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Objective of the subject: The overall objectives of this course are to provide students with the knowledge needed for the diagnosis, conservative treatment, prevention and restoration to health of the disorders of the inner organs of the body.
Content of the subject: Thrombophilia, antithrombotic and anticoagulation therapy, coma, hepatitis, cirrhosis: chronic liver failure and portal hypertension, emergent oncology problems, chronic renal and cardiorenal disease, urinalysis and acute renal failure, primary health care, common arrhythmias: emergent management, lymphoma-multiple myeloma, potassium disorders, balance of body fluid volume, emergent endocrinology problems, principles of treatment of idiopathic ypertension, pancreatitis, community-acquired pneumonia, management of dyslipidemia, diarrhoea-constipation, acute monoarthritis, acute allergic reaction, neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, jaundice, practical guidelines for the treatment of hypertension, glomerulonephritis, infectious diseases I-III, diagnostic exercises in Internal Medicine, cholangiocarcinoma, disorders of acid-base balance, inflammatory bowel disease, stroke, poisonings, sodium disorders, heart failure, gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis-osteoporosis, acute myocardial infarction: diagnosis and emergent treatment, acute and chronic leukaemia, anemia, basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy I-III, diabetic ketoacidosishyperosmotic coma, emergent and intensive care medicine, alcoholism, gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer, management of cirrhotic complications. These units are taught at the amphitheatre on an everyday basis through lectures lasting one hour and it's obligatory for every student to follow.
Form and outcome of the tuition: The course is taught in combination with clinical practice in groups of students. During the clinical practice the students participate actively at the function of the 1st and 2nd Division of the Department of Internal Medicine (outpatient clinics, patient wards) and the Emergency Department under the supervision of the senior academic members of the medical teams of the two Internal Medicine Divisions. During the ward round a tutorial of different clinical entities and problems beyond those having been taught at the amphitheatre takes place, so that the whole range of Internal Medicine will be covered. The final output of knowledge has as a result to increase the student’s capability at the end of their training of diagnosing, differentiating and managing of: Infectious, gastrointestinal, endocrine, blood, cardiac, skin, respiratory, rheumatology, metabolic and
immunosuppression-related diseases.
Hours of training per student: 325
Year of education: 6th
ECTS: 13
Course overview: Our aim is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills about the principles and procedures for the delivery of first-contact care to patients in the health system (primary health care, PHC).
Course content: Issues related to patient centered care, continuity of care, coordination of services, and comprehensive health care. Patient-centered approach. Consultation. Breaking bad news. Announcing death. Searching for evidence and implementing guidelines on the management of patients with acute or chronic illness. Primary prevention for adolescents and adults. Diagnosis in PHC, related evidence, and diagnostic errors. Comprehensive assessment and care for the elderly in PHC. Palliative care. Management of patients with multiple medications in PHC; assessing and improving compliance. Implementing guidelines for the management of patients with multiple morbidity in PHC.
Teaching method and expected outcomes: The course includes both problem-based learning lectures and students’ placement in a clinical setting. Settings may include either the emergency department of the University Hospital in Ioannina or, after student’s request, a PHC setting in Greece or abroad. During their placement in a clinical setting (either in the University Hospital emergency department or in PHC), students collaborate with faculty members and health care professionals who work in these settings, acquire knowledge and participate in everyday clinical practice. After the completion of the course, students are expected to understand General Medicine and PHC principles, and use knowledge from diverse fields in order to suggest evidence-based diagnostic processes and therapeutic strategies for common problems in General Medicine and PHC.
Hours of training per student: 126
Year of education : 6th
ECTS: 4
Course Description: The use radiations in the daily clinical practice, despite its medical benefits, is related to radiological risks to patient, health workers, general public and the ecosystem. Taking into account that the number of therapeutic, diagnostic, fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures with the direct participation of MDs with various specialties, is increasing steadily, education and training in radiological protection is recommended to be part of the curriculum of basic medical studies.
Course Syllabus: Justification and optimization of medical exposures, such as patient’s exposure with diagnostic intent (medical imaging, body composition studies), fluoroscopy guided procedures (e.g. vessel remodeling) and therapeutic procedures with open or closed radiation sources (Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology). Emphasis is given to typical doses from diagnostic and fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures, protection of some specific groups (fetus/embryo, child and health-worker), management of radioactive patients and medical treatments following a radiological incidence/accident.
Protection from non-ionizing radiations (e.g. MRI, laser, telecommunications)
Demonstrations: Infrastructure, medical devices and methods used at the University of Ioannina and Ioannina University Hospital (IUH) Medical Physics Laboratories and at IUH medical departments for the safe use of radiations.
Schedule: Lectures 18 h and laboratory 10 h during afternoon to achieve availability of IUH laboratories that provide medical services on daily base (the exact time is arranged by the trainees and the trainer)
Textbook: Kalef-Ezra J. Introduction to radiation protection, 3η edition, Ioannina, 2009
Hours of training per Student: 28
From: 8th Semester
Course overview: To familiarize students with the basic concepts of Bioinformatics and its applications in Biomedicine.
Course content: Introduction to Bioinformatics: Basic concepts and applications. Genomics and Functional Genomics: Genome evolution-Phylogenetic analysis- Microarray technology- use in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Databases: Structure and Access. Databases of biomedical literature-human genes, genetic disorders and traits- genomic maps-protein sequences, structures and interactions-functional genomics data. Software tools/resources: Data mining, management, evaluation, selection, visualization and analysis. Multiple alignments of sequences. Retrieval/analysis of gene expression profiles. Prediction of structure, function and localization of biomolecules-construction of molecular models.
Teaching format and learning outcomes: Teaching is implemented through lectures, practical exercises and take-home assignments. Students are expected to have an understanding of the basic theory of Bioinformatics and a good working knowledge of basic bioinformatics tools and biomedical databases. They should know how to mine, manage, evaluate and analyze biomedical data and to make theoretical predictions of potential practical use on topics, such as rational drug design or molecular diagnostics.
Hours of training per student: 26
Year of education : 3rd
ECTS: 2
Learning objectives: To understand the physiology and pathophysiology of the female reproductive system. To learn the full spectrum of general obstetrics and gynecology, as well as maternal-fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, gynecologic oncology, and urogynecology.
Course content: Anatomy and embryology of the female reproductive track, Congenital malformations, Genetics, Reproductive Endocrinology: normal vs. abnormal menstrual cycle, menopause, osteoporosis, Management of infertility, Medical history-taking, Clinical examination, Diagnostic procedures and tests in Ob-Gyn, Adolescence Gynecology, Infections, Endometriosis-adenomyosis, Gynecologic Oncology, Psyco-sexual disorders, Gynecologic Urology, Breast anatomy and management of breast pathology, Pregnancy: physiology- management – Intra-uterine growth – nutrition – medication, Normal delivery – lactation, pregnancy-associated pathology, puerperium, obstetrical anesthesia and pain management, maternal and neonatal morbidity/mortality, neonatal injuries, antenatal genetic screening, Medicolegal Issues in Ob-Gyn, Informatics in Ob-Gyn.
Teaching: Combination of tutorials, seminars and clinical assessment. Final assessment: 60min written examination (MCQs)
Hours of training per student: 130
Semester: 9°+10° (rotation)
ECTS: 8