Unit MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY I

MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Code	GP004811
CFU	2
Teacher	Giovanni Pizza
Teachers	Giovanni Pizza
Hours	25 ore - Giovanni Pizza
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze umane, politiche della salute e management sanirario
Academic discipline	M-DEA/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Bodily theories of health and illness in anthropological key clinical ethnography and practices of care in transcultural perspective
Reference texts	Giovanni Pizza, Antropologia medica, saperi, pratiche e politiche del corpo, Carocci, Roma. Berardino Palumbo, Giovanni Pizza, Pino Schirripa, Antropologia culturale e sociale Hoepli, Milan0, 2023.
Educational objectives	Teaching provides the main opportunity to learn the entire historical framework of medical- antropology and to measure oneself against ethnographic methodologies It is also a fundamental objective of the teaching to provide students with the basis and tools to deal with a cross-cultural discourse of anthropological-medical interpretation; therefore, the main knowledge acquired should cover: 1) Acquisition of cultural mediation skills in the clinical context. 2) Acquisition of cross-cultural capacity in the doctor-patient relationship. 3) Humanization.
Prerequisites	Perfect knowledge of Italian languageIn order to be able to understand and know how to approach the course, the student must possess the general notions related to the environmental context and organization of the territory, both from the physical aspect and from the aspect of human presence, notions that the student should already have acquired in the course of schooling. This prerequisite applies to both attending and nonattending students
Teaching methods	The prevailing teaching method involves peer exercises and classroom lectures aided, when necessary, by multimedia tools; practical exercises, viewing of documentary films and in-depth seminars are also provided.
Other information	The student will make final papers
Learning verification modality	verifications "in itinere" and oral examination 1. Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Synthesis 2. Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Detail 3. Autonomy of judgment, understood as the ability to produce independent judgments from the interpretation of a data base, arriving at coherent reflections on social, scientific or ethical issues; 4. Communication skills, conceived as the ability to convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to other interlocutors; 5. Learning skills, understood as the ability necessary to advance in studies with a high degree of autonomy.Students with a recognised disability : DSA must contact the lecturer during lessons.(https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa)
Extended program	1. Medical anthropology 2. Body figures 3. Embodiment 4. Tarantism 5. The pain 6. Medicines and Institutions 7. Healing Paths and Efficacy Devices Practical tweorie and history of medical anthropology in the contemporary international field
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	/1/2/3/ 4/5/6/10 13/16

EPISTEMOLOGY

Code	GP004813
CFU	2
Teacher	Federica Castellani
Teachers	Federica Castellani
Hours	25 ore - Federica Castellani
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Epistemology and forms of inference in the medical sciences
Reference texts	1) F. Calemi, Cattive argomentazioni: come riconoscerle, Carocci; 2) F. Calemi, Argomentare, dimostrare, confutare, Carocci (to page 54).
Educational objectives	The course aims to learn the main logical-epistemolgic issues regarding the notion of inference, ranging from ordinary argumentative practice to scientific practice.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
Other information	https://www.terni.unipg.it/strutture/sede-medicina For information on support services for students with disabilities and/ or DSA visit: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality	The student must deliver to the teacher at least 7 days before the date of the exam a written document containing a simulation of argumentative defense. You will need to choose a thesis and create at least 3 arguments in support of it. It will also be necessary for one of these three arguments to be a fallacy. Finally, a brief analysis (indicate type, structure, relevance, inductive probability, etc.) of all the arguments (including fallacy) reported should be performed. An example will be provided on the UniStudium page of the course. The writing must be in format .docx (Word) and a maximum length of 8000 characters including spaces. The document must be uploaded to the following address: https://app.compilatio.net/v5/document-submission/61E-EC7-173
Extended program	1. Philosophy of science and types of inference 2. Theory of argument: structure of an argument 3. Theory of argument: how to evaluate an argument 4. Semantics of the non-written word 5. Inferential errors and fallacies (bad arguments)
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	3, 4, 5, 10

