90316 - General Pathology Lab-based Course (C1C)

Learning outcomes

The students will study the morphological changes caused by the disease processes and the basic reactions to etiologic agents in cells and tissues, together with the pathogenetic mechanism of their development. This educational laboratory will enable the student to recognize the microscopic alterations in cells and tissues characteristic of the pathologic processes, by the study of general histopathology which will be hold in parallel to the course of General Pathology and Physiopathology.

Course contents

1. Cellular and extracellular pathology: reversible cell injury and fatty change, amyloidosis, necrosis and infarction.

2. Neoplastic transformation: benign tumors, malignant tumors, metastases.

3. Inflammatoryand reparative response: acute inflammation, chronic nonspecific and granulomatous inflammation, granulation tissue, sclerosis, cirrhosis.

4. Vascular disease: medial calcific artheriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, thrombosis.

Readings/Bibliography

Websites:

https://iol.unibo.it/course/view.php?id=11726

http://virtualmicroscopy.patologia-sperimentale.unibo.it/_contenuti/index.php?viewPage=13

Teaching methods

This is a blended learning teaching consisting of 12 lectures, to explain the topics, and 12 practical lessons in the laboratory of histopathology. To allow an individual access to microscopes, students are divided into four groups. A teacher will be constantly present during laboratory training, to guide the study, answer the questions and solve the problems. The e-learning part of the course is supported by the IOL platform, to which students must register via the University credentials..

Assessment methods

The learning level will be assessed at the end of classes. The evaluation of the learning will be carried out through a single exam for the whole Integrated Course of General Pathology and Pathophysiology. The exam will be oral and will consist of two questions asked by two different members of the Exam Board. One of the two questions will include a practical optical microscope test. The student must be able to recognize the histological preparation and discuss its morphological alterations in relation to the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired on the subject during the course.

Teaching tools

The histopathology laboratory has 56 microscopes. The IOL platform provides support for e-learning.

Links to further information

http://virtualmicroscopy.patologia-sperimentale.unibo.it/_contenuti/index.php?viewPage=13

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Bolognesi