Clinical Immunology

Year
4
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
01411058
Subject Area
Elective Units
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
2.0
Type
Elective
Level
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)

No

Syllabus

- 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