Learning objectives
This course will enable student to know and understand the stages of physiological development in the pediatric age, the importance of physical exercise in the healthy child and in those with chronic pathology and the tools for the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of the pathology associated with sport.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
- Stages of development in children: from the newborn to the adolescent
- Vaccinations in children and adolescents
- Nutrition principles in pediatric age
- Obesity and nutritional disorders
- Sport in different ages and in the pediatric patient with chronic disease
- Domestic accidents and airway obstruction
- Sports trauma
- Head trauma
- Cardiac disorders and sports activities
- Bronchial asthma
- Doping and addictions in adolescents
Full programme
- Stages of development in children: from the newborn to the adolescent
- Vaccinations in children and adolescents
- Nutrition principles in pediatric age
- Obesity and nutritional disorders
- Sport in different ages and in the pediatric patient with chronic disease
- Domestic accidents and airway obstruction
- Sports trauma
- Head trauma
- Cardiac disorders and sports activities
- Bronchial asthma
- Doping and addictions in adolescents
Bibliography
Principi N, Rubino A. Pediatria generale e specialistica. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2017.
Slides provided by the teacher and uploaded to the Elly platform.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons with slides and audiovisual material.
Assessment methods and criteria
The student's knowledge, understanding and application skills will be assessed through a written test with 31 multiple choice questions with only one correct answer on the course topics. Passing the exam will be possible with at least 18 correct answers.
Other information
In January 2020 (on a date to be determined) at the Sim-Lab of the University of Parma, interested students will be offered the opportunity to participate in a free PBLS-D course (Pediatric Basic Life Support-Defibrillation) to learn on dummies cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers in the child.
The teacher can be contacted for clarification or to schedule an appointment via email by writing to: susannamariaroberta.esposito@unipr.it, ilaria.ferrari@unipr.it
