Postgraduate Specialisation in Paediatrics

Pediatria generale e specialistica 4 - DIDATTICA FRONTALE

Course code

4S002799

Name of lecturers

Franco Antoniazzi, Alessandro Bodini, Simone Cesaro, Rossella Gaudino, Mauro Krampera, Claudio Maffeis, Bruno Magnan, Davide Melisi, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli, Nicola Smania, Marco Zaffanello

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10

Academic sector

MED/38 - PAEDIATRICS

Language of instruction

Italian

Period

not yet allocated

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Learning outcomes

Clinical approach to the infant and the child of the second and third childhood, with particular regard to body composition, nutritional needs and nutrients. Main problems related to nutrition, obesity, diabetes. Diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, therapy, prevention.

Syllabus

Body composition of the child from birth to adulthood. Energy needs in the different ages of life. Nutrient requirements and their metabolism. Diseases related to nutrition. Obesity. Diabetes.

Assessment methods and criteria