Master in nefrologia e urologia pediatrica - secondo livello

The Vocational Master in Paediatric Nephrology and Urology aims to develop a specific skill set for those healthcare professionals treating and/or caring for paediatric patients facing nephrological, urological, and nephro-urological diseases. The programme is therefore intended for paediatricians with an interest in this field, as well as nephrologists needing to care for paediatric patients, urologists treating children and adults, as well as paediatric surgeons.

In addition to the specific paediatric and urological training, the core focus of the programme is children with congenital or acquired deformities in their kidneys and urinary system who, over the course of their treatment, will encounter a diverse array of doctors and surgeons, including obstetricians, neonatologists, nephrologists, imaging specialists, urologists, and potentially dialysis technicians and transplant specialists as well.

The Vocational Master, organized by pediatric nephro-urological pathologies experts, with both medical and surgical skills, includes a common part (dedicated to topics of medical and surgical interest) and two different paths (nephrological and urological), which will allow participants to delve into the topics most relevant to their training.

The Vocational Master in Pediatric Nephrology and Urology will consist of 284 hours (31 CFUs) of face-to-face teaching and 216 hours (18 CFUs) of other forms of training in e-learning mode. To complete the programme, students must take a 250 hours (10 CFUs) of internship and a final exam (1 CFUs) consisting of the presentation of a thesis and the discussion of a clinical case with a complex diagnostic-therapeutic path. A total of 60 CFUs are awarded for the vocational master.

Teaching is structured as follows:

GENERAL COURSEWORK
-Embryology, genetics, anatomy, physiology of the kidneys and urinary tract
-Foetal nephro-urological deformities
-Post-natal nephro-urological deformities
-Neonatal nephrology
-Paediatric nephro-urological imaging
-Physiopathology of urination
-Nephrological and urological hematuria
-Urinary tract infections and vesicoureteral reflux
-Nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis: medical and surgical considerations
-Ciliopathies: nephrological aspects and surgical complications
-Kidney, urinary-tract, and testicular cancers. Renal complications of cancer treatments.
-Kidney replacement therapy: principles of dialysis and kidney transplant
-Nephro-urological trauma and emergencies
-Nutrition for children with renal insufficiency; the work of the psychologist, and an integrated team-based approach to treating children with kidney disease, and supporting their families; Psychological and psycho-sexual aspects for children and adolescents with urological and genital diseases

NEPHROLOGY COMPONENTS
-Essential surgical techniques for the paediatric nephrologist
-Acute renal insufficiency in children.
-Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: typical and atypical manifestations, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
-Nephritic syndrome in children: different types of primary and secondary glomerulonephritis, diagnosis and treatment. Glomerular hematuria and related diseases.
-Proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome in children. Special topics and emerging issues.
-Guidance and techniques on kidney biopsies. Histological framework and clinical-pathological correlations.
-Arterial hypertension in children: essential and secondary forms. Short-term and long-term management.
-Primary and secondary tubular diseases.
-Chronic renal insufficiency in children.
-Paediatric dialysis: guidance and techniques, with specific reference to peritoneal and hemodialysis and related access points
-Special topics on nephrological management of kidney transplants
-Preventing kidney damage and regenerative therapy

UROLOGY COMPONENT
-Kidney surgery
-Ureteral surgery
-Bladder surgery
-Anal-rectal deformities. Cloaca.
-Urethral surgery
-Genital reconstructive surgery
-Sexual-differentiation disorders
-Principals of minimally invasive surgery

Admitted applicants must pay an enrolment fee amounting to 2.600 euros.