Unit PRATICAL TRAINING PARASITIC DISEASES
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 85054701
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Giulia Morganti
- Teachers
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- Giulia Morganti
- Hours
- 25 ore - Giulia Morganti
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Altro
- Area
- Altre conoscenze utili per l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro
- Sector
- VET/06
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course includes real and simulated case studies designed to strengthen students’ skills in managing parasitic diseases, with a particular focus on diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic approaches.
- Reference texts
- Iconographic material, useful for the recognition of the main parasitic morphotypes, will be provided through presentations prepared by the Professor. This material will be available on the Unistudium platform and also accessible in printed form in the folders located in the Educational Classroom of the former Section of Parasitology. The practical handbook recommended for the course “Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals” is confirmed to be of great usefulness: Genchi M., Traldi G., Genchi C. (2010), Manual of Veterinary Parasitology
- Educational objectives
- D1- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the training activity, the student will be able to demonstrate enhanced proficiency—beyond that acquired in the course “Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals”—in the application of diagnostic techniques and prophylactic/therapeutic management of parasitic diseases of veterinary relevance. D2-APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the training activity, the student will be expected to be able to correctly approach the management of both zoonotic and non-zoonotic parasitosis in livestock farming, veterinary practice, research laboratories, and slaughterhouses. D3- MAKING JUDGMENT: At the end of the training activity, the student will be expected to demonstrate the ability to critically address clinical cases of parasitic origin. D4- COMMUNICATION SKILLS At the end of the training activity, the student will be expected to demonstrate appropriate use of language and arguments in relation to clinical cases of parasitic origin. D5- LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS At the end of the training activity, the student will be expected to be able to correctly approach the diagnosis and therapeutic management of parasitic diseases. Day-1 Competences ESEVT SOP 2023: 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 29, 38
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites, according to Regulation LM42: a) Attendance certification for the course “Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals”. It is also strongly recommended, in order to benefit most from this course, that students have already passed the examination in Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals.
- Teaching methods
- The course will be held at the Teaching Laboratories of the former Parasitology Section and will include the daily presentation of four clinical cases of parasitological interest by the Professor. Students will be guided in the construction of a diagnostic algorithm, leading to the analysis of biological samples, which they will examine using the most appropriate parasitological diagnostic techniques. The concluding part of each session will involve microscopic observation and a discussion of the therapeutic management of the different parasitic diseases.
- Learning verification modality
- Students’ competences will be assessed through the presentation of a clinical case assigned by the Professor. Using the scientific article provided, each student will be required to present the case, with particular emphasis on the diagnostic pathway and the management of the parasitic disease. The results of the assessment and the awarding of eligibility will be communicated at the conclusion of the presentations. For information on support services available to students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD), please consult: www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
- Extended program
- Based on clinical cases from OVUD or provided by the Professor, the program will include: -Development of diagnostic algorithms and execution of appropriate parasitological analyses on biological samples from canine parasitic diseases, with subsequent discussion of management strategies and therapeutic approaches (5 hours). -Development of diagnostic algorithms and execution of appropriate parasitological analyses on biological samples from feline parasitic diseases, with subsequent discussion of management strategies and therapeutic approaches (5 hours). -Development of diagnostic algorithms and execution of appropriate parasitological analyses on biological samples from equine parasitic diseases, with subsequent discussion of management strategies and therapeutic approaches (5 hours). -Development of diagnostic algorithms and execution of appropriate parasitological analyses on biological samples from ruminant parasitic diseases, with subsequent discussion of management strategies and therapeutic approaches (5 hours). -Development of diagnostic algorithms and execution of appropriate parasitological analyses on biological samples from parasitic diseases of exotic and wild species, with subsequent discussion of management strategies and therapeutic approaches (2.5 hours). -Critical understanding, elaboration, and presentation of a clinical case assigned by the lecturer (2.5 hours)