Studying at the University of Verona
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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4° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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5° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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6° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
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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.
Introduction to medical Humanities (2018/2019)
The teaching is organized as follows:
TIROCINIO DI SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE ALLA PROFESSIONE MEDICA
Credits
3
Period
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Location
VERONA
Academic staff
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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 (24 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. How to break "bad news"
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
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Del Piccolo Lidia | Competenze per comunicare con i pazienti | Piccin | 2015 | ||
| Docente del corso | Materiale didattico: slides delle lezioni e articoli suggeriti nel programma | 2021 | |||
| Lonardi C. | Diseguaglianze sociali di salute: lo stigma «Salute e società» , vol. x, n. 3 2011 | Franco Angeli | 2011 | ||
| Umberson D. | Family Status and Health Behaviours: Social Control as a Dimension of Social Integration, Journal of Health and Social Behaviour, 28, 3: 306-319 | American Sociological Association | 1987 | Durante le lezioni saranno date indicazioni sulle parti dell'articolo da considerare. Il numero delle pagine segnalate è comprensivo di bibliografia. | |
| Di Nicola P. | “Il ruolo delle reti sociali primarie nel controllo della malattia e protezione della salute”, in Donati P. (a cura di), Manuale di sociologia sanitaria, | La Nuova Italia Scientifica | 1987 | Durante le lezioni saranno date indicazioni sulle parti di questo capitolo di libro da considerare. | |
| August K.J., Sorkin D. | Marital Status and Gender Differences in Managing a Chronic Illness: The Function of Health Related Social Control, Social Science and Medicine, 71,10: 1831-1838 | 2010 | Durante le lezioni saranno date indicazioni sulle parti dell'articolo da considerare. Il numero delle pagine segnalate è comprensivo di bibliografia. | ||
| August K.J., Kelly C.S., Markey C.N. | Marriage, Romantic Relationship and Health, Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 3: 46-52 | 2016 | Il numero delle pagine segnalate è comprensivo di bibliografia. | ||
| Lonardi C. in (a cura di) Pagnotta F., Ecologia della rete. Per una sostenibilità delle relazioni on line | Raccontare il corpo nel web: tra supporto sociale e paradossi. (Edizione 1) | Erikson. Trento. | 2018 | 9788859015598 | Durante le lezioni saranno date indicazioni sulle parti di questo capitolo di libro da considerare. |
| Umberson D., Crosnoe R., Reczeck C. | Social Relationship and Health Behaviour Across Life Course, Annual Review of Sociology 36,1:139-157 | 2010 | Durante le lezioni saranno date indicazioni sulle parti dell'articolo da considerare. Il numero delle pagine segnalate è comprensivo di bibliografia. | ||
| Schwartzer C., Buchwald P. | Social Support, Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology, 3: 435-441 | 2004 | |||
| Lepore S.J. | Social Support, Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 493-496 | 2012 | |||
| Editoriale | What is health? The ability to adapt, The Lancet, 373: 781. | 2009 |
Examination Methods
written exam with multiple choice and open questions
