THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, the student must know: 1) Normal growth, development and behavior and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities from infancy through adolescence 2) Health maintenance and preventive care for children, including age-related issues in nutrition, safety, vaccination and risk factor identification and modification 3) Common acute and chronic pediatric conditions, congenital and genetic syndromes, and the importance of age on their manifestations and 4) Principles of physiology and pharmacology applicable to children from birth through adulthood, especially age-related changes.

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RAFFAELLA NENNA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Purpose of pediatrics, The child as a patient, Infant mortality, Life periods of children and adolescents, Growth, Development and Behavior; Nutrition; Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders; Human Genetics; Metabolic Disorders; The Fetus and Neonatal Infant; Immunology; Allergic Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood; Infectious diseases; The Digestive System; Respiratory System; The Cardiovascular System; Diseases of the Blood; Cancer and Benign tumors; Nephrology; Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children; The Endocrine System; The Nervous System and Neuromuscular Disorders.
Prerequisites
The student, in order to understand the contents of the course and to achieve the learning objectives, must possess the basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the child.
Books
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Editors. RM Kliegman, BF Stanton, JW St Geme III, NF Schor, RE Behrman, 20th Edition . Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016 The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, David Valle, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Editor, Bert Vogelstein, MD, Editor, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Editor, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, D.Sc., Editor, Andrea Ballabio, MD, Editor, K. Michael Gibson, Ph.D., FACMG, Editor, Grant Mitchell, MD, Editor Manuale di Pediatria Generale e Specialistica. Bonamico M, 2017. Casa Editrice Esculapio
Teaching mode
Academic lectures with use of slides; discussion of clinical cases, seminars, training. 60%: frontal lessons on the basic knowledge necessary to achieve the training objectives; 10% exercises on how to read scientific articles in the pediatric field; 10% flipped classroom to learn more about some specific pathologies; 20% exercises in small groups to learn how to approach specific symptoms.
Frequency
Attendance at least 70% of lessons is mandatory
Exam mode
Oral exam that focuses on the topics covered in class and contained in the program.
Lesson mode
Academic lectures with use of slides; discussion of clinical cases, seminars, training. 60%: frontal lessons on the basic knowledge necessary to achieve the training objectives; 10% exercises on how to read scientific articles in the pediatric field; 10% flipped classroom to learn more about some specific pathologies; 20% exercises in small groups to learn how to approach specific symptoms.
FABIO MIDULLA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Contents: Growth, Development and Behavior; Nutrition; Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders; Human Genetics; Metabolic Disorders; The Fetus and Neonatal Infant; Immunology; Allergic Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood; Infectious diseases; The Digestive System; Respiratory System; The Cardiovascular System; Diseases of the Blood; Cancer and Benign tumors; Nephrology; Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children; The Endocrine System; The Nervous System and Neuromuscular Disorders
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the main adult diseases.
Books
Suggested textbooks: ● Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Editors. RM Kliegman, BF Stanton, JW St Geme III, NF Schor, RE Behrman, 20th Edition . Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016 ● The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, David Valle, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Editor, Bert Vogelstein, MD, Editor, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Editor, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, D.Sc., Editor, Andrea Ballabio, MD, Editor, K. Michael Gibson, Ph.D., FACMG, Editor, Grant Mitchell, MD, Editor
Frequency
mandatory
Exam mode
Evaluation methods: written and oral exam. The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of a test structured as follows: 1) 33 multiple-choice questions (1 point each) 2) an oral exam after the written evaluation to discuss the wrong choices (optional).
Lesson mode
Teaching methods: Academic lectures with use of slides; discussion of clinical cases, seminars, training.
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year6th year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDMED/38
  • CFU5