Physiotherapy - Course D - Roma Azienda S.Camillo Forlanini

Activity type

Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche

SSD

MED/38

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

PAOLO VERSACCI

Activity type

Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche

SSD

MED/39

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

MARIO MASTRANGELO

Activity type

Scienze della fisioterapia

SSD

MED/48

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

1

Hours distribution

10 classroom hours

Lecturers

Vanessa Valentini

At the end of the course the student must know:
• Normal growth, development and behaviour and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities.
• Health maintenance and preventive care for children, including age-related issues in nutrition, safety, vaccination and risk factor identification and modification.
• Common acute and chronic pediatric conditions and the most common genetic syndromes.
• Principles of physiology and pharmacology applicable to children from birth through adulthood, especially age-related changes.

The student, in order to understand the contents of the course and to achieve the learning objectives, must possess the basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the child.

Module: PEDIATRICS
• Child health in the world
• Basic notions of perinatal medicine
• Basic notions of neonatology
• Growth and physiological development of the child
• Vaccinations and vaccination calendar
• Congenital heart disease
• Arterial hypertension in pediatric and adolescent age
• Rheumatic disease
• Kawasaki disease
• Exanthematous diseases
• Kidney and urinary tract disorders (urinary tract infections, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome)
• Respiratory disorders (bronchial asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis)
• Gastrointestinal disorders (gastroesophageal reflux, celiac disease, chronic intestinal diseases)
• Diabetes
• Neurological disorders (febrile convulsions, childhood epilepsies)
• Genetic syndromes (Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Williams syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome)



Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability in genetic syndromes
Communication disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders in genetic syndromes
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Pediatric Movement Disorders



Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
Paediatric Rehabilitation Course Programme



• Child development from 0 to 5 years old


• Neuromotor disorders, genetic syndromes, orthopedic diseases


• Evaluation and observation of the newborn and child


• Rehabilitation program and project in pediatric age


• Physiotherapy treatment in various paediatric pathologies

Module: PEDIATRICS
Manuale di pediatria – T. Lissauer, W. Carroll – Editore: Edra – 2018

Pediatria generale e specialistica – A. Staiano, S. Esposito, N. Principi, A. Rubino – Editore: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana – III edizione 2022.



Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition Text Revised– Neurodevelopmental Disorders section, associated with lecture notes of the teacher.


Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
N/D

Module: PEDIATRICS
N/D
Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
N/D

The course includes frontal lessons in the classroom where the treated topics will be presented and discussed with the students. Visual aids will be used for the projection of slides.

Attendance at classes is mandatory, with attendance recorded by collecting student signatures on paper.

Oral exam with open-ended questions and answers.

Vaccination schedule. Bronchiolitis. Characteristics of a healthy newborn. Rheumatic disease. Kawasaki disease.

Module: PEDIATRICS

• Lesson 1: Child Health Around the World - Perinatal Medicine - Neonatology
  • Books: Suggested textbooks combined with professor's handouts and slides.


• Lesson 2: Growth and physiological development of children - Childhood exanthematous diseases - Vaccinations and vaccination schedule
  • Books: Suggested textbooks combined with professor's handouts and slides.


• Lesson 3: Congenital heart disease - Rheumatic disease - Kawasaki disease - Arterial hypertension in children and adolescents
  • Books: Suggested textbooks combined with professor's handouts and slides.


• Lesson 4: Respiratory diseases (bronchial asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia) - Genetic syndromes (Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Williams syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome)
  • Books: Suggested textbooks combined with professor's handouts and slides.


• Lesson 5: Gastrointestinal disorders (gastroesophageal reflux, celiac disease, chronic intestinal diseases) Nephrological disorders (urinary tract infections, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome)
  • Books: Suggested textbooks combined with professor's handouts and slides.

• Child development from 0 to 5 years oldNeuromotor disorders, genetic syndromes, orthopedic diseases Evaluation and observation of the newborn and childRehabilitation program and project in pediatric age Physiotherapy treatment in various paediatric pathologies