Studying at the University of Verona

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
A/B
BIO/11 ,BIO/13 ,MED/03
9
B
MED/04
7
B/F
- ,M-PSI/08 ,SPS/07

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
BIO/09 ,M-PSI/01
5
B/C/F
- ,BIO/12

4° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B/C
BIO/14
10
B/F
- ,MED/09 ,MED/18
22
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/12 ,MED/15 ,MED/16 ,MED/17 ,MED/35
17
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/13 ,MED/14 ,MED/21 ,MED/22 ,MED/23

5° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
MED/06 ,MED/18
11
B/C/F
- ,MED/09
7
B
MED/26 ,MED/27 ,MED/34
6
B
MED/25
12
B/F
- ,MED/20 ,MED/38 ,MED/39
9
B
MED/42 ,MED/43 ,MED/44
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
A/B
BIO/11 ,BIO/13 ,MED/03
9
B
MED/04
7
B/F
- ,M-PSI/08 ,SPS/07
activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
BIO/09 ,M-PSI/01
5
B/C/F
- ,BIO/12
activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B/C
BIO/14
10
B/F
- ,MED/09 ,MED/18
22
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/12 ,MED/15 ,MED/16 ,MED/17 ,MED/35
17
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/13 ,MED/14 ,MED/21 ,MED/22 ,MED/23
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
MED/06 ,MED/18
11
B/C/F
- ,MED/09
7
B
MED/26 ,MED/27 ,MED/34
6
B
MED/25
12
B/F
- ,MED/20 ,MED/38 ,MED/39
9
B
MED/42 ,MED/43 ,MED/44

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S02599

Credits

7

Coordinator

Lidia Del Piccolo

Language

Italian

The teaching is organized as follows:

PSICOLOGIA CLINICA

Credits

2

Period

Lezioni 1° semestre 2°- 6° anno

Location

VERONA

Academic staff

Lidia Del Piccolo

SCIENZE UMANE

Credits

2

Period

Lezioni 1° semestre 2°- 6° anno

Location

VERONA

Academic staff

Mauro Niero

TIROCINIO DI SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE ALLA PROFESSIONE MEDICA

Credits

3

Period

See the unit page

Location

VERONA

Academic staff

See the unit page

Learning outcomes

Module: SCIENZE UMANE
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Introduction to the approach that are typical of social sciences in the study of health/disease issues and sociology of medicine.


Module: PSICOLOGIA CLINICA
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Teaching objectives

How to collect useful clinical information
Building the relationship with the patient
Explanation, planning and sharing decisions
Develop personal awareness during clinical consultations

An overall curriculum of doctor-patient communication skills will be presented, in terms of

Process
a. How to structure a medical consultation
b. How to collect bio-psyco-social information
c. How to build doctor-patient relationship
d. How to give information and build up a common ground with the patient

Content:
a. Factors related to cure and care
b. the bio-psyco-social model
c. Emotions and non-verbal comunication
d. Attachment theory, motivational systems and the role of interpersonal relationships
e. Evidences on the role of doctor-patient communication
f. Self awareness and burn-out
g. How to deal difficult relationships with patients.
h. The“Process Model of Stress and Coping”.


Module: TIROCINIO DI SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE ALLA PROFESSIONE MEDICA
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Program

Module: SCIENZE UMANE
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Issues during this year's course are the following:
- relationships between social sciencea and medicine; how bio-medicine affects social science theories and research;how social scienceds affect medical theories and related behaviors;
- social research and humanistic outcome measures: patient-reported outcomes (PRO); quality of life (QoL) and clinical research;
- Examples of specifically applications.


Module: PSICOLOGIA CLINICA
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Program (16 hours)

Clinical Psychology, (to cure, to care), the bio-psyco-social model of illness.
Patient-centred approach, the structure of the consultation, doctor and patient agenda. How to collect information
Emotions and non-verbal communication
Attachment theroy, motivational systems and their role in interpersonal relationships
How to inform, educate and involve the patient. How to deal with “difficult” relationships with patients and families.
Patients with unexplained symptoms. How to deal with them. The reattribution model.
The“Process Model of Stress and Coping”.
Self awareness. “Burn out”
Module: TIROCINIO DI SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE ALLA PROFESSIONE MEDICA
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Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Del Piccolo Lidia Competenze per comunicare con i pazienti Piccin 2015

Examination Methods

Module: SCIENZE UMANE
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Questionnaires with multiple response items and open ended questions


Materials for the exam:

Slides from the lessons, downladable from the following website
https://elearning.univr.it/j/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=457

Letture reperibili presso la biblioteca Meneghetti (cartella dedicata):

a) Niero M., Polettini P. (2008). Introduzione: le molte facce del concetto di salute nelle scienze sociali. In La salute dei mantovani: epidemiologia e percezione delle differenze (a cura di M.Niero e P.Polettini), Franco Angeli, Milano (pp.13-36). [La parte dell’introduzione di interesse per l’esame è quella redatta specificamente da M.Niero: pp.13-26]

b) Garrino L.(2010). La medicina narrativa nella cura e nella formazione. In Garrino L.(a cura di) La medicina narrativa nei luoghi di formazione di cura, EDI-Hermes Milano (pp.5-23).

c) NIERO M.(2008). Gli esiti riferiti dal paziente, fra medicina e scienze sociali. In M.Niero, La personalizzazione nella ricerca quantitativa per la valutazione della salute e degli esiti riferiti dal pazienti,
Angeli Milano: (pp.13-32).

d) Niero M. (2010). Qualità percepita e soddisfazione del paziente (Bozza non pubblicata)(pp.1-12).

One of the following texts:

e1) Vezzoni P.(2010). Determinismo genetico. In Neodarwiniso e scienze sociali (Roberto Vignera a cura di), Angeli Milano (pp.57-74).

e2) Giacca M.(2010). Genes and human behavior. Towards a new determinism on genetic bases? Salute e Società, IX (3).(pp.13-23).


Esempi di PRO di diverse generazioni possono essere viste ai seguenti siti web, in cui è possibile trovare demo online:

Questionario SF-36:
http://crc.marionegri.it/qdv/index.php?page=sf36
http://crc.marionegri.it/qdv/questionari/sf36/sf36v1ita.htm

Questionario PGWBI:
http://crc.marionegri.it/qdv/index.php?page=pgwbi
http://crc.marionegri.it/qdv/questionari/pgwbi/pgwbi.htm

PROMIS DEMO (nella Demo, un programma ad hoc estrae le domande da una item bank, a seconda delle risposte fornite man mano dal rispondente; ciascuna di queste domande è stata pre-calibrata nell’item bank per “difficoltà” ed estratta a secondo il livello di problema che viene manifestato dal rispondente durante l’intervista).

https://www.assessmentcenter.net/ac1/Default.aspx?SID=D4EB936B-D46D-420B-86CC-7FE08FBAE9C9


Module: PSICOLOGIA CLINICA
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written exam with multiple choice and open questions


Module: TIROCINIO DI SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE ALLA PROFESSIONE MEDICA
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