GENDER MEDICINE: A NEW APPROACH TO HEALTH
cod. 1010285

Academic year 2021/22
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Giovanna Maria PELA'
Academic discipline
Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (MED/11)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives


Understand the influence of sex, understood as biological difference, and gender (understood as socio-cultural differences) on the state of health or disease, particularly in cardiovascular diseases.
Understand the biological factors that underlie the different susceptibility to the disease between the two sexes, the different clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases in men and women, with impact in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Gender is particularly important in the study of health determinants (lifestyle, alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, nutrition, body weight) also linked to the socio-economic and environmental context that has undergone profound changes in recent decades . The goal is the PERSONALIZED MEDICINE

Prerequisites


To know physiology and Semeiotics

Course unit content


Influence of gender and sex in different cardiovascular contexts:
1) Cardiovascular physiology
2) cardiovascular aging
3) chronic ischemic heart disease
4) acute coronary syndromes
5) heart failure

Full programme


The heart in the two sexes: from the physiology to the pathology of cardiovascular diseases:
Acute and chronic coronary artery diseases, heart failure

Bibliography


Notes from the professor

Teaching methods


Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria


the lessons are interactive
Eligibility is achieved with attendance and discussion with the teachers

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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