IOANNIS STEFANIDIS, PROFESSOR

Face to face

Access to research material of the digital services of the University of Thessaly library (scientific journals, books, conference proceedings). Microsoft software (Power Point) is used to deliver the courses.

The course is done with PPT presentations (theory) and computer projection using Power Point. Finally, the email of the person in charge of the course can be used for communication between students and teachers and students are encouraged to use this method of communication as well.

Assessment: Final written exam with short development and multiple choice questions (50-100%). Participation in tasks (0-50%).

Finally, a special questionnaire is available to the students at the end of the semester of teaching the course, so that there is an evaluation by the students of each of the teachers, on the one hand, for each of the 2-hour lessons delivered (1 time/week).

Students are also encouraged to express their opinion on the overall educational process of the course and any proposed changes.

The results of the above responses to the questionnaire are used appropriately with the aim of improving the educational process for the specific course.

The general purpose of the course is: to introduce students to nephrology and specifically to the presentation of nephrology cases and patients with arterial hypertension and to enable them to plan and analyze each case with medicine and problem-based learning (PBL) methods. Furthermore, the course seeks to provide students with the basic resources for autonomous understanding of these cases.

The objectives of the course are specialized in the following intended learning outcomes:

Student should understand the way in which through independent bibliographic research and the study of basic knowledge, mainly from the “preclinical” specialties (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and genetics), we are led to the understanding of the clinical picture and the correct treatment of a nephrological case.

Student should understand the collaborative process of problem solving while simultaneously developing his individual creativity.

To prepare individual or group assignments related to each presented case.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

He/she will be able to use the acquired knowledge in order to:

• to approach the (nephrological) case through discussion in the group, while flexibly activating his previous knowledge
• make use of the internet for a documented literature study
• write and present review papers on a topic individually and in groups
• collaborate with fellow students to research a specific topic arising from the original problem or case
• To have the resources to assimilate the basic principles of clinical nephrology.

• To combine manifestations with laboratory and imaging findings to diagnose kidney diseases

General Abilities

Research, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment Work in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideasProject design and management

Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity in gender issues

Exercise criticism and self-criticism

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Incident CKD

Discussion, problem identification, Task Assignment

Presentation of work, Discussion

Lecture on CKD, Final Case Analysis

Incident Edema

Discussion, problem identification, Task Assignment

Presentation of work, Discussion

Lecture on Generalized Edema, Nephrotic Syndrome, Final Analysis of the Case

Case of renal AV

Discussion, problem identification, Task Assignment

Presentation of work, Discussion

Lecture on Arterial Hypertension, Final analysis of the Case

A case of DM with nephropathy

Discussion, problem identification, Task Assignment

Presentation of work, Discussion

Lecture on Diabetic Nephropathy

Final Case Analysis at a Case with Polyuria, Polydipsia and Hypercalcemia

Discussion, problem identification, Task Assignment

Presentation of work, Discussion

Lecture on central nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, Lecture Hypercalcemia,

Final analysis of the case

-Proposed Bibliography:

Nephrology Issues, Ioannis Stefanidis, ISBN 978-618-84150-4-1

-Related scientific journals:

1. The New England Journal of Medicine
2. The Lancet
3. Annals of Internal Medicine
4. JAMA Internal Medicine