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84420 - Bone and Joint Pathology

Academic Year 2023/2024

                
                        Docente:
                        Michelangelo Fiorentino
                    
                        Credits:
                        1
                    
                        SSD:
                        MED/08
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in
                            Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Oct 13, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023

Learning outcomes

Recognize the morphologic and molecular features of bone and joint diseases, and correlate them with their clinical presentation.

Course contents

Surgical pathology and histopathology of the following diseases:

Rheumathoid Arthritis and Osteoarthriti.

Benign and malignant tumors of the bone and cartilage.

Soft tissue sarcomas.

Readings/Bibliography

Class presentations are available on Virtuale.

As a general reference book: Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th Edition

Teaching methods

Class presentations.

Attendance to learning activities is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 60% of lessons.

Assessment methods

The final exam will be an oral assessment to verify the achievement of objectives (critical thinking, knowledge of topics) within the integrated course.

Graduation of the final grade:

Insufficient: lack of preparation. Serious and repeated conceptual errors.

18-19: knowledge of the basic concepts without serious gaps. Exposition of concepts and language as a whole acceptable.

20-24: knowledge of the basic concepts without gaps. Ability to analyze and link in partial autonomy. Exposure of discrete concepts and language.

25-29: preparation of good or very good level or even excellent preparation but with inaccuracies in the presentation that compromise the achievement of full marks. Ability to analyze and link independently. Exposure of concepts in the right succession and mastery of the language.

30-30L: full preparation, consolidated and without inaccuracies on the topics covered in the course. Ability to promptly frame the topic. Ability to analyze and connect independently. Concepts in the right succession and full command of the specific language.

Final Grades:

To pass the exam, students will need to reach at least the pass-mark (18/30) in all modules of the I.C. The student will be able to accept or decline the final grades.

Teaching tools

View of digitalized histological slides

Office hours

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