03565 - Rheumatology (LZ)

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5904)

Course contents

Osteoarthritis

Fibromyalgia

Osteoporosis and osteomalacia

Paget's disease of bone

Rheumatoid arthritis

Axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis

Infectious arthritis

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis

Inflammatory myopathies (brief notes)

Readings/Bibliography

Johannes WJ Bijlsma – EULAR Textbook on Rheumatic Diseases – BMJ

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

Teaching methods

Lecture-based teaching

Assessment methods

WRITTEN EXAM

Learning assessment takes place through a written exam aimed at evaluating the achievement of the course’s educational objectives. The exam is conducted jointly with the other Professors who make up the integrated course.

The exam for the Rheumatology will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions. The total time allowed for completing the test will be 60 minutes, approximately 20 minutes per discipline.

In order to pass the exam and have the grade for the integrated course officially recorded, students must complete all modules in the same exam session.

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