Adolescence-Puberty- Αdolescent Health Screening Protocols and Common Disorders

Course Information
TitleΕφηβεία-Ήβη Ειδικά πρωτόκολλα εξέτασης εφήβων και συνήθη προβλήματα / Adolescence-Puberty- Αdolescent Health Screening Protocols and Common Disorders
CodeΤΙΜΑ001
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorAssimina Galli-Tsinopoulou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600020115

Programme of Study: PMS Efīvikī Iatrikī kai Frontída Ygeías Efīvōn (2020-sīmera)

Registered students: 22
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course115
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600295210
EPIChallenges
  • Global Health
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will: 1. know the definitions associated with the cognitive area of adolescence and puberty 2. be able to distinguish the developmental periods of adolescence 3. be familiarized with the main milestones in the history of adolescent health care in Greece and the world 4. know the special protocols for examining and monitoring adolescent health 5. be familiar with the specificities of adolescent health care 6. know the common health problems of adolescents
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Definitions: "Adolescence", "Young People", "Teenagers", "Youth" 2. Epidemiological Data at International and National Level 3. Changes during the Development of Adolescence 4. Physiology of Adolescence 5. Brief Reference to Common Health Problems During Adolescence 6. Why Invest in Adolescent Health? 7. Common Health Problems During Adolescence 8. Gender Issues in Adolescence 9. Psychosexual Development and Sexual Orientation 10. Adolescent Health Surveillance Protocols I 11. Adolescent Health Surveillance Protocols II 12. Development of High Risk Behaviors 13. Historical Review of Adolescent Medicine in Greece and the World 14. Adolescent Medicine Development Strategies – Historical Review – Present & Future 15. Theories of Behavioral Development – Biological Mechanisms 16. Development and Evolution of the Adolescent Brain – The Effect of Stress
Keywords
adolescence, puberty, behavior, health, health surveillance, protocol
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
- Use of powerpoint suite software during teaching classes - Using interactive multiple-choice question games, with a gamification nature - Application of online quizzlets, padlets and crosswords to reinforce the taught concepts - Use of an elearning service to post the course material - Electronic communication with students (use of e-mail, through elearning)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures32✓
Reading Assigment50✓
Project20✓
Exams2✓
Self-study50✓
Total154
Student Assessment
Description
Multiple choice question written exams lasting 2 (two) hours
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δεν υπάρχει (μάθημα ΠΜΣ)
Additional bibliography for study
Βασικές αρχές εφηβικής ιατρικής, Ασημίνα Γαλλή-Τσινοπούλου, εκδόσεις Ροτόντα, ΙSBN 9789606894244
Last Update
23-12-2023