Knowledge of pathophysiology of digestive diseases
Relationship between food nutrition and gastrointestinal function
Knowledge of food adverse effects
therapeutic use of food
Students will have to describe the main mechanisms underlying cancer pathogenesis and will have to define the appropriate procedures required for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common forms of cancer. Description of the current staging techniques will also be required, as well as the ability to outline the mechanisms of action, the clinical usefulness and the main toxicities of both conventional chemotherapeutic drugs and novel biological compounds. Critical emphasis will be dedicated to the clinical identification and the therapeutic management of oncologic emergencies.
To provide knowledge for nutritional and therapeutic management of patients with gastrointestinal, oncological and surgical pathologies.
lectures
Lectures, Seminars and Interactive Discussions of Clinical Cases.
Lectures and discussion of clinical cases
Gastrointestinal symptoms and syndromes . GERD and peptic disease . Malabsorption syndromes and celiac disease . alcohol-related diseases. Pancreatic failure. Effects of malnutrition: anaemia Deficiency Syndromes. Intestinal diseases. Diseases of the liver and liver failure. Food adverse effects. Microbiome. Food allergies and intolerances Dietary supplements and food additives
Tumor Biology
Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention
Clinical Methodology in Oncology
Principles of Cancer Therapy
Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Cancer
Nutritional management of esophageal and gastric diseases
Nutrition therapy of chronic liver diseases
Nutrition therapy of intestinal diseases: inflammatory bowel diseases, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Nutritional management of cancer patient
Prevention and treatment of cancer-related malnutrition
Artificial nutrition
Nutritional management of patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Manual Harrison's Internal medicina
Dietetica e nutrizione. Clinica, terapia e organizzazione. G. Fatati - M.L. Amerio, Il Pensiero Scientifico, edizione 2012.