OVERVIEW

The teaching offer of acute or chronic endocrine diseases, diabetes and metabolic disorders in children will be focused on clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, as well as on the nurse's perspectives on the management of genetic, congenital and acquired conditions from the neonatal period to end of adolescence.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To expand the knowledge of the most common acute and chronic diseases in the pediatric age. To acquire skills  on the mainl surgical procedures and related-complications. To learn the basic elements with respect to the main classes of drugs, their therapeutic uses, response variability, the side effects and the toxicity of drugs and substances abuse.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learning objectives of the student will be directed towards the diagnosis and management of therapies of endocrine, diabetes and metabolic disorders in children, from the point of view of nursing need.

Teaching methods

Academic lessons and interactive workingl group

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Infectious diseases

Kidney disease

Electrolytes disorders

Growth and Short stature

Peculiarity of the pediatric age –

Growth and development –

 Adolescence –

DSD –

Neurology -

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Slides del Docente   e  Pediatria per le professioni sanitarie (L Perrone, C Esposito)

Slides of the Teacher and “Pediatrics for the Health professions” (L Perrone, C Esposito)

Exam Board

LAURA FORNONI (President)

MOHAMAD MAGHNIE (President)

LUIGI ROBBIANO

GIROLAMO MATTIOLI

CLARA MALATTIA

Rosaria Casciaro

GIUSEPPE D'ANNUNZIO

Teaching methods

Academic lessons and interactive workingl group

Exam description

Oral

Assessment methods

The examination will allow to verify:

the ability of the student to demonstrate what he has learned by solving a problem and the oral exam