Postgraduate Specialisation in Sport and Exercise Medicine

Endocrinology

Course code

4S000971

Name of lecturer

Alessandro Mantovani

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Academic sector

MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

not yet allocated

Learning outcomes

General information on endocrinology and motor activity Physical activity in the elderly: benefits and problems Alterations in hormonal adaptation to physical exercise in the "healthy" elderly Acute effects of exercise on insulin sensitivity Physical activity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes Metabolic effects of a sedentary lifestyle Diabetes and sport in athletes with type 1 diabetes Physical activity and obesity/metabolic syndrome Sport and female reproductive function Androgens and sport: doping, regulations, pathophysiological aspects in female athletes Thyroid function and physical activity

Syllabus

General information on endocrinology and motor activity Physical activity in the elderly: benefits and problems Alterations in hormonal adaptation to physical exercise in the "healthy" elderly Acute effects of exercise on insulin sensitivity Physical activity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes Metabolic effects of a sedentary lifestyle Diabetes and sport in athletes with type 1 diabetes Physical activity and obesity/metabolic syndrome Sport and female reproductive function Androgens and sport: doping, regulations, pathophysiological aspects in female athletes Thyroid function and physical activity

Reference books

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Assessment methods and criteria