Ateneo - UPO

The course's main topics are the description of nutritional interventions for the principal endocrine, metabolic, and andrological pathologies, as well as the role of nutrition in endocrine regulation. It will also provide an overview of nutrition's role in relation to the necessary therapies for treating endocrine and metabolic pathologies

Camanni F. and Ghigo E Malattie del sistema endocrino e del metabolismo. Centro Scientifico Editore, III° edizione, Torino 2001. 2) Per approfondimenti: Patricia E Molina. Fisiologia Endocrina. Lange Physiology Series (McGraw-Hill) 2004 Main Guidelines on Endocrine Diseases (part on nutrition).

The module aims to provide knowledge and understanding of how nutrition fits into the most important endocrine and metabolic pathologies, their diagnosis, and basic therapeutic concepts, especially in terms of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of nutrition to the subjects covered. The objectives include developing independent judgment, communication skills, and learning abilities regarding the nutritional framework in relation to the endocrine and metabolic issues discussed in other modules.

Knowledge about fundamental medical disciplines: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition Biochemistry, General Pathology. Knowledge on Semeiotics and Pharmacology are also requested

Case reports, case series. PPT presentations. Guidelines discussions, Meta-analysis and relevant publications on endocrine and metabolic subjects.

If needed, in-depth sessions preparatory to the exam will be offered, to be agreed directly with the lecturer. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services- students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects. Gender mainstreaming: approaches to grant equal benefits in actions and activities for women and men and for eliminating gender inequalities.

The exam is composed of two parts: a written test and an oral test. The written test is a typical multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focusing on clinical cases and consisting of 18 MCQs based on topics covered during the course. If the written test is passed, the student will undergo an oral test (one of the subjects included in the module). The oral exam usually entails discussing a simulated clinical case to assess deeper understanding and clinical reasoning skills after passing the written part, and involves discussion of a simulated clinical case including relevant information such as clinical history, physical exam, biochemical investigations, imaging and therapeutic and nutritional approach. This approach aims to test application of knowledge in clinical reasoning and practising rather than just recall information on endocrine/metabolic diseases.

Nutrition related to hypothalamic-pituitary diseases. Nutrition related to obesity. Nutrition related to diabetes mellitus. Nutrition related to dyslipidemia. Nutrition related to malnutrition in endocrinological and metabolic pathologies. Nutrition related to gynecological endocrine pathologies (PCOS). Nutrition related to osteoporosis.

By the end of the course, the student must learn to understand how nutrition plays a role in recognizing, describing, and diagnosing the most common endocrine and metabolic diseases within the context of chronic illnesses with multi-morbidity. It is essential that the student learns the correct methods of clinical reasoning in Endocrinology, applying the method of differential diagnoses.