Neurophysiopathology Techniques

Main Campus, Milan, Italy

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36 monthsProgram duration

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

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Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Graduates in the degree course in Neurophysiopathology Techniques, in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union, will have to:

know the bioethical, deontological, legal and medico-legal principles of the profession;
to know the essential theories deriving from the basic sciences, with a view to their subsequent professional application;
demonstrate the ability to manage the work of collecting and optimizing the various diagnostic methods (also using IT procedures) on which, upon request, he must draw up a descriptive report on a technical level;
demonstrate the ability to participate directly in updating one's professional profile;
demonstrate the ability to use, where necessary, the collaboration and work of support staff and to contribute to their training;
demonstrate teaching skills oriented towards clinical tutoring of students;
to know the fundamental biological organization of living organisms;
to know the mechanisms of transmission and expression of genetic information;
know the fundamentals of chemistry necessary for understanding the structure of living matter, as well as the organic compounds preparatory to biochemistry and pharmacology;
know the fundamental notions and methodology of physics and statistics useful for identifying, understanding and interpreting biomedical phenomena;
knowing the structural organization of the human body, with its main anatomical-clinical characteristics, from the macroscopic to the microscopic level, and the mechanisms through which this organization takes place during embryonic development and differentiation;
to know the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying the vital processes and related metabolic activities;
to know the mechanisms by which the bioelectric signal is generated at the central (electroencephalography, multimodal evoked potentials) and peripheral (peripheral nerve; neuromuscular junction; striated muscle) level and to express it quantitatively;
to acquire an adequate systematic knowledge of the most relevant diseases of the peripheral and muscular central nervous system and of childhood neuropsychiatry;
to acquire the ability to apply the most suitable methods for recording bioelectrical phenomena with direct intervention on the patient and on the equipment for the purpose of creating a diagnostic-instrumental work program or neurophysiological research designed to acquire close collaboration with the specialist doctor;
to acquire the ability to implement specific diagnostic methods (basic electroencephalography, with relative activations; video-electroencephalography; surface electromyography and collaboration in invasive EMG examinations; somatosensory, acoustic and visual evoked potentials; polygraphy of sleep and of the autonomic nervous system, collaboration in ultrasound examinations, extra and intracranial doppler ultrasound);
to acquire basic techniques and specific recording techniques to be applied on acute patients, on patients in intensive care and during surgery;
to acquire knowledge of the different classes of drugs, toxic substances and substances of abuse, their main mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, side effects and toxicity;
to acquire knowledge of the radiation protection standards provided for by the European Union directives;
to acquire knowledge of the main laws governing the health organization;
to acquire knowledge of the ethical rules and those connected with professional responsibility, critically evaluating the ethical principles underlying the various possible professional choices;
to acquire the instrumental methods for ascertaining the electro-brain activity for clinical and / or medico-legal purposes;
acquire preventive measures to promote safety for patients, operators and workplaces;
acquire the computer skills useful for the management of the information systems of the services, and for their own self-training;
acquire the knowledge of a language of the European Union, in addition to Italian, which allows the understanding of international literature and updating.

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Graduates in the degree course in Neurophysiopathology Techniques, in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union, will have to:

know the bioethical, deontological, legal and medico-legal principles of the profession;
to know the essential theories deriving from the basic sciences, with a view to their subsequent professional application;
demonstrate the ability to manage the work of collecting and optimizing the various diagnostic methods (also using IT procedures) on which, upon request, he must draw up a descriptive report on a technical level;
demonstrate the ability to participate directly in updating one's professional profile;
demonstrate the ability to use, where necessary, the collaboration and work of support staff and to contribute to their training;
demonstrate teaching skills oriented towards clinical tutoring of students;
to know the fundamental biological organization of living organisms;
to know the mechanisms of transmission and expression of genetic information;
know the fundamentals of chemistry necessary for understanding the structure of living matter, as well as the organic compounds preparatory to biochemistry and pharmacology;
know the fundamental notions and methodology of physics and statistics useful for identifying, understanding and interpreting biomedical phenomena;
knowing the structural organization of the human body, with its main anatomical-clinical characteristics, from the macroscopic to the microscopic level, and the mechanisms through which this organization takes place during embryonic development and differentiation;
to know the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying the vital processes and related metabolic activities;
to know the mechanisms by which the bioelectric signal is generated at the central (electroencephalography, multimodal evoked potentials) and peripheral (peripheral nerve; neuromuscular junction; striated muscle) level and to express it quantitatively;
to acquire an adequate systematic knowledge of the most relevant diseases of the peripheral and muscular central nervous system and of childhood neuropsychiatry;
to acquire the ability to apply the most suitable methods for recording bioelectrical phenomena with direct intervention on the patient and on the equipment for the purpose of creating a diagnostic-instrumental work program or neurophysiological research designed to acquire close collaboration with the specialist doctor;
to acquire the ability to implement specific diagnostic methods (basic electroencephalography, with relative activations; video-electroencephalography; surface electromyography and collaboration in invasive EMG examinations; somatosensory, acoustic and visual evoked potentials; polygraphy of sleep and of the autonomic nervous system, collaboration in ultrasound examinations, extra and intracranial doppler ultrasound);
to acquire basic techniques and specific recording techniques to be applied on acute patients, on patients in intensive care and during surgery;
to acquire knowledge of the different classes of drugs, toxic substances and substances of abuse, their main mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, side effects and toxicity;
to acquire knowledge of the radiation protection standards provided for by the European Union directives;
to acquire knowledge of the main laws governing the health organization;
to acquire knowledge of the ethical rules and those connected with professional responsibility, critically evaluating the ethical principles underlying the various possible professional choices;
to acquire the instrumental methods for ascertaining the electro-brain activity for clinical and / or medico-legal purposes;
acquire preventive measures to promote safety for patients, operators and workplaces;
acquire the computer skills useful for the management of the information systems of the services, and for their own self-training;
acquire the knowledge of a language of the European Union, in addition to Italian, which allows the understanding of international literature and updating.

Admission Requirements

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Oct

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