Learning objectives
To inform the student about: the physiological growth of the child, the injures related to physical activity in childhood and the prevention of traumas, basic principles of pediatric nutrition, common chronic disaese such as asthma.
To explain how to face a pediatric emergency.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
General pediatrics
sport related injures
overload injures
vaccinations
head trauma
obesity
asthma
cystic fibrosis
sedentary habits
Full programme
- Developmental stages in pediatric age: from newborn to adolescent
- Vaccinations in children and adolescents
- Principles of nutrition in the pediatric age
- Nutrition and sedentary lifestyle
- Obesity and nutritional disorders
- Sport in different ages and in pediatric patients with chronic disease
- Domestic accidents and clearing of the airways
- Sports injuries
- Head trauma
- Cardiac pathologies and sporting activity
- Respiratory function in the first years of life
- Bronchial asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
Bibliography
Pediatrics, Nelson - Behrman - Kliegman - Jenson - Stanton
Teaching methods
Lectures will be held on-site in compliance with safety standards, provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are not implemented. Supporting material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recording of the lectures.
Assessment methods and criteria
If due to the persistence of the health emergency it is necessary to carry out the exams remotely, the final test will consist of an oral question conducted remotely (via Teams) in synchronous mode with questions on teaching topics.
Other information
The professor can be contacted for clarification or to make an appointment via email by writing to: valentina.fainardi@unipr.it. There will be no intermediate evaluations. The student will have to demonstrate his degree of learning on the final exam.
