Felice
Gruppo 2
Professor: Favalli Ennio Giulio
Professor(s)
Reception:
To be defined by mail
Reception:
Friday 14-15 (appointment requested)
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Ospedale San Luca (5°piano) - Piazzale Brescia 20 - 20149 Milano
Reception:
Monday and Friday 9-10 AM
Niguarda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162, Milan; Blocco Nord, III Floor, Room N 14
Reception:
Wednesday, 16.00-18.00 (only by appointment to be made by email)
ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milano
Reception:
Send an e-mail to schedule an appointment
San Paolo Hospital - Block A, Third floor, room 38 - Via Di Rudinì 8, Milan