General Pathology and Histopathology
| Title | ΓΕΝ.ΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ / General Pathology and Histopathology |
| Code | 100501C |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Dentistry |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Prodromos Chytiroglou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 240000630 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Dentistry (2010-today)
Registered students: 139
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Class ID | 600208430
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600208430
- At the Website of the School: www.auth.gr.pathology
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be knowledgable about:
1 – The etiology of human diseases.
2 – The mechanisms of evolution (i.e., the pathogenesis) of diseases.
3 – Basic morphologic changes (gross and microscopic changes) in tissues and organs in various diseases.
4 – The molecular changes that cause the diseases.
5 – Basic laboratory methods with usefulness in diagnosis and research.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
What is a disease (Causes and mechanisms-What causes disease), Defence against disease (The role of epidemiology in disease, The body response to infection, The acute inflammatory response, Chronic and gramulomatous inflammation, healing and repair, The immune defence against infection), Circulatory disorders (Features of circulatory disorders, Vascular occlusion and thrombosis, Atherosclerosis and hypertension, Circulatroy failure), Cell growth and its disorders (Benign grown disorders, Malignant neoplasms, What causes cancer, Molecular genetics of cancer, The behaviour of tumours, The clinical effects of tumours)
Keywords
Disease, Defence, Inflammation, Circulation, Neoplasia
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 35 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 7 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 139 | 5.3 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 1 | 0.0 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 182 | 7 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βασική Παθολογική Ανατομική. Πέμπτη έκδοση. S.R. Lakhani, S.A. Dilly, C.J. Finlayson, M. Gandhi. Eπιστημονικές εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου, 2019
Last Update
28-04-2023
