70785 - Physiological and Pathophysiological Aspects of Gastroinstentinal Secretory and Motor Functions and Relative Clinical Implications

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

knowledge and understanding: to understand: a) anatomo-functional characteristics of cellular components of the alimentary canal; b) microbiological characteristics of Hp; c) molecular mechanism of neuro-immune interplay applying knowledge and understanding: to learn: a) clinical management of functional digestive syndromes; differential diagnosis with organic diseases b) clinical management of Hp infection making judgements: to judge clinical relevance and need of appropriate treatment of patients with digestive symptoms with or without organic diseases communication skills: state of the art, high quality slides will be presented and communication skills shown and explained throughout the course learning skills: students will be exposed to state of the art lectures in an international environment

Course contents

Lectures on the role of Microbiota and mucosal immune system in internal medicine

Readings/Bibliography

The American Journal of Gastroenterology VOLUME 109 SUPPLEMENT 1 AUGUST 2014;

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Questionnaires at the end of the teaching session

Teaching tools

Power Point slides

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Barbara