University of Padova (Italy)

Degree Course in Physiotherapy

STANDARD PROGRAM

Professor/Lecturer:

Teaching: Genetics and Microbiology

ECTS: 6 lessons hours: 60 homework hours:

Prerequisites / GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY (3 ECTS):
Basic knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry and general biology.
MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2 ECTS):
Basic knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry and general biology.
REHABILITATION SCIENCE (1 ECTS)
Anatomy and physiology in general (at least Central Nervous System).
Statistics (at least mean and standard deviation).
Knowledge and skills learning targets / Students will achieve knowledge about:
GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY (3 ECTS):
- Knowledge about basis of inheritance and identification of a family line in genetic disease’s transmission.
- Knowledge about different kind of gene and chromosome mutation.
- Knowledge about the use of molecular screening and genetic test.
- Knowledge about genic therapy and the use of staminal cells in cellular therapy.
MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2 ECTS):
- Knowledge about General and Clinical Microbiology with a particular attention to how infective disease are transmitted and how they can be prevented.
REHABILITATION SCIENCE (1 ECTS)
- Main theories of human communication.
- Analysis’ levels of verbal language.
- Development of language and communication.
- Main language’s disease.
Assessment mode / They will be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course
Evaluation criteria / They will be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course
Contents / GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY (3 ECTS):
- Molecular basis of inheritance.
- Nucleic acid.
- From gene to protein: replication, transcription and transduction.
- Genetic code.
- Genic expression’s control.
- Genetic human disease.
- Classification of mutations: gene and chromosome mutation.
- Human chromosomes’ morphology and aneuploidies: normal and pathological karyotype, cytogenetic analysis’ indication.
- Environmental mutagenicity.
- Genetic diseases’ classification.
- Clinical impact of genetic diseases and role of Medical Genetics in Medicine.
- Transmission’ methods.
- Human genetics; analysis of family lines with rare and polymorphic characteristics; use of molecular markers. Calculating the presentation’s risk of characteristics with different kind of inheritance.
- Clinic Genetic and genetic diagnosis.
- Screening and genetic test.
- Prenatal diagnosis.
- Multifactorial diseases.
- Genetic counselling: clinical, procedural and ethic aspects.
- From genetics to genic and cellular therapies.
- Embryonic and adult staminal cells, differentiation and histogenesis.
- Histology in general.
- Examples of genic therapy in epithelial tissues.
MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2 ECTS):
HISTORY
BACTERIOLOGY
Bacteria’s taxonomy, bacterial cell, spore, bacterial physiology in general, genic exchange’s methods, interaction between guest and parasite, methods of infection’s transmission, disinfectants and antimicrobial drugs, sterilization.
MYCOLOGY
Classification of fungi.
Characteristics of main fungi with medical interest.
VIROLOGY
Bacteriophages, animal virus, characteristics of viral replication, antiviral drugs, virus’ differences, genetics of bacteria and virus.
IMMUNOLOGY IN GENERAL
Immune response: humoral immunity, cell-mediated immunity, immunoglobulin, Complement.
CLINIC MYCROBIOLOGY
Gram positive bacteria: Stafilococci, Streptococci, Micobacteria.
Gram negative bacteria: Enterobacteria, Neisseria, Clamidiae, Spirochete, Helicobacter.
Bacteriological diagnosis: direct and indirect diagnosis.
Virus: Herpesviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Retroviridae, Hepatitis’ Virus.
REHABILITATION SCIENCE (1 ECTS)
- Evolution of Speech Therapy in Italy: first schools, university’s graduation, professional profile, deontological code, degree course, European prospective.
- Communication’s theories: theory of information (Shannon e Weaver 1949), theory of language acts (Austin 1955), theory of language’s function (Jakobson 1963), axioms of communication (Watzlawick 1967), principle of cooperation (Grice 1975), principle of relevance (Sperber e Wilson 1986), common intent (Tomasello 2009).
- Levels of verbal language’s analysis: verbal language’ characteristics, phonetics/phonology, morphology/syntax, semantics, pragmatic.
- Language’s development in children: environmental theory, innateness theory, interactionist/connectionist theory, main steps of perceptive development. Main steps of nonverbal communication, main steps of verbal production, main steps of syntactic development, styles of communicative interaction.
- Language’s disease in childhood: developmental disorders (Autistic disorders, specific disorders of language and learning), disability (hypoacusis and deafness, mental retardation, neuro-motor disability), disfluencies.
- Language’s disease in adulthood: aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, deafness, dysphonia.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods / They will be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course
Further guidance on study materials / They will be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course
References / They will be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course