From mother womb to adolescence: how we build up our future health and well-being

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods may include a mix of the following sessions:
- Clinical lectures and seminars (interactive)
- Case-based small group discussion

Learning Outcomes

-Recognize the key importance of child health in the context of the health priority of the Country.
• Identify normal growth, development and behavior and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities from infancy through adolescence.
• Describe health maintenance and preventive care for children, including age-related issues in nutrition, safety, vaccination and risk factor identification and modification.
• Recognize the common acute and chronic pediatric conditions at great impact on health outcomes later in life.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Lecture 1. Course Presentation. Introduction to child and adolescent health and well-being
Lecture 2. Screening programmes and vaccinations in children
Lecture 3. Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Childhood
Lecture 4. Childhood obesity and its impact on children’s health
Lecture 5. Noncommunicable diseases among children (asthma, diabetes)
Lecture 6. Communicable diseases among children (pneumonia and tuberculosis)
Lecture 7. Communicable diseases among children (diarrhoea)
Lecture 8. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child health

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

- Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
- Recent published papers in peer review scientific journals