Clinical Immunology
4
2022-2023
01411058
Elective Units
Portuguese
Face-to-face
2.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Immunology; Physiology; Pathophysiology
Teaching Methods
Theoretical classes. Development of program contents with audiovisual equipment, for the essential aspects considered relevant to basic medical education, looking for critical mind.
Theoretical-practical/practical classes. Discussion of clinical cases selected, according its pedagogical features and translational peculiarities of basic science, clinical and research.
Individual tutorial teaching. Time availability to all students who show an interest in "real life hospital" contact: outpatient, technical procedures, hospitalization, Day-Hospital, research.
Learning Outcomes
Nowadays the Immune-Allergy diseases are one of the most prevalent situations, in all age groups, estimated to commit 150 million Europeans.
The pedagogical organization of the Curricular Unity has been focused on expository theoretical associated with a theoretical-practical matrix and discussion of selected clinical cases relating to the specific subjects, covering the most relevant areas with current clinical impact. To this end, the teaching activity has promote "hot topics", looking for motivation, supported by a rigorous updating of content and signaling future research perspectives.
In the case of this translational clinical area (basic science and the matrix component of the Medical Pediatrics and Internal Medicine) has been sought that the teaching fulfill this premise of "the patient rather than diseases", assessing the chronic, inflammatory and systemic pathology in a global perspective concerning the aspects of semiotics, diagnosis and treatment.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
- Concepts of allergy and atopy;
- Synopsis of allergic disease / allergic march;
- Epidemiology of allergic diseases;
- Laboratory Study of immune responses;
- Allergic Inflammation: overview of immune aspects
- Rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma;
- Anaphylaxis;
- Allergy to Food;
- Atopic Dermatitis and other eczema;
- Urticaria and angioedema;
- Drug hypersensitivity;
- Allergy to Hymenoptera;
- Allergy oral cavity;
- Primary Immunodeficiency’s;
- Allergen specific immunotherapy;
- Infection and allergy / recurrent infection
- Immunostimulatory therapy.
Head Lecturer(s)
António Celso Dias Pais Pereira
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Other: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 80.0%
Bibliography
-Fundamentos de Imunoalergologia. Da epidemiologia ao tratamento. Ed Luís Taborda Barata. Lidel, Lisboa. 2011
Allergic Diseases - Highlights in the Clinic, Mechanisms and Treatment. Ed Celso Pereira. Intech Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia 2012
Selected articles and Position Papers from:
- Journal Allergy and Clinical Immunology;
- Journal Allergy;
-Journal Immunology