76078 - Rheumatology

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)

Course contents

Osteoarthritis

Fibromyalgia

Osteoporosis

Paget's Bone Disease

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis

Crystal-induced Arthritis

Infectious Arthritis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis

Connective Tissue Diseases

Readings/Bibliography

AAVV – Unireuma – Reumatologia - per studenti e medici di medicina generale – Idelson Gnocchi

Teaching methods

Lecture-based teaching

Assessment methods

The oral exam consists of one or more questions on the program. The number of questions may vary based on the level of preparation and study of the subject highlighted by the student in the answers.

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 andlanguage as a whole acceptable.

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

25-29: preparation of good or very good level or even excellent preparation but withinaccuracies in the presentation that compromise the achievement of full marks. Ability toanalyze and link independently. Exposure of concepts in the right succession and masteryof the language.

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

Teaching tools

The lecture slides will be made available to students on the Virtuale platform. Additionally, each set of lecture slides includes references at the bottom, allowing students to further explore the topics independently.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Ursini