DISEASES OF THE BLOOD (B)
cod. 1002440

Academic year 2019/20
4° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Antonio CUNEO - Nicola GIULIANI
Academic discipline
Malattie del sangue (MED/15)
Field
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: BLOOD

Learning objectives

The student should possess basic notions on the pathophysiology of the hematopoietic system and hematological disease.
The epidemiology and the clinic of hematological disease should be known.
The knowledge of conventional and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies is also required. Moreover, the student should achieve the principles of stem cell therapy to treat hemato-oncologic diseases.

Prerequisites

- - -

Course unit content

Knowledge on hematopoietic pathophysiology and on the major hemathologic neoplastic and benign diseases

Full programme

Pathophysiology of the hematopoietic system
Stem cells and bone marrow transplantation

The student should acquire the knowledge on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical aspects of following conditions:
Anemias, thrombocytopenias, neutropenia;
Myelodysplastic syndromes;
Acute Leukemias;
Myeloproliferative diseases;
Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma,
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Monoclonal gammopathies and Multiple Myeloma;
Bone marrow transplantation.

Bibliography

1. Corso di malattie del sangue, e degli organi emopoietici. Tura e Baccarani; Esculapio ed 2015, sesta edizione.
2. Hematology, Williams, 6th edition, Beutler et al Eds. Mc Graw Hill, 2001
3. Diagnostica delle malattie del sangue, testo-atlante di Larizza et al, Piccin ed, 1983;
4. Core Curriculum Ematologia, McGraw Hill ed, seconda ed, 2014
5. Ematologia per Medicina, Scienze Biologiche, Biotecnologie Mediche di N. Giuliani e A. Olivieri; Edizioni Idelson Gnocchi

Teaching methods

During the lectures will be discussed the topics listed in the program

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment of the achievement of the objectives provides an oral examination. Will be determined whether the student has achieved the knowledge and understanding of the content.

Other information

All the slides presented during the formal lesson will be available.