Bed side approach and clinical methodology_

Programma d'insegnamento
· Lecture 1. Course presentation
· Lecture 2. Behaviour and mental status: cognitive processes and function
· Lecture 3. Information research, clinical reasoning, assessment and plan: the process of clinical reasoning. Identifying problems and making diagnosis, generating the problem list
· Lecture 4. History taking: a comprehensive health history, the techniques of skilled interviewing, the sequence and context of the interviewing, cultural and cognitive contest, explorating the patients perspective
· Lecture 5. Communications: expanding and clarifying the patients history, communication of health status
· Lecture 6. Signs and symptoms. Beginning the physical examination: general survey, vital signs and pain- Overview of general examination
· Lesson 7. The thorax, lung and cardiovascular system: techniques of examinations Lecture 8. The abdomen examination related to medical approach (liver, spleen and pancreas problems)
· Lecture 9. Surgeon's behaviour in the Operating room, basic principles of asepsis and patient's preparation to surgery
· Lecture 10: Physical examination and clinical signs of the abdomen, chest, breast (surgery related), and genito-urinary apparatus part 1
· Lecture11: Physical examination and clinical signs of the abdomen, chest, breast (surgery related), and genito-urinary apparatus part 2
· Lecture 12. The vascular system
· Lecture 13. Lump, masses and ulcer
· Lecture 14. Doctor-patient relationship: an approach with clinical cases
· Lecture 15. Doctor-patient relationship: exploring the physician perspective
· Lecture 16. PRACTICE LESSON: Case method and problem solving - clinical cases
· Lecture 17. PRACTICE LESSON: Clinical tools
· Lecture 18. PRACTICE LESSON: Clinical cases