Module Details

Anesthesia and Intensive Care

MC110

Course
Anesthesia and Intensive Care
Code
MC110
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2018/2019
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Credits
3
Lecture Hours
24
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/41 - Anaesthesiology
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
6
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
General organisation:

a-lessons' topics. All the topics will be in form of ppt or doc that will be mdae available at the end of the frontal lecture

b-Frontal lessons will be basically made up on a problem-based cases as interactive clinical cases. Lessons will follow a specific program in attach
Mandatory practical exercises will be dedicated to the following topics:

Basic CPR-D (4 hrs)
Approach to the trauma patient (4 hrs)
Advanced clinical casess (4 hrs)
They will take place at the Simnova simulation centre, Istituto dei Salesiani, via Lanino 1 / Ferrucci 33, 3° piano.

Students will be organised in small groups that will be assigned to specific topics on a rotation basis (as stated in the yearly program.

The professionalizing internship provides for the mandatory attendance of the Emergency Department of the Maggiore Hospital according to the attached scheme. The frequency of the operating theaters and the Intensive Care Unit can instead be agreed on a voluntary basis with Prof. Della Corte.
Reference Texts
Notes and lecture slides
Documents given to students in class
Learning Outcomes
The program proposes an approach to clinical problems for the most part known by the students, but faced according to a methodology proper to the emergency conditions.
This methodology goes beyond the traditional schemes of the nosographic classification of diseases, trying to go through the criteria for defining severity and symptomatic approach, postponing the goal of a refined and definitive diagnosis.
This approach takes into account the need to guarantee the student the ability to face a clinical condition where the decision on medical behavior must be rapid and aimed at stabilizing and improving the patient's clinical conditions by acting according to largely codified schemes.
Handling emergency situations personally will probably be one of the first tasks in the young doctor's professional activity; this frequently occurs in the absence of specific experience that puts him in a position to be able to deal with them with confidence and professionalism. The course will also provide learners with the basic elements for the health management of maxi-emergencies and disasters.
Prerequisites
The course has not been blocked from previous years but it is hoped to have passed pharmacology, medical and surgical clinic
Teaching Methods
All lesson topics will be prepared in .pwp and / or text files that will be made available at the end of the lessons

The lessons, in frontal teaching during the scheduled hours, will mostly have a problem-based imprint with interactive clinical cases
Lessons will be held according to the attached program
Additional Information
Admission to the exam will be linked to the frequency of lessons, the frequency of exercise activities (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses, Approach to the traumatized patient).
Assessment Methods
Multiple choice quiz.
Admission to the exam will be linked to the frequency of lessons, the frequency of exercise activities (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses, Approach to the traumatized patient).

The final exam will consist of a preliminary test of 80 quizzes focused on the topics and material presented in the course. The first 40 quizzes will be considered basic for passing the course, and the student must correctly answer at least 25 in order to pass the exam
Detailed Syllabus
The content of the course program is as follows:

1. Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS 1)
2. Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS 2)
3. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 1 (ALS 1)
4. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2 (ALS 2)
5. Organization of the pre-hospital emergency
6. Systematic approach to the traumatized patient
7. Systematic approach to the traumatized patient
8. Systematic approach to the traumatized patient
9. Systematic approach to the traumatized patient
10. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to exogenous intoxications
11. Principles of oxygen therapy, invasive and non-invasive ventilation
12. Approach to the septic patient
13. Principles of locoregional and general anesthesiology
14. Principles of Pain Relief
15. Brain death and organ donation
16. End of life and DAT
17. General principles for the management of maxi-emergencies and disasters
Expected Learning Outcomes
Ability to properly approach both medical and surgical emergencies.

Identify priorities for emergency treatment Urgency and know the triage principle

Know the main elements that characterize a disastrous event
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