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Object of the course: Medical diagnosis and treatment of pathological situations which refer to the osseous substrate and the soft tissues of the face, of the oral cavity, and of the jaws, but also to the contiguous organs, such as the salivary glands, etc., as well as their possible expansions to the head and neck.
Contents of the course:
- Elements of Surgical Anatomy and of Basic Maxillofacial Surgery.
- Local Anesthesia.
- Inflammatory Diseases of the Oral, Maxillofacial and Cervicofacial Area
- Infections - Cysts of the Maxillofacial area.
- Diseases of the Temporomandibular Joint.
- Diseases of the Maxillary Antrum.
- Facial Trauma-A general approach.
- Fractures of Middle Face.
- Facial Deformities.
- Orthognathic Surgery.
- Distraction Osteogenesis.
- Facial Schises.
- Implantology.
- Benign Neoplasms of the Oral and Maxillofacial Area. Diagnosis-Treatment.
- Malignant Neoplasms of the Oral and Maxillofacial Area. Diagnosis-Treatment.
Mode and outcomes of teaching: The students, after the end of the lessons visit under my guidance the patients which are hospitalized in the University Hospital of Ioannina (UHI), that is, patients who have already undergone, or shall undergo a surgical operation. There, the relevant discussion and examination takes place. The syllabus includes also lessons of practical training for the preparation of the participation in the Surgery. The students are divided into groups of three members, where one of the students participates in scheduled surgical operations for patients with Maxillofacial diseases under general anesthesia, in the UHI.
Optionally, the students, and during the semester teaching period of the Maxillofacial, are divided into groups of six members, and participate under my guidance, into On -calls of the UHI, where they are confronted with various Medical cases in the Emergency Rooms (E.R.), and especially with Maxillofacial incidents. At the same time, and with slow but decisive steps, we proceed into the cooperation with other University Departments and Divisions of our School for the organization of the Research Laboratory, having as object the Maxillofacial Oncology.
Hours of training per student: 32
From the 10th Semester
ECTS: 2
Scope of course: Aim of the course "Advances in intensive Care Medicine" is the gain of advance skills and expertise in specific issues regarding to Intensive Care Medicine.
Content:
- Monitoring of respiratory system in critically ill patients. (gas exchange, monitoring of mechanical properties of the respiratory system, respiratory center, respiratory muscles and ECHO lung
- diagnosis and management of acute and chronic respiratory failure (hypoventilation hypoxia, indications for invasive or non invasive mechanical ventilation, basic principle of mechanical ventilation (modes, compliance, resistance, PEEP) and imaging in ICU
- Circulatoring monitory characteristics of a diseased circulatory system, right heart catheterization, ECHO, diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
- Nutrition of critically ill patients
- indications for ICU admission and cost-effectiveness
- evidence based medicine in ICU
- transplantation: A. brain death, organ protection procedures and difficulties during transplantation.
- Refreshment course BLS seminar of basic life support
Form and outcome of the course: the lectures will be addressed to students that choose this course (maximum number of students =30) and will be aim to increase and advance tbasic skills for therapeutic and diagnostic management of critically ill patients
Hours of training per student: 26
Semester: 10th
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the course: The course offers the basic understanding and theoretical background required for the diagnosis and management of major ophthalmic conditions affecting children.
Content: Introduction in Paedo-Ophthalmology, refractve errors in childhood, amblyopia, paediatric strabismus, conjunctivitis, eyelid disorders, disorders of the lacrimal apparatus, paediatric catarract, paediatric glaucoma, uveitides in children, congenital maculopathies, retinopathy of prematurity, disorders of the optic nerve, disorders of the orbit affecting children.
Mode and outcomes of teaching: The course is taught in small groups of students in combination with clinical practice that takes place at the special Paedo-Ophthalmology unit, the ward and the operating theater. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to recognise the clinical picture of major ophthalmic conditions affecting children and have an understanding of the appropriate management principles.
Hours of training per student: 28
From the 9th Semester
ECTS: 2
Course Objective: The study and tranfer of knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic illness or disability or chronic pain.
Course Content: Introduction in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Gait disorders. Spinal trauma and spinal cord injuries. Musculoskeletal pain. Joint and spinal injections. Cerebral Palsy in children. Spasticity, Heterotopic ossification. Traumatic brain injuries. Cerebrovascular accidents. Neurogenic bladder and bowel. Limb amputation and prostheses. Decubitus ulcers. Deep vein thrombosis. Chronic illness psychology.
Clinical practise: Patient's history and functional impairments in the rehabilitation phase. Physical examination of the patient in the rehabilitaton phase. Training in rehabilitative medical interventions (surgical or non-surgical).
Structure and outcomes: The course is taking place at the conference room as well as in small groups of students for the clinical practise. The students are following the full working schedule of the clinic (patient's rooms, outpatient clinic). They acquire theoretical and practical knowledge by working next to the faculty during medical interventions. Their final level of knowledge enable them to diagnose and differentiate handicap-disability-functional impairment, to describe the idea of continuous medical care and, furthemore, to aknowledge the appropriate therapeutic infrastructures in the different phases of rehabilitation.
Hours of training per student: 26
From the 9th Semester
ECTS: 2
Course objectives: Pain management
Course Contenets: Definition and clinical pain syndromes, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of pain. General principles of pain assessment and management. Non pharmacological and invasive interventions in pain management. Management of acute and chronic pain of benign and malignant origin. Complications of pain therapy. Palliative care
Course structure and teaching outcomes: The course is a combination of lectures, clinical scenarios in the medical simulation center and clinical practice in small groups in the pain clinic, postoperative recovery unit and in the ward. Students will be able to provide an overview in assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment of pain with opioids and non-opioid drugs and to actively involve during invasive interventions for the pain management. The assessment will be based on their attendance of lectures, their active participation in the simulation center and their performance on written exams (MCQ). Before and upon completion of the course, self-assessment is performed using a specific questionnaire.
Hours of training per student: 32
From the 9th Semester
ECTS: 2