Infectious diseases (clerkship)
A.A. 2024/2025
Obiettivi formativi
Practical activities will be organized, through simulation or at the bedside in the ward, to consolidate technical and soft knowledge and skills developed during frontal lectures.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the clerkship, students will have experienced:
- clinical and epidemiological history taking
- clinical examination of the thorax, abdomen, lymphnodes
- laboratory diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia
- laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis
- laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection
- laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HCV)
- blood culturing
- antibiogram interpretation and principles of antibiotic use
- interpretation of vitro-immunological parameters in the management of HIV infection
- clinical and epidemiological history taking
- clinical examination of the thorax, abdomen, lymphnodes
- laboratory diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia
- laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis
- laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection
- laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HCV)
- blood culturing
- antibiogram interpretation and principles of antibiotic use
- interpretation of vitro-immunological parameters in the management of HIV infection
Periodo: Primo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Giudizio di approvazione
Giudizio di valutazione: superato/non superato
Corso singolo
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Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Programma
Clinical approach to Infectious Diseases of Respiratory System, Skin and soft tissue, bone and joints, Gastrointestinal System, Heart, Urinary tract, Sexually transmitted diseases, Central Nervous System diseases.
General principles of antimicrobial therapy, antibiotic use, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
Clinical approach to Parasitic and Fungal diseases.
Examination of laboratory tests.
General principles of antimicrobial therapy, antibiotic use, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
Clinical approach to Parasitic and Fungal diseases.
Examination of laboratory tests.
Prerequisiti
To take the Infectious Diseases exam, students must have already passed all the exams of the first and second year (Fundamentals of Basic Sciences, Cells, Molecules and Genes 1 and 2, Human Body, Functions and Mechanisms of Diseases).
Metodi didattici
Discussion of clinical cases, journal club and case method. Practical activities will be used, through simulation or in the ward, to consolidate technical and soft knowledge and skills developed during frontal lectures.
Materiale di riferimento
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's, "Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases"
· "Infectious Diseases", edited by Jonathan Cohen, M Sc, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, FMedSci, William G. Powderly, MD and Steven M. Opal, MD
· "Malattie Infettive" di Moroni, Esposito, Antinori
Review articles on specific topics will be provided.
· "Infectious Diseases", edited by Jonathan Cohen, M Sc, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, FMedSci, William G. Powderly, MD and Steven M. Opal, MD
· "Malattie Infettive" di Moroni, Esposito, Antinori
Review articles on specific topics will be provided.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Students assessment is based on oral examinations of Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, that must be taken in the same session. The final mark is the average of the two oral marks weighted for the credits of each module.
The exam is deemed to be passed successfully if the final grade is equal to or higher than 18/30. In the event of a full grade (30/30) honors (lode) may be granted with the consent of all the professors.
Attendance is required to be allowed to take the exam. Unexcused absence is tolerated up to 34% of the course activities. University policy regarding excused illness is followed.
Registration to the exam through SIFA is mandatory.
The exam is deemed to be passed successfully if the final grade is equal to or higher than 18/30. In the event of a full grade (30/30) honors (lode) may be granted with the consent of all the professors.
Attendance is required to be allowed to take the exam. Unexcused absence is tolerated up to 34% of the course activities. University policy regarding excused illness is followed.
Registration to the exam through SIFA is mandatory.
MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE - CFU: 1
Clerkship (att.prof.): 25 ore
Docente:
Bai Francesca
Turni:
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Docente:
Bai Francesca