COURSE CONTENT

Theoretical background:

• Insulin resistance – metabolic syndrome
• Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus
• Treatment of diabetes mellitus
• Treatment of dyslipidemia
• Metabolism – Obesity
• Investigation & treatment of thyroid diseases
• Secondary hypertension
• Treatment of arterial hypertension
• Approach to the patient with stroke
• Approach to the patient with COPD
• Respiratory infections
• Hepatitis
• Liver cirrhosis – Ascites
• Diagnostic approach – treatment of diarrheal diseases
• Inflammatory bowel diseases
• Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Approach and treatment of pancreatitis
• Diagnostic investigation & treatment of a patient with anemia
• Diagnostic approach to rheumatic diseases
• Therapeutic treatment & monitoring of rheumatic diseases
• Metabolic diseases of the bones
• Approaching a patient with fever/inflammation of unknown origin
• Approach & treatment of the septic patient
• Disorders of the acid-base balance
• Thrombotic disorders
• Critical study & evaluation of literature

Clinical Practice:

During this three-month period, students participate actively under close specialist guidance in the daily clinical routine of the Internal Medicine department including the inpatient & outpatient clinics and emergencies.  This aims to provide students with hands-on, pragmatic, training, as well as, the development of critical thinking in crucial aspects for which theoretical training itself is inadequate.

Workshops:

• Discussion of interesting cases/clinical scenarios presented by the students (Interactive Cases Learning)
• Presentation and discussion of interesting articles of the literature (Journal club)