Introducion to Pediatrics and Health in Adolescence
Code
11189
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
MMIA
Credits
8
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Luís Pereira da Silva
Objectives
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General objectives: knowledge on the Normal Child from the conception period; Medicine in Adolescence; and Human Embryology. Specific objectives: - Knowledge: Human embryology. Health acre indicators. Physical examination of newborn infant, and assistance in the delivery room. Nutrition: breastfeeding and infant formulas, complementary feeding, feeding after the first year of age, including at pre-school age, school age and adolescence. Obesity prevention. Nutritional assessment, anthropometry and body composition; choosing appropriate reference values. Psychomotor development. National Program of Vaccines and other vaccines. Epigenetics in prevention of disease, prevention of accidents and intoxications. Detection of child abuse. Oral health. Medicine in Adolescence: medical interview with the adolescent and family, puberty and sexual maturation, addiction and risk behaviors. - Performance: application of acquired knowledge to clinical practice, establishing proper relation with the child, parents and accompanying persons. - Attitudes: intellectual integrity, assiduity, punctuality and scientific preparation. |
Prerequisites
Subject matter
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This semiannual curricular unit is biannual, taught in three modules of 5 weeks, with 224 hours, being 130 contact hours and 94 individual working hours. Theoretical classes - 28 classes are taught by experts in the subjects taught: 19 of Introduction to Pediatrics and Adolescent Health and 9 of Embryology, taking place weekly along the semester. Practical and theoretical-practical classes Include: - Primary health care, in family health units. It should be learned how it is prescribed and counseled the feeding schedule, oral health, prevention of accidents, anthropometry and administered the vaccines; and observed mild acute conditions which should not be attended in emergency department are attended. - Hospital training. It should be learned how the neonate should be assisted in a normal delivery and followed-up up to discharge. In pediatric nursery, anamnesis and physical examination is performed. - Adolescent Health, is divided in: 1) Adolescent unit, emergency department, and psychology outpatient clinic; 2) Outpatient clinic in health care center; and 3) Psychology unit, where a set of heath responses are provided (sexuality, addiction, violence
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Bibliography
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Recommended - Videira Amaral JM, ed. Tratado de Clínica Pediátrica. Lisboa, 2013. - Kliegman RM et al, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th Ed., 2011. - Programa Nacional de Saúde Infantil e Juvenil, Direcção Geral de Saúde, 2013. - Carlson B.M. Human Embryology and Developmental Biology, 5th ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2013. Complimentary - Fontoura M, Fonseca M, Simões de Moura L, eds. Crescimento Normal e Patológico. Manual Prático de Avaliação, 2014 - Pereira-da-Silva L. Neonatal anthropometry: a tool to evaluate the nutritional status, and to predict early and late risks. In: Preedy VR, ed. The Handbook of Anthropometry: Physical Measures of Human Form in Health and Disease. Springer, New York, 2012, Chapt. 65;1079-104. - Lissauer T, Clayden G, eds. Illustraded Textbook of Paediatrics. 4th ed. Mosby Elsivier, 2012 - Palminha JM, Carrilho ME, eds. Orientação Diagnóstica em Pediatria. Lisboa, 2003. - Artcles in PDF format provided by teachers. - Slides of theoretical classes. |
Teaching method
Expositive theoretical classes in amphitheater, maximum duration of 50 minutes including presentation and discussion. These classes take place on the Tuesdays afternoon.
In the practical training, the maximum of 3 students per teacher is established, and the classes of 4 hours take place every working days during morning. Depending on the setting and type of training, the following teaching methods are used:
- Bedside teaching
- Discussion of clinical cases in small groups of students
- Seminars organized by students, being the teacher the moderator
- Role-playing, with the student in the role of the doctor and the teacher (doctor) in the role of the adolescent or its accompanying person.
- Observation of multidisciplinary discussion of cases.
Evaluation method
The final classification is the mean of continuous assessment in practical classes and of written exam.
The written exam consists of a multiple choice test including 50 questions, each question consists of a statement and 4 sub-questions which responses that may be true or false.
In practical training, the assessment criteria is based on attendance, punctuality, interest, participation, and knowledge progress. The practical training is weighted as hospital 50%, adolescent health 30%, and primary health care 20%.