NUTRIZIONE E PATOLOGIE GASTROENTERICHE ONCOLOGICHE E CHIRURGICHE

Academic Year 2017/2018 - 3° Year
Teaching Staff Credit Value: 10
Scientific field
  • MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • MED/06 - MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
  • MED/18 - GENERAL SURGERY
  • MED/49 - FOOD SCIENCES AND DIETETICS
Taught classes: 70 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

  • gastroenterology

    Knowledge of pathophysiology of digestive diseases

    Relationship between food nutrition and gastrointestinal function

    Knowledge of food adverse effects

    therapeutic use of food

  • SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE

    To provide knowledge for nutritional and therapeutic management of patients with gastrointestinal, oncological and surgical pathologies.


Detailed Course Content

  • gastroenterology

    Gastrointestinal symptoms and syndromes . GERD and peptic disease . Malabsorption syndromes and celiac disease . alcohol-related diseases. Pancreatic failure. Effects of malnutrition: anaemia Deficiency Syndromes. Intestinal diseases. Diseases of the liver and liver failure. Food adverse effects. Microbiome. Food allergies and intolerances Dietary supplements and food additives

  • SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE

    Nutritional management of esophageal and gastric diseases

    Nutrition therapy of chronic liver diseases

    Nutrition therapy of intestinal diseases: inflammatory bowel diseases, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome

    Nutritional management of cancer patient

    Prevention and treatment of cancer-related malnutrition

    Artificial nutrition

    Nutritional management of patients undergoing bariatric surgery


Textbook Information

  • gastroenterology

    Manual Harrison's Internal medicina

  • SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE

    Dietetica e nutrizione. Clinica, terapia e organizzazione. G. Fatati - M.L. Amerio, Il Pensiero Scientifico, edizione 2012.