71088 - Instrumental Diagnosis

Learning outcomes

The Elective Course represents an opportunity for close examination of proctology topics which, although very popular and frequently experienced in the daily clinical practice, are not treated or just marginally dealt with during the Main Course

The purpose of the Course is to provide the future General Practitioner (GP) a more specific vision of the most common proctologic diseases with the description of pathophysiology through presentation of clinical cases: from analysis of symptoms, choice of laboratory and instrumental Diagnostics, surgical indications, to surgical technique.

The aim of this Course is to provide the future GP the basical issues of proctological diseases diagnosis and treatment, giving a variety of informations as much as possible objective, updated on current surgical techniques and avant-garde, so that he will be able to provide correct informations to his patients, to communicate proficiently with the surgeon who has entrusted them and to carry out competently the fundamental role of the connection element between patient and specialist surgeon.

Course contents

COURSE : Benignant Proctological Pathology,
                   Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
(Lecturers: Prof. B.Cola, Prof. G.Poggioli, Dr. S.Laureti)

JANUARY 2013

 

Tuesday 08/01/13 Prof. COLA-Prof. POGGIOLI- Introduction Dr LAURETI 14.00-16.00 : Anatomy and physiology of the anal canal- proctological semeiotics.

Wednesday 09/01/13 Prof. COLA 14.00-16.00 Obstructed defecation syndrome

Thursday 10/01/13 Dr. LAURETI 14.00-16.00 Imaging-Functional diagnostics.

Friday 11/01/13 Dr. DALLA VIA 8.30-13.00 Proctological Outpatient Clinic (ETA + ETR).

Monday 14/01/13 Dr. LAURETI 8.00-14.00 Day Surgery (DS).

Tuesday 15/01/13 Dr. DALLA VIA 8.30-13.00 Proctological Outpatient Clinic (ETA + ETR).

Wednesday 16/01/13 Prof. POGGIOLI 14.00-16.00 Abscesses and perianal idiopathic fistulas-Perianal Crohn's Disease.

Tuesday 17/01/13 Prof. POGGIOLI 14.00-16.00 Hidradenitis - Anovaginal and rectovaginal fistulas.

Friday 18/01/13 Prof. POGGIOLI 8.30-13.00 Endoscopic Outpatient Clinic.

Monday 21/01/13 Dr. DALLA VIA 8.30-12.30 Endoscopic Outpatient Clinic.

Monday 21/01/13 Dr. LAURETI 8.00-13.00 Day Surgery (DS).

Monday 21/01/13 Prof. COLA 14.00-16.00 Anal Incontinence–Haemorrhoids.

Tuesday 22/01/13 Prof. COLA 14.00-16.00 Anal Fissures – Anal carcinoma.

Wednesday 23/01/13 All the Lecturers 14.00-16.00 Conclusions and multiple choice Quiz.

In DS, Proctological and Endoscopic Outpatient Clinic days, students will be divided into subgroups depending on the number of subscribed members. Lectures will be held at  “Aula Didattica”, 2° floor, Nuovo Polo

Proctological Outpatient Clinic (Prof. Cola) is located at ground floor, Pad. 5, Ambulatorio n.6

Endoscopic Outpatient Clinic (Prof. Cola e Prof. Poggioli) is located at ground floor, Pad. 25

Lectures will be held by Prof. Cola, Prof. Poggioli, Dr. Laureti and Dr. Dalla Via.

 

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures

Projections of instructional and clinical cases videos

Discussion on complex clinical cases 

Access by turns to the operating theatre of the two involved Units

Access by turns to the outpatients' clinics of the two involved Units

Assessment methods

multiple choice quiz

Teaching tools

Slideshow which will then be published on website and delivered to students on informative support, at the end of the course.

Office hours

See the website of Silvio Laureti