HEALTH PROMOTION

Code	GP004812
CFU	2
Teacher	Giancarlo Pocetta
Teachers	Giancarlo Pocetta
Hours	25 ore - Giancarlo Pocetta
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze umane, politiche della salute e management sanirario
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Models of health and disease in current epidemiological scenarios: biomedical model, biopsychosocial model, Salutogenic model Health promotion in the new public health system Aaron Antonowsky's Salutogenic Model Health promotion strategies: developing individual capacities Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Health Education¿ Health promotion strategies: working on health settings Health promotion strategies: the doctor and the action of Advocacy
Reference texts	Giancarlo Pocetta, Patrizia Garista, Gianfranco Tarsitani, Alimentare il benessere della persona. Prospettive di promozione della salute e orientamenti pedagogici per l’educazione alimentare in sanità pubblica, SEU Roma ¿ Patrizia Lemma, Promuovere Salute. Principi e Strategie, Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore ¿ Maurice B. Mittelmark (et Al), The handbook of salutogenesis, Springer (open) ¿ Patrizia Garista, Come canne di bambù. Farsi mentori della resilienza nel lavoro educativo, Franco Angeli ¿ Arthur Conan Doyle, La lampada rossa, Storie di medici e di medicina, Passigli Editori ¿ Oliver Sacks, L’uomo che scambiò sua moglie per un cappello, Biblioteca Adelphi ¿ Rita Charon, Medicina narrativa. Onorare le storie dei pazienti, Raffaello Cortina
Educational objectives	At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate that they possess the contents of health promotion and to place it appropriately in the context of the medical profession
Prerequisites	none
Teaching methods	lesson, exercises, bibliographic research and elaboration of a written text
Other information	Venue¿ The interview can also take place remotely on the Google-Meet platform, making arrangements with the teacher ¿ Day and time ¿ Monday, 12.00 – 13.00 ¿ ¿ Reservations Booking the interview is not required but it is still useful for scheduling reception times. For this, use the teacher's email ¿
Learning verification modality	The final exam takes place in ORAL form. ¿ Candidates must write a dissertation on one of the topics indicated by the teacher (see below) and send it by e-mail to the teacher's address at least one week before the exam session. The exam will consist of an in-depth discussion of the chosen topic in which candidates will have to demonstrate adequate knowledge of the contents of the module program expressed in an appropriate language.
Extended program	Models of health and disease in current epidemiological scenarios: biomedical model, biopsychosocial model, Salutogenic model Health promotion in the new public health system Aaron Antonowsky's Salutogenic Model Health promotion strategies: developing individual capacities Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Health Education¿ Health promotion strategies: working on health settings Health promotion strategies: the doctor and the action of Advocacy
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	3, 10, 11

PSYCOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIP

Code	GP004814
CFU	1
Teacher	Giulia Menculini
Teachers	Giulia Menculini
Hours	12.5 ore - Giulia Menculini
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Clinica psichiatrica e discipline del comportamento
Academic discipline	MED/25
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	- Model of Psychiatric interview - Interviewing clinical examination and history taking - Communication variables
Reference texts	Roberto Quartesan (a cura di). Manuale di Psichiatria. Nuova edizione aggiornata al DSM 5. Morlacchi Editore, Perugia, 2014. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association. Washington D.C. 2013. Edizione italiana R. Cortina. Milano, 2014.
Educational objectives	The essential aim of the teaching is to provide the students with useful concepts to the basic knowledge of the discipline. The most important acquired skills are about: - Model of Psychiatric interview - Interviewing clinical examination and history taking - Communication variables
Prerequisites	In order to understand the contents of the teaching and to reach the learning aims, it is necessary to have some general culture elements.
Teaching methods	Lectures about the above mentioned topics and clinical cases.
Other information	https://www.terni.unipg.it/strutture/sede-medicina Assistance for students with disabilities and/or learning disabilities: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality	The exam is divided into: - a written test: there will be three sessions (summer, fall and winter sessions); the test is based on the appropriateness of the theoretical knowledge and of the capability in understanding and differentiate. In particular, it is composed by 31 multiple choice questions, with 3 questions for each teaching topic. Average test time: 30 minutes.
Extended program	- Doctor-patient relationship - Model of Psychiatric interview - Interviewing clinical examination and history taking - Communications styles - Communication variables
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Good health and well-being; Quality education; Reduced inequalities.

HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Code	GP004810
CFU	2
Teacher	Enrico Capodicasa
Teachers	Enrico Capodicasa
Hours	25 ore - Enrico Capodicasa
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Inglese scientifico e abilità linguistiche, informatiche e relazionali, pedagogia medica, tecnologie avanzate e a distanza di informazione e comunicazione
Academic discipline	MED/02
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Saper inquadrare in una prospettiva storica l'evoluzione del concetto di malattia e delle pratiche medico diagnostiche, terapeutiche ed assistenziali.
Reference texts	Giorgio Cosmacini: L’arte Lunga. Storia della medicina dall’antichità ad oggi: Editori Laterza. 1999 • Donatella Lippi, Massimo Baldini: La medicina, gli uomini e le teorie. CLUEB Editore. 2006 • B. Zanobio. G.Armocida: Storia della Medicina. Biblioteca Medica Masson. 2002. • R.A Bernabeo, G.M. Pontieri, G.B. Scarano. Elementi di Storia della Medicina. Piccin Nuova Libraria S.p.A, 1993.
Educational objectives	Il corso si propone di fornire allo studente una visione d’insieme dell’evoluzione dell’attività medico-assistenziale, nella prospettiva di una sempre maggiore consapevolezza degli sviluppi storico-culturali e metodologico-scientifici della professione, che lo renda criticamente partecipe delle radici, delle basi teoriche, della storia, e della dimensione del suo divenire, delle peculiarità epistemologiche, delle scoperte, delle applicazioni e della dinamica di sviluppo dei rapporti professionali, individuali, antropologici, etici e sociali. Al termine del Corso lo studente dovrà: • saper inquadrare in una prospettiva storica ed antropologica l'evoluzione dei concetti di corpo, salute e malattia. • avere una visione dinamica dei principali sviluppi teorici e pratici dell’attività medico-assistenziale. • avere una visione d'insieme degli sviluppi e del valore della conoscenza e dell’attività medico-scientifica, che gli permetta una immediata e critica consapevolezza dei progressi, dello stato, del dibattito e delle sfide cui è giunta l'odierna medicina.
Prerequisites	Adeguata conoscenza della lingua italiana. Conoscenze storiche generali di base
Teaching methods	Lezioni frontali . Ricorso a materiale e supporti informatici
Other information	Eventuale altro materiale didattico fornito a lezione.
Learning verification modality	Valutazione orale e/o scritta
Extended program	• Introduzione alla Storia della medicina ed all’evoluzione storica delle pratiche medico assistenziali e del concetto di malattia. Notazioni di paleomedicina e paleopatologia: La medicina nei primi documenti scritti. • La medicina classica greco-ellenistica e romana • La medicina medievale: dalla medicina monastica alla nascita degli ospedali alla, medicina scolastica, alle scuole mediche medievali, alle prime università. • Dalla medicina rinascimentale agli sviluppi della medicina scientifica e della pratica assistenziale nel XVII e XVIII secolo • La medicina dell'Ottocento. • La medicina nel XX° secolo e stato e sfide cui è giunta l'odierna medicina e la più avanzata pratica medica , tra scoperte, applicazioni tecnologiche, nuove possibilità diagnostiche, terapeutiche, prognostiche. La medicina predittiva e la medicina basata sulle evidenze.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 9 /