ANESTESIOLOGIA E CHIRURGIA

Module ANESTESIOLOGIA

ANESTHESIOLOGY AND SURGERY
Anesthesia and Emergencies Module

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Instructor: Francesca Rubulotta
Expected Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student should have acquired clinical skills and reasoning regarding the approach to the most common emergency situations, basic competencies related to conducting anesthetic and perioperative procedures, knowledge of the role of intensive care, as well as an understanding of the pathophysiology of pain and its treatment.

Understand the relationships between anesthetic risks and psychiatric emergencies, in particular:

• Medical emergencies encountered in critically ill patients with mental disorders
• Surgical emergencies encountered in critically ill patients with mental disorders
• Physical conditions caused by mental disorders or their treatment (antidepressant medications, antipsychotics, etc.)
• Physical conditions that can also lead to mental disorders (predisposition)

The exam is an oral assessment, conducted in person, collectively for all subjects of the integrated course. Learning verification may also be conducted online if conditions require it. The exam consists of an interview in which questions will be asked on topics related to the contents of the educational program.
Formative assessments may be arranged (useful for assessing the knowledge status of students for a more targeted treatment of program topics) before the final exam. Preparation and discussion of a clinical case may be required before the final exam.
Examples of frequent questions and/or exercises:
What symptoms may indicate an acute myocardial infarction?

The final judgment will be formulated taking into account A) the level of knowledge of the program topics, B) the ability to apply such knowledge to solve specific problems, demonstrating maturity in clinical reasoning related to the program topics; C) clarity of exposition, D) use of medical-scientific language.
For the final grade allocation, the following parameters will be considered:
Grade 29-30 with honors: The student has an in-depth knowledge of the program topics, is able to promptly and correctly integrate and critically analyze the presented situations, independently solving even highly complex problems, making autonomous critical analysis and connections; has excellent communication skills and masters medical-scientific language.
Grade 26-28: The student has good knowledge of the program topics, is able to integrate and analyze the presented situations in a critical and linear way, can quite independently solve complex problems, and presents topics clearly using appropriate medical-scientific language;
Grade 22-25: The student has a fair knowledge of the program topics, albeit limited to the main subjects; is able to integrate and analyze the presented situations critically but not always in a linear manner, and presents topics fairly clearly with reasonable language proficiency. Shows independent analysis only on moderately complex topics;
Grade 18-21: The student has minimal knowledge of the program topics, has modest ability to integrate and critically analyze the presented situations, and presents topics sufficiently clearly although the use of language is poorly developed. Such skills emerge only with help from the instructor;
Failed exam: The student does not possess the minimum required knowledge of the main content of the course. The ability to use specific language is very poor or nonexistent, and they are unable to independently apply the acquired knowledge