Learning objectives
First Dublin Descriptor: Knowledge and Comprehension Skills
At the end of the course, the student should know the definition and main diagnostic methods for obstetric and gynecological diseases.
The student should be aware of the most appropriate ways to provide clinical and care responses to the needs of patients. They should understand the care goals for major gynecological diseases and for the obstetric patient. They should know the most correct methods for approaching patients and their families.
Second Dublin Descriptor: Applied Knowledge and Comprehension
The student should have seen and understood the application of diagnostic-therapeutic pathways in the gynecological and obstetric fields, in all their aspects and purposes.
Third Dublin Descriptor: Autonomy in Judgment
The student should be able to propose care pathways and therapies in various common scenarios.
Fourth Dublin Descriptor: Communication Skills
The student will have the opportunity to verify the use of appropriate medical terminology and will see it applied among colleagues and between doctor and patient.
Fifth Dublin Descriptor: Learning Skills
The student should demonstrate the ability to appropriately apply the general principles of gynecology and obstetrics to clinical situations that have not been previously encountered.
Areas of Internship Application:
Gynecological Area
Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound
Diagnostic-operational hysteroscopy
Cavity examination
Laparoscopy
PAP-TEST execution and reporting
Examples of colposcopic findings
Obstetric Area
The student will observe the management of the pregnancy chart, obstetric evaluation of the full-term pregnant woman (Leopold’s maneuvers and symphysis-fundus measurement), execution of cardiotocographic tracing, description of labor phenomena and operative delivery (caesarean section).
The goal is also to familiarize the student with the organizational methods of integrated care at a high level of complexity, and the communication tools between hospital facilities and the community.
Prerequisites
To undertake the internship, the student must have started attending the course and acquired the minimum anatomical knowledge of the female genitalia and pelvis. The internship is an essential prerequisite for the oral exam and, therefore, recognizes as prerequisites those indicated in the gynecology and obstetrics course.
Course unit content
Knowledge and application of clinical care pathways in the main areas of the obstetric and gynecological patient. Identification of the main problems of the obstetric and gynecological patient, after careful assessment, using clinical reasoning. Description of the management goals of physiological pregnancy; description of the phenomena of childbirth. Knowledge and implementation of the main diagnostic and therapeutic practices in gynecology and obstetrics.
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Full programme
Medical history collection for gynecological issues
Gynecological examination
Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy
Endometrial biopsy and uterine cavity revision
Conization
Laparoscopic and laparotomic surgery
First and second-level gynecological ultrasound
Obstetric history collection and obstetric semiotics
Antepartum cardiotocography
First-level obstetric ultrasound
Natural labor and intrapartum cardiotocography
Cesarean section
PAP test and colposcopy
Conization (already listed, but I kept it for completeness)
Bibliography
1) GINECOLOGIA ED OSTETRICIA
Pescetto, De Cecco, Pecorari, Rani Editore (Ed. 2009)
2) ESSENTIAL OBSTETRICS GYNAECOLOGY
Fifth Edition, Edited by Ian Symonds & Sabaratnam Arulkumaran (2013)
Teaching methods
The internship is generally carried out through attendance at the gynecology and obstetrics departments and clinics. The student is supervised by a structured professional from the clinic in the various sectors, having the opportunity to directly assist in clinical practice, ask questions related to the clinical case, and formulate diagnostic and therapeutic hypotheses. The student can also participate in daily meetings discussing clinical cases.
Assessment methods and criteria
The tutor checks the students' attendance and the regular learning of the course contents
Other information
The methods for carrying out the internship are outlined in the syllabus of the integrated course of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
The student can self-enroll through the Elly platform.
The organization of the internship period and access to individual departments is predefined and provided to students at the beginning of the attendance.
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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