ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASES: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- FABIO CAPUTO
- Credits
- 1
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/12
Training objectives
- The student will learn the basic of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of Alcohol-Related Disease (ARP) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of general pathology, internal medicine, gastroenterology, and pharmacology.
Course programme
- Epidemiology, clinical, diagnosis and treatment of ARP and AUD. Management of acute and chronic alcohol -related liver disease. Pharmacological treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and of the maintenance of alcohol abstinence. Gender differences regarding the clinical and treatment aspects.
Didactic methods
- Formal teaching or on-line teaching using slides.
Learning assessment procedures
- Oral exam. Three questions will be done. The exam will last 20-25 minutes. The awareness of ARD and AUD will be evaluated, in particular the clinical aspects, the diagnostic tools and the pharmacological management of the disease. To pass the exam it is necessary to get at least 18 point out of 30.
Reference texts
- Slides and the following papers published in English language which will be provided to the students:
1. Caputo F et al. Diagnosis and treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with end-stage alcoholic liver disease. Hepatology, 70: 410-417, 2019.
2. Caputo F et al. Diagnosis and treatment of acute alcohol intoxication and alcohol withdrawal syndrome: position paper of the Italian Society on Alcohol. Intern Emerg Med, 14: 143-160, 2019.
3. Testino G et al. Management of end-stage alcohol-related liver disease and severe acute alcohol-related hepatitis: position paper of the Italian Society on Alcohol (SIA). Dig Liver Dis, 52: 21-32, 2020.
