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ADE - OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS, COMORBIDITIES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
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ADE - OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS, COMORBIDITIES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
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Academic year 2020/2021
- Course ID
- SCB0388
- Teacher
- Prof. Silvia Anna Racca (Lecturer)
- Year
- 4th year
- Teaching period
- Second semester
- Type
- Elective
- Credits/Recognition
- 1
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- BIO/14 - farmacologia
MED/09 - medicina interna - Delivery
- Lecture
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Practice test
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
-To deepen the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying overweight and obesity and associated comorbidity.
To understand the mechanisms that control food intake and their possible involvement in obesity development.
-To know drugs currently approved or under investigation for treatment of obesity.
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Results of learning outcomes
To know how to recognize and analyze the first signs and symptoms of the disease in order
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Course delivery
Lecture
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Learning assessment methods
not expected
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Support activities
slides in powerpoint
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Program
First day: The neuroendocrin control of food intake and energy metabolism. Management of obesity: lifestyle changes;bariatric surgery; pharmacotherapy (currently approved drugs and current strategies for the development of new anti-obesity drugs).
Second day: Obesity and increased risk of associated diseases. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sindrome.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Bibliography will be provided during the course
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Note
Maximum number of students: 40
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